Roads have been essential part of our everyday lives as they provide a means for safer and more efficient movement of travel, but as you will see in a moment, this is not always the case.

When we talk about roads and danger, they always seem to have a co-relation but in this article, we will be looking at a whole new level kind of danger associated with roads. A dangerous road to some people may just be an ordinary road with many potholes or probably many accidents as a result of maybe poor construction.

While some of the roads on our list are heavily traveled thoroughfares, others are remote, winding, and narrow.  A good number of people die in the process of challenging these deadly roads/highways;

North Yungas Road, Bolivia


Commonly referred to as the  'Road of Death', 'Grove's Road', 'Road of Fate' the North Yungas Road in Bolivia is said to be the most dangerous road in the world.

One estimate is that 200-300 travelers are killed yearly along the road, or one vehicle every two weeks. The road moreover includes Christian crosses marking many of the spots where such vehicles have fallen.

The road was built in the 1930s during the Chaco War by Paraguayan prisoners.  It is one of the few routes that connects the Amazon rainforest region of northern Bolivia, or Yungas, to its capital city. However, an alternative, much safer, road connecting La Paz to Coroico is nearing completion.

On July 24, 1983, a bus veered off the Yungas Road and into a canyon, killing more than 100 passengers in what is said to be Bolivia's worst road accident

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Zoji La


Zoji La is a high mountain pass in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir, located on National Highway 1 between Srinagar and Leh in the western section of the Himalayan mountain range. It separates Kashmir Valley to its west from Dras Valley to its northeast.

Zojila provides a vital link between Ladakh and Kashmir and many take the risk of using this very unstable and high altitude pass everyday. It runs at an elevation of approximately 3,528m, and is the second highest pass in the Himalayan mountain range. It is often closed during winter, though the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) is working to extend traffic to most parts of the year.

In June 2018, 4 persons were killed, while another was injured in road accident.

Officials said accident occurred in the evening, when a car skidded off the road and fell into a gorge at Zojila pass along Srinagar Leh highway

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Nanga Parbat Pass, Pakistan


Locally known as Diamer, Nanga Parbat is the ninth highest mountain in the world at 8,126 metres (26,660 ft) above sea level. This road is situated at the base of Pakistan’s Nanga Parbat mountain. This is a great photo spot for nature lovers. But, getting to Joot (or 'Fairy Meadows') is a huge risk that prevents many from enjoying the view.

The most dangerous part of the road up to Fairy Meadows involves a narrow 6-mile ascend on an unpaved and uneven road. There are no barriers to prevent a vehicle from falling off the cliff.

Negotiating this road is definitely not for the faint of heart. If you plan on going up, drive very slowly and do not go up with anything bigger than a jeep; the road simply isn’t big enough.

Stelvio Pass Road, Italy


The Stelvio Pass is a mountain pass in northern Italy bordering Switzerland at an elevation of 2,757 m (9,045 ft) above sea level. It is the highest paved mountain pass in the Eastern Alps, and the second highest in the Alps, 13 m (43 ft) below France's Col de l'Iseran.

Each year on the last Saturday of August or first Saturday of September the Stelvio National Park administration organizes the Stelvio Bike Day. On that day the roads from Bormio and Prad to the pass, as well as the road from Santa Maria Val Müstair to the Umbrail Pass are closed to all traffic except for bicycles.

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