Longest highway in the world: - Do you know where the longest highway in the world is? If you drive straight through this road, you will cross 14 countries

If the option of train and plane is not available, then people find it best to travel by road. Initially, these roads all over the world were unpaved, that is, there was only mud everywhere. But then as time progressed, roads started being built.

Around the world some roads are short, and some roads are very long. There are some roads whose route is so long that it seems as if there is no end to the route.

Many long roads have been built in the world. But today we are going to talk about a highway which is said to be the longest road in the world. Because with its help you will be able to travel to 14 countries simultaneously.

The highway connecting 14 countries

It is an international highway that connects 14 countries. While travelling on this highway, you will not be able to understand how you crossed 14 countries. We are talking about the Pan-American Highway.

This route starts from North America and passes through 14 countries. Its endpoint is Argentina in South America.

Due to its length, its name is also recorded in the Guinness Book of World Records.

When was this road constructed?

Its construction started in 1923. Because this road is passing through 14 countries, 14 countries have also contributed to making it.

The road passes through these 14 countries

It extends to Nicaragua, Mexico, Guatemala, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Peru, Panama, El Salvador, Colombia, Chile, Canada and Argentina.

This highway is straight with no turns nor any cuts for 30,000 km. If you want to complete this road, it will take you 60 days. That too when you travel 500 km per day. The length of this road is said to be approximately 48,000 km.

The largest highway in India

If we talk about the longest highway in our country, then the name National Highway-44 will come to mind. Because no other big road has been built in the country. The length of this highway is 3,745 km.

This road starts from Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu and goes directly to Srinagar, the capital of Jammu and Kashmir. That's why it is called the longest highway in the country.

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