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The Seven Mile Bridge




Seven Mile Bridge, Florida is a 6.765-mile bridge that spans over the Atlantic Ocean in the Florida Keys.


So, if you hate bridges and are terrified of the ocean, this bridge is not for you.

Last year a stunning new route opened in Hubei province, central China with drivers literally travelling over water.


The 6.8-mile motorway is built in the middle of a river valley and users aretreated to breathtaking views of the surrounding hills as well as the nearby villages.


The spectacular road connects Xingshan County in Hubei to G42, a high-speed route that connects Shanghai in eastern China to Chengdu in south west China.

World's longest straight road, Eyre Highway, Australia




While many of the most spectacular roads feature numerous twists and turns, there is a road in Australia which stretches out for many miles in a straight line without bends.


The Eyre Highway across the Nullarbor Plain is the longest straight road in Australia and one of the longest in the world.


Where towns are dotted two hundred miles apart.


The 1040-mile road takes approximately two days to cross and can get extremely hot and dusty in summer.

The world's 'crookedest' street, Lombard Street, San Francisco




Nestled between buildings in San Francisco is a winding road that has been dubbed the world's 'crookedest' street.

About 2,000 vehicles travel each weekend day on the world famous scenic, hilly street in the city's Russian Hill neighbourhood during the busy tourist period.


It is known for its one-block stretch of winding red-brick road that consists of eight sharp, hairpin turns and has been featured on TV, in movies and even video games.


The zig-zag road has a speed limit of just 5mph so drivers have to take the winding road at a snail pace.

The longest road in the world, Pan-American Highway




It comprised of a network of roads that starts in Prudhoe Bay in Alaska and stretches all the way to Ushuaia in Argentina covering a distance of 30,000 miles.



The Guinness World Records has named the Pan-American Highway the longest motorable road in the world.



The road cross a total of 14 countries in North, Central, and South America, it also links to many other countries.


The road passes through all the major climatic zones, tropical jungles, arid deserts, boreal forests, prairies, arctic tundra, mountains, and varied landscapes.

The winding Stelvio Pass, Italy



With 180 degree bends and low barriers, Stelvio Pass in Italy is not one ofthe easiest drives.


But it might be one of the most scenic, as the winding route is located 9,045ft up in the Alps, offering breathtaking views.


In icy conditions you may want to drive carefully around its 48 hairpin turns.

The wooden bridge over a lake, Kuandinsky Bridge, Russia.




To cross the dilapidated Kuandinsky Bridge in the Trans-Baikal Region drivers must navigate a tiny 6ft-wide path with no railing or safety features to save them from toppling into the frozen water below.


To make matters worse, the old metal structure is covered with wooden planks, which can be slippery due to the frequent snow and ice.

The optical illusion road, The Storseisundet Bridge Atlantic Road, Norway.



It's enough to make even the most fool-hardy of motorists turn their car around.


But this apparent road to nowhere is merely an optical illusion dubbed 'the drunken bridge'.


Situated on the west coast of Norway on the Atlantic Road, the Storseisundet Bridge is so dramatically shaped it has featured in television adverts.


It sits on the five-mile long road which was constructed in 2005 and has become hugely popular with tourists.

The fatal Death Road in La Paz, Bolivia.



The Death Road in Bolivia connects the Amazon rainforest region of northern Bolivia, or Yungas, to its capital city.


The mainly single-lane road has no guard rails and cliffs of up to 1,968ft high, resulting in about 300 deaths every year.


Dubbed 'El Camino de la Muerte' (The Death Road) by locals, for obvious reasons, and considered by many the one of the most dangerous stretch of road in the world.

A road in the snow, Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route, Japan



Nestled between a 65ft high snow cavern, the steep-walled phenomena is located in Japan and attracts visits from millions of tourists annually.

Since the impressive snowy road opened in 1971, tourists can view the spectacular snow-walled passageway along a winding 1000ft section.

The world's tallest bridge structure, Millau Viaduct, France.


If you are afraid of heights, you may want to give the Millau Viaduct in France a miss.


The bridge is taller than the Eiffel Tower at its highest point, at a nail-biting 1,125ft high.When construction began on the €400million (£314million) cable-stayed bridge that spans the River Tarn, special engineering was required to tackle the 95 mph winds that swept through the valley.


Since it opened in 2004, it has made a number of appearances on TV andin film.

The world's most dangerous road, D915 Bayburt Road, Turkey.


There are numerous roads around the world that should be approached with caution, but the most dangerous road in the world a true highway to hell that has taken a toll of numerous lives in recent years is in Turkey.


The Bayburt D915 Road is 106 kilometres (66 miles) long with 29 hairpin bends.


There are no railings at the road's edge to prevent vehicles from plunging to their doom in an accident and parts of the road are routinely closed in winter time due to snow blizzards and ice.

