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.
Name | Length | Location | From | To | Notes |
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Pan-American Highway | 30,000 km (19,000 mi) [1] | Americas | Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, United States | Puerto Montt or Quellón, Chile or Ushuaia, Argentina | 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 | Tokyo, Japan | Broken up by the Sea of Japan. |
Highway 1 | 14,500 km (9,000 mi) | Australia | Loop route | Longest 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 | Khosravi, Iran | Broken up by Bali Strait, Java Sea, and Karimata Strait. |
Trans-Siberian Highway | 11,000 km (6,800 mi) | Russia | St. Petersburg | Vladivostok | Longest non-loop route within a single country. |
Tripoli–Cape Town Highway | 10,808 km (6,716 mi) | Africa | Tripoli, Libya | Cape Town, South Africa | Longest Trans-African highway. Large sections remain missing. |
Asian Highway 6 | 10,475 km (6,509 mi) | Eurasia | Busan, South Korea | Belarusian border, Russia | |
Asian Highway 5 | 10,380 km (6,450 mi) | Eurasia | Shanghai, China | Bulgarian border, Turkey | |
Cairo–Cape Town Highway | 10,228 km (6,355 mi) | Africa | Cairo, Egypt | Cape Town, South Africa | Longest fully traversable Trans-African highway. |
National Highway 219 | 10,000 km (6,200 mi) | China | Kom-Kanas, Xinjiang | Dongxing, Guangxi | Longest route in China. Parts still under construction. |
Asian Highway 9 | 10,000 km (6,200 mi) | Eurasia | St. Petersburg, Russia | Lianyungang | |
National Highway 331 | 9,200 km (5,700 mi) | China | Dandong, Liaoning | Altay, Xinjiang | Parts still under construction. |
European route 40 | 8,690 km (5,400 mi) | Eurasia | Calais, France | Ridder, Kazakhstan | Longest E-road. |
Cairo–Dakar Highway | 8,636 km (5,366 mi) | Africa | Cairo, Egypt | Dakar, Senegal | Part of Trans-African highway network |
European route 60 | 8,200 km (5,100 mi) | Eurasia | Brest, France | Irkeshtam, Kyrgyzstan | |
National Highway 228 | 7,800 km (4,800 mi) [3] | China | Dandong, Liaoning | Dongxing, Guangxi | Parts still under construction |
Trans-Canada Highway | 7,476 km (4,645 mi) | Canada | Victoria and Haida Gwaii, British Columbia | St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador | Longest road route in Canada. |
Asian Highway 3 | 7,331 km (4,555 mi) | Asia | Ulan-Ude, Russia | Chiang Rai, Thailand | Divided into two unconnected sections. |
European route 45 | 5,190 km (3,220 mi) | Europe | Alta, Norway | Gela, Sicily, Italy | Longest north–south European route. |
Golden Quadrilateral | 5,846 km (3,633 mi) | India | Loop route | Longest road route in India. | |
U.S. Route 20 | 5,415 km (3,365 mi) | United States | Newport, Oregon | Boston, Massachusetts | Longest road in the United States. [4] |
Ruta Nacional 40 | 5,194 km (3,227 mi) | Argentina | Cape Virgenes, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | La Quiaca, Provincia de Jujuy | 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 | Boston, Massachusetts | Longest Expressway. |
BR-101 | 4,658 km (2,894 mi) | Brazil | Touros-RN | São José do Norte-RS | Longest highway in Brazil. |
National Highway 44 | 4,658 km (2,894 mi) | Indian-administered Kashmir and India | Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir | Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu | Longest national highway of India. |
National Highway 27 | 3,507 km (2,179 mi) | India | Porbandar, Gujarat | Silchar, Assam | East - West National highway in India |
Chile Route 5 | 3,364 km (2,090 mi) | Chile | Peruvian border at Arica | Puerto Montt | Part of the Pan-American Highway. |
Pan-Philippine Highway (AH26) | 3,380 km (2,100 mi) | Philippines | Laoag | Zamboanga | Longest highway in Southeast Asia.[ verification needed ] |
National route 1 | 3,087 km (1,918 mi) | DR Congo | Boma | Lubumbashi | Longest national highway in Africa. |
Indonesia's transport system has been shaped over time by the economic resource base of an archipelago with thousands of islands, and the distribution of its more than 200 million people concentrated mainly on a single island, Java.
Transport in China has experienced major growth and expansion in recent years. Although China's transport system comprises a vast network of transport nodes across its huge territory, the nodes tend to concentrate in the more economically developed coastal areas and inland cities along major rivers. The physical state and comprehensiveness of China's transport infrastructure tend to vary widely by geography. While remote, rural areas still largely depend on non-mechanized means of transport, urban areas boast a wide variety of modern options, including a maglev system connecting the city center of Shanghai with Shanghai Pudong International Airport. Airports, roads, and railway construction will provide a massive employment boost in China over the next decade.
