 Reichsstraße (Deutsches Reich)

The term Reichsstraße ("imperial road") was introduced in 1934 into Nazi Germany in place of the hitherto existing class of "Fernverkehrsstraße" ("trunk road") or FVS.On 17 January 1932, to improve road navigation in the Third Reich, the most important long distance routes ("Fernverkehrsstraßen") were numbered.