World’s longest road passes through 14 countries, is 30,000 km long with no U-turns; it is…, was constructed in…
New Delhi: Speaking of the longest road in India, National Highway 44 is the longest, with a total length of about 4,112 kilometers. However, when we talk about the longest road in the world, its length is so great that even at a speed of 500 kilometers per day, it would take more than two months to complete it. The most interesting thing about this road is that it passes through a total of 14 countries without requiring a single U-turn.
This road is built in America and is called the Pan-American Highway. This route connects North America with South America. It begins at Prudhoe Bay in Alaska, North America, and ends in the city of Ushuaia in Argentina. Overall, its length is approximately 30,600 kilometers, or 19,000 miles.
The Pan-American Highway is not only the longest road in the world but also the straightest path. There are no major turns on it, and there is no need to take U-turns anywhere. If one travels 500 kilometers daily, it can still take more than 60 days to traverse the entire route.
The Pan-American Highway is a road that passes through a total of 14 countries, including Canada, the USA, Mexico, Guatemala, Panama, Colombia, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, and Argentina. It is not just a road; it is a historical and cultural journey that connects the heritage and lifestyles of different countries. Maintaining this highway is not just America’s responsibility; all the 14 countries it traverses participate in its upkeep.
While traveling on this road, you get to see every kind of natural scenery, sometimes deserts, sometimes high mountains, dense forests, and sometimes the shores of the sea. The journey is so beautiful that you don’t even realize how the trip passes.
The construction of the Pan-American Highway began in the early 1920s. Its purpose was to promote tourism in America. In 1937, all 14 countries reached a mutual agreement regarding the construction and maintenance of this road, and it was finally opened to general traffic in 1960.
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