Congestion pricing or congestion charges is a system of surcharging users of public goods that are subject to congestion through excess demand, such as through higher peak charges for use of bus services, electricity, metros, railways, telephones, and road pricing to reduce traffic congestion; airlines and shipping companies may be charged higher fees for slots at airports and through canals at busy times. Advocates claim this pricing strategy regulates demand, making it possible to manage congestion without increasing supply.
The Jakarta–Bogor–Ciawi Toll Road is the first toll road in Indonesia. Construction of the highway began in 1973, and it was officially opened on 9 March 1978.
The Trans-Sumatra Highway is a primary north–south road in the Indonesian island of Sumatra, 2,508.5 km in length, and connecting the northern island at Banda Aceh to Bandar Lampung in the south, running through many major cities, traversing Medan, Pekanbaru, Jambi, and Palembang along the way. Upgrade work is expected to begin in March 2013 transforming it into a full-fledged highway, including land acquisition.
The Suramadu Bridge, also known as the Surabaya–Madura Bridge, is a cable-stayed bridge between Surabaya on the island of Java and the south of Bangkalan Regency on the island of Madura in Indonesia. Opened in June 2009, the 5.4-kilometre-long (3.4 mi) bridge is the longest in Indonesia and the second longest in southern hemisphere. It is the first bridge to cross the Madura Strait.
Indonesia employs a maximum and minimum speed limit, even though it's merely recommendation rather than a rule.
The Cikopo–Palimanan Toll Road is a toll road that connects Cikopo with Palimanan in the province of West Java, Indonesia. Being a part of the Trans-Java Toll Road, it was opened on 13 June 2015. At 116 kilometres (72 mi) in length, it is the longest toll road in Java. The toll road is also 40 kilometres (25 mi) shorter than the traditional North Coastal Road of West Java.
The Trans-Java Toll Road is a tolled expressway network that runs from Port of Merak in Cilegon, the main link between the island of Sumatra and Java, to Banyuwangi, the eastern end of the island in Indonesia and the main link between the island of Java and Bali. It mainly runs through the northern coast of the island, except for the section between Semarang and Surabaya, where it runs through the centre and south of the island. It runs through five of the six provinces on the island of Java, connecting the major cities of Jakarta, Cirebon, Semarang, Solo, and Surabaya. The toll road is the land transportation backbone of the island and is the most important toll road network of the country. The toll road has a total length of 1,167 kilometres (725 mi).
Jakarta Outer Ringroad 2 or JORR 2 is an under-construction toll road circling the Greater Jakarta area, running roughly parallel with the Jakarta Outer Ring Road in Indonesia. This toll road will connect Soekarno-Hatta International Airport to Cilincing, crossing Tangerang, South Tangerang, Depok, Bekasi, Bekasi Regency. and North Jakarta. It is expected to be able to relieve the traffic of other toll roads in the Greater Jakarta area.
The Sarawak section of the Federal Route 1, Asian Highway Route AH 150, also known as Pan Borneo Highway Sarawak or Sarawak First Trunk Road, is a 1077-km federal highway in Sarawak, Malaysia, making the highway as the longest component of the Malaysian portion of the larger Pan Borneo Highway network. Construction of the highway began in 1965 after Sarawak became a member of the federation of Malaysia in 1963.
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Tanjung Priok Access Toll Road is a toll road that provides direct access to or from Tanjung Priok Port, which is part of Jakarta Outer Ring Road 2 road network in Jakarta, Indonesia. This 11.4 km highway is part of the Jabodetabek toll road network system connected to the Jakarta Outer Ring Road and Jakarta Inner Ring Road. The toll road was inaugurated on 15 April 2017.
Bogor-Ciawi–Sukabumi Toll Road or Bocimi Toll Road is a highway of 53.6-kilometre (33.3 mi) toll road link, which is under construction that will connect Bogor Regency, Bogor city, Sukabumi Regency and Sukabumi city in West Java, Indonesia. The 15.35-kilometre (9.54 mi) first section of the toll road between Ciawi and Cigombong was inaugurated by Indonesia's President Joko Widodo on 3 December 2018.
The Trans-Kalimantan Highway Southern Route, or simply the Trans-Kalimantan Highway, is a 3,901-kilometre (2,424 mi) national road that forms the backbone highway system in Kalimantan, Indonesia. It forms a part of the larger Pan-Borneo Highway network which also combines with highway networks of East Malaysia and Brunei. The combined highway network forms the entire Asian Highway Network Route AH150.
The Sea Toll Program, sometimes called the Sea Highway Program, is a program initiated by Indonesian president Joko Widodo. Its aim is to reduce price disparity between the main islands of Indonesia and smaller isolated islands, especially those in East Indonesia. It was launched in 2015, and has legal basis under Presidential Decree Number 106 of 2015 & Decree from Ministry of Transportation Number 4 of 2016. The program consists of the construction of new container ports in smaller regions and regularly scheduled highly subsidized ship routes from main ports of Indonesia to smaller and more isolated ports.
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