Roman road (Nord)
There are seven Roman roads in the Nord département in France.''Départementale'' 52
The Steen-straete, also called départementale 52, is a road between Cassel and the sea. It was at a time a Roman road, north-south direction extending from Boëseghem, passing by Cassel to the sea. Now it is leading to Dunkirk. This road could have preceded the Romans.
It forms the villages limit between Ledringhem and Arnèke, between Zegerscappel and Esquelbecq and between Pitgam-Steene and Crochte.''Départementale'' 238
From Boëseghem to Cassel, the section is now départementale.There is a Communauté de communes in Nord département called Communauté de communes de la Voie romaine, gathering the villages of Boëseghem, Morbecque, Steenbecque and Thiennes.
