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Dates
Constructed in the last years of the Second Age; extant into the Fourth Age
Location
Running from Minas Tirith (formerly Minas Anor)1 westward along the northern flanks of the White Mountains at least as far as the Firien Wood2
Origins
Built by Elendil and his sons
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The westward road began at Minas Tirith (originally Minas Anor); after the foundation of Rohan, Edoras stood on the road, and it passed near the Hornburg (originally the Gondorian fortress at Aglarond)
Important peaks
The road passed close by the line of the Beacons of Gondor
Meaning
So named because it ran westward from Minas Tirith
Other names
The Great West Road; formed a part of the longer road to the North-kingdom variously known as the Great Road, the North Road, the North-South Road or the Royal Road
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West RoadThe road running westward from Minas TirithSometimes called the Great West Road, the road that left the Great Gate of Minas Tirith and turned north and west to pass around Amon Dîn and the Drúadan Forest, and on westwards through Anórien. It travelled past each of the Beacon-hills, and crossed Gondor's later western border within the Firien Wood. From there, it carried on westward through lands that had been known as Calenardhon when it was first made, but belonged to Rohan at the end of the Third Age (see note 2 below for a detailed discussion of the road's course). Eventually, the Road reached the Fords of Isen at the edge of Westfold, and passed across into the wilds of Enedwaith. This appears to be the point where the 'West Road' came to an end: though the road itself carried on into the far north of Middle-earth, after this point it was known as the 'North-South Road'. Notes
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