While traveling inter-city, have you ever thought about which is the longest motorway in the world?
Well, the world’s longest motorway can be found in the continent of America, which is the Pan American Highway. However, we have brought a list of the top 5 longest motorways in the world.
All of these are located in different countries including Russia, India, and Australia. If you are planning to go on a long trip using one of these motorways, keep a good check on the things you will be needing. Because you might encounter different seasons, cultural values, languages, etc.
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1. The Pan American Highway
The longest motorway in the world, according to the Guinness Book of World Records, is The Pan American Highway. It is a network of roads starting from the Northern tip of Alaska and goes all the way down to the Sothern tip of Argentina.
The length of the Pan American Highway is approximately 48,000 Kilometers. Consequently making it equivalent to 30,000 miles. On the other hand, the average travel time on this motorway is around 6 to 18 months. However, most travelers take around a year to complete its full length.
However, traveling on this highway is equivalent to traveling from New York to Los Angeles and back 11 times.
2. Highway 1 – Australia
The second-longest motorway in the world is Highway 1 that is located in Australia. It covers a distance of 14,500 Kilometers, consisting of interconnected highways.
This highway touches all the states of Australia, except Brisbane and Darwin. However, the government of Australia inscribed it as a national highway in 1955, it shares the majority of its route with the Australian National Highway.
While on average Highway 1 carries 1 million people every day.
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3. Trans-Siberian Highway
Trans-Siberian Highway in Russia is the world’s third longest motorway. The starting point of the Trans-Siberian Highway is St. Petersburg and it ends at Vladivostok. The spanning route section of this Asian highway is called AH6.
The highway consists of seven federal highways along the stretch, where it connects with the European route E30, passing through Kazakhstan.
4. Trans-Canada Highway
Trans-Canada Highway is the world’s fourth longest motorway and the second-longest national highway. The highway consists of 7,821 kilometers. While the average travel time of this route is 2-4 weeks.
Trans-Canada Highway starts from the easternmost end of Canada and ends on the westernmost end of the country.
This route passes through the beautiful Canadian scenery consisting of rivers, lakes, and mountains. However, if you travel through this route, be sure to stop at some national parks. For example, the beautiful Grose Morne National Park in Newfoundland and Labrador.
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5. Golden Quadrilateral Highway – India
Consisting of a network of highways, the Golden Quadrilateral Highway is the fifth-longest motorway in the world. In fact, this route connects the four main cities of Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, and Delhi.
The length of this motorway is approximately 5800 kilometers. The average travel time of the route is 3-4 weeks.