The world's longest road tunnel, Laerdal Tunnel, Norway.



Those who have a phobia of being underground should probably find an alternative route to the Laerdal Tunnel in Norway, which remains covered for a whopping 15.2 miles.


The road connects Lærdal and Aurland, and travels through mountains that reach nearly 6,000ft in height.

The vast tunnel was not cheap to build and cost around $113.1million (£78.5million) to bring to fruition, but sought to address the issues heavy snowfalls caused to Norwegian commuters.

The world's steepest road, Baldwin Street, Dunedin, New Zealand.



The perilous Baldwin Street is recognised by the Guinness World Records as being the steepest road in the world, and many tourists attempt to race or journey up its punishing 1,148ft stretch


At the base of the short street, the road is 98ft above sea level and this steeply rises to 330ft at its upper end, meaning that for every 9.38 feet the elevation rises three feet

Driving from A to B can sometimes be a monotonous task but occasionally there is a road that makes the journey much more exciting than the destination.







http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-3503086/From-China-s-highway-water-world-s-longest-tunnel-bizarre-thrilling-driving-roads-earth-revealed.html

Lalasticlala, Mynd44

swagifted:
what is the world today without china.....

They're everywhere.

TheManofTomorrow:
I have not watched this movie and I look forward to watching it.

Will it be worth my while?
how many season(s)?

Not season movies, just like parts.

Part1 - Fellowship Of The Ring.

Part2 - The Two Towers

Part3 - The Return Of The Kings.

But each has a running time of almost 3hrs.

oga o

http://www.dangerousroads.org/rankings23/3759-the-10-longest-straight-roads-in-the-world.html


Lalasticlala, Mynd44

No bends, The 10 longest straight roads in the world.





1. Highway 85, Saudi Arabia



Following the heart of Saudi Arabia, the Highway 85 is 693 miles(1,116 km) of straightness close to the border with Jordan.

This asphalted road links Jubail (in the Eastern province on the Persian Gulf coast of Saudi Arabia) and Turaif in Northern Borders Province.

It’s a straight road running right through the desert for 9 h 15 min perfectly straight.



2. ND-46 W, United States.

Located in the state of North Dakota, the ND-46 W is 120 miles (193km) stretch of straightness.


3. Highway 10, Saudi Arabia


Located in the heart of Saudi Arabia, the Highway 10 is 120 miles (193km) stretch of straightness.

This asphalted road links Haradh and Al Batha. It’s a straight road running right through the desert for 2 h 1 min.



4. US-54 W, United States


The US-54 W going through three states with no real discernable curves is 108 miles (173km) stretch of straightness.

This asphalted road links Liberal (county seat of Seward County) and Dalhart (Dallam County).

It’s a straight road running through three states (Texas, Kansas and Oklahoma) for 1 h 55 min.



5. Eyre Highway, Australia


Eyre Highway is an asphalted highway in Australia, with a length of 1,675 km (1041 mi), linking Western Australia and South Australia via the Nullarbor Plain.

It includes what is said to be the longest straight stretch of road in the country: 146.6 kilometres (91.1 mi) without any turn.

For much of its length, it can be described as a long and lonely road.




6. US-83, United States/Canada


Located on the border of USA and Canada, the US-83 S is 94 mile (151km) stretch with slight kinks that goes from North Dakota straight into Canada.

The road is one of the best driving roads in the country.

It’s asphalted and links Minot is a city located in north central North Dakota and the Lyleton border crossing station.

Expect 1 h 38min to drive this section.



7. I-10Located in Arizona, United States



The I-10 is 89 miles (143km) of dead straight road outside Phoenix. The road, with two slight corners over 80 miles, links Buckeye (in Maricopa County) and Brenda (in La Paz County).

It’s a straight road running right through the desert for 1 h 14 min.



8. SK-33 W, Canada



Located in the heart of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, the SK-33 W is 85 mile (138km) stretch of straightness near Regina.

This asphalted road links Stoughton and Regina, the capital city of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan.

Expect 1 h 22min to drive this section.





9. I-80W, United States


Located in the heart of the state of Nebraska, the I-80 W is 77.7 miles (125km) stretch of straightness near Lincoln.

This asphalted road, known as the Cristopher Columbus Highway, links Lincoln, the capital of the state of Nebraska and Grand Island in Hall County.

Expect 1 h 4min to drive this section.




10. CO-17, United States


Located in Colorado, United States, the CO-17 is 48 miles (77km) of dead straight road located in the San Luis Valley.

The road is asphalted and links US-285 and Alamosa. It’s a straight road running right through the valley for46 min.

10. Interstate 80 (I-80), US





Interstate 80 (I-80), also known as Christopher Columbus Highway in certain parts along its route, is a 4,666km long highway making it the 10th longest highway in the world and second longest interstate highway in the US.

