List of longest highways

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This article lists the world's longest road routes that are either officially numbered or otherwise known under a single name. Some of the roads may still be partially planned or under construction.

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Longest highways overall

NameLengthLocationFromToNotes
Pan-American Highway 30,000 km (19,000 mi) [1] Americas Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, United States Flag of the United States.svg Puerto Montt or Quellón, Chile Flag of Chile.svg or Ushuaia, Argentina Flag of Argentina.svg Longest road according to the Guinness Book of Records . [2]

Incomplete at the Darién Gap, causing the northern and southern segments to be actually about 11,500 and 9,600 km long respectively.

Asian Highway 1 20,557 km (12,774 mi) Eurasia Kapıkule, Turkey Flag of Turkey.svg Tokyo, Japan Flag of Japan.svg Broken up by the Sea of Japan.
Highway 1 14,500 km (9,000 mi) Australia Loop routeLongest route within a single country by joining partial roads. Not a straight single road.
Asian Highway 2 13,177 km (8,188 mi) Asia Denpasar, Indonesia Flag of Indonesia.svg Khosravi, Iran Flag of Iran.svg Broken up by Bali Strait, Java Sea, and Karimata Strait.
Trans-Siberian Highway 11,000 km (6,800 mi) Russia St. Petersburg Flag of Russia.svg Vladivostok Flag of Russia.svg Longest non-loop route within a single country.
Tripoli–Cape Town Highway 10,808 km (6,716 mi) Africa Tripoli, Libya Flag of Libya.svg Cape Town, South Africa Flag of South Africa.svg Longest Trans-African highway. Large sections remain missing.
Asian Highway 6 10,475 km (6,509 mi) Eurasia Busan, South Korea Flag of South Korea.svg Belarusian border, Russia Flag of Russia.svg
Asian Highway 5 10,380 km (6,450 mi) Eurasia Shanghai, China Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Bulgarian border, Turkey Flag of Turkey.svg
Cairo–Cape Town Highway 10,228 km (6,355 mi) Africa Cairo, Egypt Flag of Egypt.svg Cape Town, South Africa Flag of South Africa.svg Longest fully traversable Trans-African highway.
National Highway 219 10,000 km (6,200 mi) China Kom-Kanas, Xinjiang Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Dongxing, Guangxi Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Longest route in China.

Parts still under construction.

Asian Highway 9 10,000 km (6,200 mi) Eurasia St. Petersburg, Russia Flag of Russia.svg Lianyungang Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
National Highway 331 9,200 km (5,700 mi) China Dandong, Liaoning Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Altay, Xinjiang Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Parts still under construction.
European route 40 8,690 km (5,400 mi) Eurasia Calais, France Flag of France.svg Ridder, Kazakhstan Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Longest E-road.
Cairo–Dakar Highway 8,636 km (5,366 mi) Africa Cairo, Egypt Flag of Egypt.svg Dakar, Senegal Flag of Senegal.svg Part of Trans-African highway network
European route 60 8,200 km (5,100 mi) Eurasia Brest, France Flag of France.svg Irkeshtam, Kyrgyzstan Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg
National Highway 228 7,800 km (4,800 mi) [3] China Dandong, Liaoning Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Dongxing, Guangxi Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Parts still under construction
Trans-Canada Highway 7,476 km (4,645 mi) Canada Victoria and Haida Gwaii, British Columbia Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Longest road route in Canada.
Asian Highway 3 7,331 km (4,555 mi) Asia Ulan-Ude, Russia Flag of Russia.svg Chiang Rai, Thailand Flag of Thailand.svg Divided into two unconnected sections.
European route 45 5,190 km (3,220 mi) Europe Alta, Norway Flag of Norway.svg Gela, Sicily, Italy Flag of Italy.svg Longest north–south European route.
Golden Quadrilateral 5,846 km (3,633 mi) India Loop route in India Flag of India.svg Longest road route in India.
U.S. Route 20 5,415 km (3,365 mi) United States Newport, Oregon Flag of the United States.svg Boston, Massachusetts Flag of the United States.svg Longest road in the United States. [4]
Ruta Nacional 40 5,194 km (3,227 mi) Argentina Cape Virgenes, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina Flag of Argentina.svg La Quiaca, Provincia de Jujuy Flag of Argentina.svg At km 4601 is the highest road outside the Himalayas with 5000 msal and the longest in South America.
Interstate 90 4,861 km (3,020 mi) United States Seattle, Washington Flag of the United States.svg Boston, Massachusetts Flag of the United States.svg Longest Expressway.
BR-101 4,658 km (2,894 mi) Brazil Touros-RN Flag of Brazil.svg São José do Norte-RS Flag of Brazil.svg Longest highway in Brazil.
National Highway 44 4,658 km (2,894 mi) Indian-administered Kashmir and India Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir Flag of None.svg Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu Flag of India.svg Longest national highway of India.
National Highway 27 3,507 km

(2,179 mi)

 India Porbandar, Gujarat Flag of India.svg Silchar, Assam Flag of India.svg East - West National highway in India
Chile Route 5 3,364 km (2,090 mi) Chile Peruvian border at Arica Flag of Chile.svg Puerto Montt Flag of Chile.svg Part of the Pan-American Highway.
Pan-Philippine Highway (AH26)3,380 km (2,100 mi) Philippines Laoag Flag of the Philippines.svg Zamboanga Flag of the Philippines.svg Longest highway in Southeast Asia.[ verification needed ]
National route 1 3,087 km (1,918 mi) DR Congo Boma Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg Lubumbashi Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg Longest national highway in Africa.

Longest expressways

NameLengthLocationFrom 1From 2 Note
Interstate 90 4,861 km (3,020 mi) United States Seattle, Washington Boston, Massachusetts Longest Interstate Highway in the United States
Interstate 80 4,666 km (2,899 mi) United States San Francisco, California Teaneck, New Jersey
G30 Lianyungang–Khorgas Expressway 4,244 km (2,637 mi) China Lianyungang, Jiangsu Khorgas, Xinjiang Longest expressway in China
Interstate 40 4,119 km (2,559 mi) United States Barstow, California Wilmington, North Carolina
Interstate 10 3,960 km (2,460 mi) United States Santa Monica, California Jacksonville, Florida
G6 Beijing–Lhasa Expressway 3,718 km (2,310 mi) China Beijing Lhasa, Tibet Sections between Nagqu and Golmud still incomplete
G15 Shenyang–Haikou Expressway 3,710 km (2,310 mi) China Shenyang, Liaoning Haikou, Hainan
G25 Changchun–Shenzhen Expressway 3,580 km (2,220 mi) China Changchun, Jilin Shenzhen, Guangdong
G7 Beijing–Ürümqi Expressway 2,540 km (1,580 mi) [5] China Beijing Ürümqi, Xinjiang
Interstate 70 2,151 km (1,337 mi) United States Cove Fort, Utah Baltimore, Maryland
Pan-Borneo Highway [6] 2,083 km (1,294 mi) Malaysia and Brunei Telok Melano, Sarawak Tawau, Sabah The most dangerous road in Malaysia. [7]
Trans Sumatra Toll Road [8] 2,048 km (1,272 mi) Indonesia Banda Aceh Bakauheni It is expected to be completed in 2029.

Length is the total planned network length.

North–South expressway 1,941 km (1,206 mi) Vietnam Hanoi Cần Thơ Majority of the route still planned or under construction

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