In Meiji period, the road section of Fushimi-kaido Road (later renamed Takeda-kaido Road) from Kyoto up to Fushimi was combined with the above as Yamato-kaido Road up to the boundary with Nara Prefecture. 
明治時代には、京都から伏見街道（後に竹田街道）を経て伏見までの区間もあわせ、奈良県境までが大和街道と位置付けられた。