Thanks to all your comments for the first post we decided to present you the second part of Most Dangerous Roads In The World. Mostly it includes the roads that you have suggested as well as other well known and popular dangerous roads. Have a great time checking these!
Russian Siberian Road to Yakutsk
You might have seen photos of this road earlier. This is the only one road connection Yakutia to the Russian Federation and it’s length is about 1235 km. They also call this road “Lena” because of the river nearby. One can drive this road in winter only, starting spring and because of the rains the road becomes impossible to drive. The tragedy you see on pics below happened in September of 2006, when over 700 cars got stuck on the 10 kilometers segment of this road. People were left out of water, food and warm clothes for several days. This road was still not rebuilt and there’s a possibility the catastrophe will repeat.
Lysebotn Road – Norway
Lysebotn is a village of the municipality of Forsand at the Lysefjord in Rogaland county in the southwest of Norway. Nearby is the road Lysebotnvegen.
Cotopaxi Volcan road – Ecuador
Cotopaxi is one of the highest active volcanoes in the world. There have been more than 50 eruptions of Cotopaxi since 1738. Numerous valleys formed by powerful lahars surround the volcano. This poses a high risk to the local population, their settlements and fields.
Manali-Leh Highway in India
The Leh-Manali Highway is a highway in India connecting Leh and Manali. It is open only between June and mid-September when snow is cleared from the road by the Border Roads Organisation. It connects the Manali valley to Kullu valley, Lahaul and Spiti and Ladakh.
Zoji La Pass in India
Zoji La is a high mountain pass in India, located on the Indian National Highway 1D between Srinagar and Leh in the western section of the Himalayan mountain range. It provides a vital link between Ladakh and Kashmir. It runs at an elevation of approximately 3,528 metres and is the second highest pass after Fotu La on the Srinagar-Leh National Highway. It is often closed during winter.
The road to Zanskar in India
Roads in Ladakh, India
Ladakh is a region in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir between the Kunlun mountain range in the north and the main Great Himalayas to the south. Ladakh is one of the most sparsely populated regions in the area. It’s renowned for its remote mountain beauty and culture. It is sometimes called “Little Tibet” as it has been strongly influenced by Tibetan culture.
The road to Chang La in India
The Changla Pass (el. 5425 m.) is a high mountain pass in India. The Changla Pass is the main gateway for the Changtang Plateau situated in the Himalayas.
Khardung La Pass, India
Khardung La Pass on the Ladakh Range lies north of Leh and is the gateway to the Shyok and Nubra valleys. Built in 1976, it was opened to motor vehicles in 1988 and has since seen many automobile, motorbike and mountain biking expeditions. Maintained by the Border Roads Organization, the pass is strategically important to India as it is used to carry essential supplies to the Siache.
“Sea & Sky” Highway 99 from Vancouver to Whistler, Canada
This highway doesn’t look dangerous but it is and the views above are magnificent. Thanks for this suggestion in comments to Most Dangerous Roads part 1.
Stelvio Pass Road, Alps, Italy
The original road was built in 1820-25 by the Austrian Empire to connect the former Austrian province of Lombardia with the rest of Austria, covering a climb of 1871 m. Since then, the route has changed very little. Its sixty hairpin turns, 48 of them on the northern side numbered with stones, are a challenge to motorists.
“Los Caracoles” Pass in Andes
The road from La Paz to Coroico, Bolivia
What you have listed as “Sea & Sky” highway in British Columbia, Canada is actually the “Sea to Sky” highway.
Also, check out British Columbia provincial highway 20 (the Bella Coola highway). 11km of switchbacks in the Bella Coola valley at a maximum grade of 18%. Amongst various other long climbs and descents. Road was built by volunteers in the 1950s, as the gov’t refused to.
Posted by Sean | May 17, 2009, 6:30 pmi think these things are to scary>> and that they should be fixed
Posted by harley | May 18, 2009, 1:27 pmYou forgot the road to Hana in Maui, Hawaii…I lived there for a few years and it definitely falls under this category….waterfalls flowing into the road, many one lane bridges, and you have to make a turn every 10 seconds for like an hour….so deadly!
