Because a new road starting at Oyake has been built directly south of this road, the new road is now called 'Nara-kaido Road,' and the former road section is called 'Old Nara-kaido Road.'
大宅より南では直線上に新道が敷設されており、現在はこちらが「奈良街道」、旧道部が「旧奈良街道」と称される。