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Top 10 Longest Highways on Earth

Many famous highways stretch across vast expanses and are renowned for their scenic beauty. There are a number of them, covering several diverse landscapes, including mountains, plains, and forests, which can be spectacular from afar but can be dangerous to cross, while others, run through busy cities.

Golden Quadrilateral Highway Network in India (5846K.m)

It is also India's largest highway project. This project was one of the largest in the world, and it is the world's fifth-longest highway. During the tenure of Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee, the foundation stone was laid in 1999, and the entire stretch was completed in 2012.

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Delhi is at the north and east of these four major cities, Kolkata is at the east, Mumbai is at the west, and Chennai is at the south. Additionally, these cities are apart from Ahmadabad, Bhubaneswar, Bangalore, Kanpur, and many others that are also a part of this network.

Trans-Canada (7821K.m)

In addition to the provincial government, the federal government maintains this interstate highway network. Building completed in 1950, inaugurated in 1961, and completed in 1972, following approval in 1949. It is easy to distinguish the highway since route markers are posted on all routes, but there are exceptions in a few provinces. With the installation of free electric vehicle charging stations in 2012, it enjoyed greater popularity.

Trans-Siberian (1100K.m)

It has the largest highway network in Russia, encompassing all of the country's highways. There is a section of the highway between the cities of St. Petersburg and Irkutsk that dates back much further than rail infrastructure.

Pan American (4800K.m)

Guinness Book of World Records describes it as the longest motor able road because it runs across northern and southern America over a long distance. In addition to its length, this long stretch passes through diverse climatic zones and landscapes, including deserts, mountains, and jungles.

Buenos Aires to Mexico's Nuevo Laredo is where the official part of this highway runs. Some of the unofficial stretches known as the Inter-American Highway, traverse Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, Highway 43 in Alberta, and Mexico's four terminals.

Darien Gap, which extends for 100 km, is an exception. It comprises mountainous and forested terrain. Despite the picturesque landscapes along the highway, the roads in most places are not in a good state of repair. The world's most dangerous roads episode of BBC aired its first episode discussing the Dalton Highway in Alaska. One of the most crucial sections is a 10.942-foot rise in Costa Rica called the Summit of Death, located at the highest point on the road.

China National Highway (5700K.m)

It originates from Tongjiang in Heilongjiang and Sanya in Hainan, the longest national highway in China. Initially, including the main routes north-south and east-west of China, the Tongsan Expressway is now known as the Xiang'an Expressway.

US Route 20 (5415K.m)

The highway is described as being a coast-to-coast network paralleling the I-90 highway of the United States. This highway was officially proclaimed an official U.S. highway in 1926.

I-90 (4860K.m)

As the longest interstate highway in the United States, this transcontinental freeway ranks ninth on the list of longest freeways in the world. The construction of this highway began in 1956, but it was completed in 1985. Other nearby road includes the New York State Thruway, the Massachusetts Turnpike, the Indiana Toll Road, and Jane Addams Memorial Toll-way.

Among the longest floating bridges in the world, the Lacy V. Murrow Memorial Bridge and the Homer M. Hadley Memorial Bridge can find on this highway. It was once covered with snow sheds plans are in place to replace them with avalanche bridges.

I-80 (4666K.m)

A transcontinental highway builds from 1956 to 1986. With a length of 370 miles, this highway is the tenth-longest in the world. Among our interstate highways, it is ranked second only to the I-90. Approximately 2600 accidents have occurred in this section of the passing Rawlins and Laramie, Wyoming. To prevent untoward incidents in the future, the Wyoming Department of Transportation is repairing that part.

US Route 6 (5148K.m)

The Grand Army of the Republic Highway was called the Grand Army Highway in honor of the American Civil War veterans association. It ranks as the eighth-longest highway in the world. As the first interstate highway in this region, Route 3 linked Provincetown and the border between New York and Connecticut in 1922. Since then, the route has undergone several modifications.

Highway1 in Australia (14,500K.m)

It is also the longest highway in the world, bettering both the Trans-Siberian and Tans-Canadian. A series of local tracks and roads were constructed in the state in 1955, resulting in the development of the state highway system. Over a million commuters use this highway throughout Australia, including the Australian Capital Territory, since it is the only route connecting all states and territories. Cities, beaches, swamps, deserts, forests, and scrublands are all included in its path.