If you have ever been traveling a road, and it has seemed to you that it is endless, we can bet you that it is not even a small part of the longest roads in the world , which we are going to analyze in detail, with their characteristics and their kilometers, for you to discover.
Indeed, many might come to believe that the longest roads on the planet are barely a couple of thousand kilometers long, to just review what happens on those large continents to verify that these assumptions fall short, too short .
What are the longest roads in the world?
Pan-American Highway – 25,800 kilometers
As its name indicates, the Pan-American Highway joins the two ends of this continent, from Argentine or Chilean Patagonia to Canada, and with the exception of a small interruption that occurs in Panama, in the area known as the Darién Gap, where the vehicles.
Asian Highway AH1 – 20,500 kilometers
The AH1 is the longest road in the Asian highway network and that is saying a lot, with its original plan that was to link Tokyo with Istanbul, in Japan and Turkey respectively, passing or crossing 14 countries. All this, with sections in much better condition than others, obviously due to the different social situations of each of these nations.
Australia’s Highway 1 – 14,500 kilometers
Although visibly shorter than the others, it is the longest road in the world within the territory of the same country and that has its merit, considering that it surrounds all of Australia.
Asian Highway AH2 – 13,100 kilometers
It is to be expected that there is not a single highway that crosses Asia, and that is how we find the Asian Highway AH2, the second most important highway on this continent, one that connects Indonesia with Iran and that, paradoxically, shares 2,000 kilometers with the AH1.
Trans-Siberian Highway – 11,000 kilometers
The adventure of the Trans-Siberian train is one that thousands of people want to do, and the highway that bears the same name, although it is not official, actually refers to that route, the longest if it is a question of the Russian federal highway network, linking the city of Saint Petersburg with Vladivostok, in the Far East, on the territory of the largest country in the world.
As you can see, there are many roads that far exceed 10,000 kilometers, and almost all of them cover different countries and cultures, opening the doors to incredible journeys.