Posted by Jess | May 20, 2009, 7:40 amBeartooth Highway, Montana
http://www.mdt.mt.gov/travinfo/images/beartooth/beartooth_map.jpg
Posted by Scott | May 22, 2009, 9:01 amHey guys you should have a look at the road that connects siliguri to darjeeling and trust me this one would send a chill to your spine if you travel once through this road .
Posted by Atul Verma | May 31, 2009, 7:16 amin the last photo I noticed bicyclists. what are they doing on such a dangerous road? it’s bad enough dealing with them on streets and highways, much less on one of these roads. if they want their own lanes let them pay road taxes like motorists do.
Posted by Michael Driver | June 2, 2009, 10:56 pmRecommendation: http://www.nps.gov/glac/photosmultimedia/plowing2009.htm?eid=388304&aid=553&root_aid=553&sort=title&startRow=13#e_388304
Posted by Alex | June 3, 2009, 2:00 pmOmg. You need to drive very very slow or it is right off the cliff on any of these roads if you don’t pay attention.
Posted by Bruno | June 15, 2009, 5:45 pmDamn, really short sighted news, where are the portuguese roads?
Posted by luco | June 20, 2009, 6:06 amWhat about the Belt Parkway Brooklyn NY ??
That has to be one of the most dangerous roads.
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Posted by Michael | June 29, 2009, 3:44 pmMagnificant photos. Niece will be on the Khardung La hwy.
Posted by J. Rungaitis | June 30, 2009, 5:59 pmAaaggghhh! My teeth!
Posted by Ken Pork | July 3, 2009, 6:23 amAmazing and dangerous roads! creates shiver in my body.
Thanks for sharing….
Posted by Prakash | July 8, 2009, 5:31 pmyou havent listed the road in the cordillera mountain ranges in the philippines. there are a lot of dangerous roads there. you will notice that it may even surpassed some of the posted roads here. main features, one lane road, landslide, washout part of the road, deep ravines, water falls……
Posted by jones | August 2, 2009, 5:12 amhere also u missed naduvahi churam in ooty in tamil nadu, which have 36 hair pin bends
Posted by james | October 5, 2009, 6:52 amyou havent listed the road in the naduvahi churam in ooty in tamil nadu,india . which have 36 hair pin bends
Posted by james | October 5, 2009, 6:53 amwell…. you missed the Hindustan-Tibet Highway in Kinnaur, Himachal(India)
Posted by anshul chandra | January 12, 2010, 1:39 ami have travel must of district of nepal. we can see this type of bridge every where in nepal.
Posted by Nepal Travel | January 22, 2010, 8:23 amdid you know about Pantura (northen coast of java island highway in Indonesia)? it seems not dangerous at all. but, don’t drive on there unless you’re a pro driver. because there are so many crazy truck and bus driver.
Posted by Fadhil | January 29, 2010, 10:07 amawseome
would like to try atleast one of these roads
Posted by kartikeya | February 9, 2010, 4:39 pmsome of these places looks interesting for dirt bike rallying but what i notice is wouldn’t of it be easier to make the roads straight without all these swirls ????
Posted by Fazeed | April 3, 2010, 12:29 am“You forgot the road to Hana in Maui, Hawaii…”
um, no. That is nothing compared to these. Not-even-close.
Posted by Clarkson | May 27, 2010, 6:04 amamazing
Posted by rahul | June 4, 2010, 4:49 amMmm interesting……
Posted by Mohmed | August 2, 2010, 7:56 amI like this collection…more so becoz 3 of us had done the Manali-leh,leh-changla-Pangong tso,Leh-Khardung la-Nubra,Leh-Zojila Paas(1st time and that too in pitch black night)-Srinagar..!!All the pics above brings back the thrills of the journey..and our was not a 4X4 ..but jus a humble FORD FIESTA..!!
Posted by johnhansda | August 6, 2010, 11:44 amIndia’s roads are pretty much dangerous according to the pictures i saw…Oh My gosh! i don’t think i will drive my car there…not even once…
Posted by Anne | August 10, 2010, 3:42 am