The highway begins at an interchange with U.S. Route 101 in San Francisco, California, and ends at New Jersey,

9. Interstate 90 (I-90), US




Interstate 90 (I-90) runs from Boston, Massachusetts, to Seattle, Washington.


The highway is 4,860.2km long ranking as the ninth longest highway in the world and the longest Interstate Highway in the US.

The highway runs parallel to the US Route 20 for the most part and passing through 13 states.


The I-90's construction commenced in the 1950s.


The entire highway was completed in 1985.

8. US Route 6




US Route 6, also known as Grand Army of the Republic Highway, stretches from Bishop, California, to Provincetown, Massachusetts. Stretching 5,158km, it is the eighth longest highway in the world, and the second-longest highway and longest continuous highway in the US.

7. US Route 20




US Route 20, which stretches 5,415km in an east-west direction from Boston, Massachusetts, to Newport, Oregon, is the seventh longest highway in the world and the longest road in the US.

The highway was commissioned in 1926 and was extended in 1940. It crosses nine US states and is split into two by Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.

6. China National Highway 010



China National Highway 010, also known as Tongsan Expressway, is 5,700km long, ranking as one of the longest highway in the world.


It is also the longest China National Highway.

The highway extends from Tongjiang City in eastern Heilongjiang Province to Sanya in Hainan Province.


It is one of the five north-south highways and the seventh east-west highway in China.

It passes through provinces of Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Shandong, Jiangsu, Shanghai, Zhejiang, Fujian and Guangdong.

National Highway, India




Comprising of a network of highways, connecting the four major Indian cities of Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata, the Golden Quadrilateral is the fifth longest highway in the world. Planning work for the 5,846km long highway was completed in 1999, construction commenced in 2001 and the highway was completed in January 2012.

The highway was constructed with an investment of INR 600bn ($9.2bn) and is maintained by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) under the Ministry of Road, Transport and Highways.

The highway features four to six lanes along the entire route.

It was constructed in four sections, each awarded to different contractors.

4. Trans-Canada highway



The highway is transcontinental systems of roads maintained by both the federal and provincial governments and stretches from the west coast of Pacific Ocean and passes through all the 10 provinces of Canada to the east coast at the Atlantic Ocean, linking all major cities.


The highway covers a distance of 4,999 miles long.


The highway was approved by the Trans-Canada highway act of 1949 and the construction begun in 1950.


It was officially inaugurated in 1962 and its completion was in 1971.


At its completion it was the world’s longest uninterrupted highway and it was distinct with the white on green maple leaf markings along its stretch.


In 2012, a number of public vehicle charging stations were installed along the highway by the Sun Country Highway company to allow owners of electric vehicles to travel across the entire highway.


The highway extends east-west from Victoria in British Columbia to St. John's City in Newfoundland and Labrador.



Total investment reached around $1bn.

3. Trans-Siberian, Russia




The trans-Siberian highway in Russian is made up of a network of federal highways that stretches across the entire country.


From the eastern side, it starts at St. Petersburg to Vladivostok covering a distance of 6,800 miles long.


The part of the road from St. Petersburg to Irkutsk has been in existence long before even the railway came into existence and the earliest written records of the road was in 1876.

2. Highway 1 Australia.



Highway 1 in Australia is a network of highways that run around the country joining all the state capitals in the mainland Australia.


The Highway 1 covers a distance of 9,000 miles and is one of the longest highways in the world.


Each day more than one million people travel on the part of the road.


Highway 1 was constructed in 1955 after a compilation of the already existing local tracks and roads.


It is the only route to connect all the Australian territories and states except of the Australian Capital Territory.

1. The Pan-American Highway




This is the longest road in the world and it is comprised of a network of roads that starts in Prudhoe Bay in Alaska and stretches all the way to Ushuaia in Argentina covering a distance of 30,000 miles.



The Guinness World Records has named the Pan-American Highway the longest motorable road in the world.


The road cross a total of 14 countries in North, Central, and South America, it also links to many other countries.


The road passes through all the major climatic zones, tropical jungles, arid deserts, boreal forests, prairies, arctic tundra, mountains, and varied landscapes.

e highway project was conceived in 1923 and stretches from Buenos Aries in South America to Edmonton in North America.


The first portion of the highway was completed by Mexico in 1950.

Mexico solely built and financed the portions of the highway extending through the country, while the sections through the smaller Central American countries were constructed with assistance from the US.

A highway is any public road on land that is often numbered and named by the government that develops and maintains it.



Roadtraffic-technology. com lists the 10 longest highways in the world by total length.




http://www.roadtraffic-technology.com/features/feature-the-worlds-longest-highways/

http://www.worldatlas.com/articles/longest-highways-in-the-world.html

Lalasticlala, Mynd44

niggi4life:
Did anyone noticed that the Red is Bigger than the rest of them?

Lol.....