List of longest highways

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.

Longest highways overall

Name Length Location From To Notes
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

Asian Highway 1 20,557 km (12,774 mi) Eurasia Kapıkule, Turkey Tokyo, Japan Longest Asian Highway
Highway 1 14,500 km (9,000 mi) Australia loop route Longest route within a single country
Asian Highway 2 13,177 km (8,188 mi) Asia Denpasar, Indonesia Khosravi, Iran
Trans-Siberian Highway 11,000 km (6,800 mi) Russia St. Petersburg Vladivostok Longest non-loop route within a single country
Asian Highway 6 10,475 km (6,509 mi) Eurasia Busan, South Korea Belarussian border, Russia
Asian Highway 5 10,380 km (6,450 mi) Eurasia Shanghai, China Bulgarian border, Turkey
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
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 Pacific Northwest New England Longest road in the United States[4]
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 South America
National Highway 44 4,658 km (2,894 mi) India Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu Longest national highway of 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
National route 1 3,087 km (1,918 mi) DR Congo Boma Lubumbashi Longest highway in Africa

Longest expressways

Name Length Location From To Notes
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
Interstate 70 2,151 km (1,337 mi) United States Cove Fort, Utah Baltimore, Maryland
G7 Beijing–Ürümqi Expressway 2,540 km (1,580 mi)[5] China Beijing Ürümqi, Xinjiang
North–South expressway 1,941 km (1,206 mi) Vietnam Hanoi Cần Thơ Majority of the route still planned or under construction

See also

References

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  2. "The longest roads in the world". www.dangerousroads.org. Retrieved 2021-09-30.
  3. "竖屏财经丨7800公里长的228国道 怎一个壮观了得 - 21财经". m.21jingji.com. Retrieved 2021-09-30.
  4. Weingroff, Richard (October 17, 2013). "Ask the Rambler: What Is The Longest Road in the United States?". Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved December 4, 2014.
  5. "G7京新高速公路全线贯通-图片报道-中华人民共和国交通运输部". 17 July 2017. Archived from the original on 13 November 2017.
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