Update: Please also check the second part of Most Dangerous Roads in the World
It’s hard to imagine how many dangerous roads there are. When working on this post I studied about 10 resources to find out that there are over 50 dangerous and scary roads and these are just the most famous we’ve heard of. There are different factors of danger so it’s really hard to say what roads are the most dangerous of all the dangerous roads in the world.
In our post today you will see the roads that are considered the most dangerous and that caught my attention because of the fact that the roads shouldn’t naturally be in those places. What I mean here is that it looks like the Nature has created the borders that shouldn’t be crossed using huge rocks, steep slopes, stones, volcanoes but the human beings were so stubborn that they finally erected the roads and trails, but what we still can’t do is ensure the safety. There’s always the risk that something will happen but the risk has never stopped the human yet.
North Yungas Road also known as the Road of Death is considered the most dangerous road in the world. It stretches for about 40 mountain-hugging miles and is only 10 feet wide.
The highway is made right on the mountains, it’s high, pretty narrow, cloudy and definitely dangerous. The overall length of the highway is 2,028 kilometers.
The Pan American Highway is a network of roads stretching for nearly about 30,000 miles from Alaska to the lower reaches of South America. This is the world’s longest “motorable road,” according to Guinness World Records. Some roads are widely knows by narrow curves, steep cliffs, flash floods and landslides.
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Compared to the other roads from our post, the coastal roads of Croatia may look childish, but that’s not the case. The coastal roads and the fast-driving Croats that crowd them probably account for more deaths and injuries than accidents associated with unexploded ordinance ever do.
The name of the tunnel translates from Chinese as the “Road that does not tolerate any mistakes”. First the tunnel was created by the villagers from the remote area of the Taihang Mountains to get a way out to the outside world. Presently the road is 15 feet high and 12 feet wide which is pretty scary for the drivers. The tunnel has 30 windows to enjoy the scenes.
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Magnificent but dangerous road on the island of Luzon. Apart from the unpaved parts of the roads, landslides and big stones you can be stopped by the clouds.
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Grimsel Pass which is 2165 m. high is a Swiss high mountain pass between the valley of the Rhone River and the Haslital valley. Taking into account you are on a mountain, you can’t expect much safety.
Taroko Mountain is a mountain in Taiwan with an elevation of 3,282 meters and it speaks for itself. Check the photos to get an idea of the little stones that can cross the road.
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Karakoram Highway is the highest paved road on the planet connecting Pakistan with China. It’s a popular tourist route, with motorists stopping to view K2 and other stratosphere-scraping peaks from the pavement.
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The Canyon road is carved from schist rock and travels through some of the most spectacular scenery in the New Zealand. That’s a narrow and unsealed road about 22 km long. Rental car companies warn clients not to take their cars on this dramatic and at times terrifying road which branches off the Coronet Peak ski field road.
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Spectacular roads! I drove the Philippine one back in 1985, beautiful views and hardly any traffic.
Obviously there are many other candidates which may be more or less well known. The road in northern Afghanistan through the Salang tunnel, if only for the lack of oxygen; the coast road from Tripoli to Benghazi in Libya; for the stupidity of the drivers etc. etc. etc.
But this is a great list and very well illustrated.
If you want danger then you ought to try the A23 through Brixton anytime after sunset, preferably on foot.
And now, for something completely different...
Awesome roads...............hope to visit
Great Ocean Road Australia
IT is more than words can say , and this is certainly GODS work for us to see and BELIEVE!!!!
My friend, these roads are nothing compared to the Manali-Leh highway in India...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leh-Manali_Highway
For sheer loss of property, injury and death I would like to submit the Pacific Coast Highway – 10 miles south of and 20 miles north of Malibu, California, USA.
Amen! Plus scenic beauty, too. Don't forget "Deadman's Curve" on the same highway, about ten miles north of Corona on the same road. An optical illusion makes it appear to be banked for 90 mph, but actually it is FLAT, or even banked the wrong way a bit. You can imagine the results. Locals obey the speed limit signs, but there are SO MANY visitors!
What about the "Brooklyn Queens Express Way" in NYC? Plenty of fast driving cabbies, semi's and rogue scooters littered with pot holes making any other roadway look like a cake walk.
Wow ammezing realy v the human beings are v lucky to view these gods creations..Realy fantastic tat views of the caves well its beautiyfull Including v dangerious....Thank u friend