1) Col de Turini, France
2) Stelvio Pass, Italy
3) Leh–Manali Highway, India
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>4) The Puxi Viaduct, Shanghai
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This is one of Shanghai’s busiest and largest interchange that caters to thousands of vehicles every hour. It has five levels of bridges that help connect two of the cities busiest highways, directing vehicles without much fuss.
5) The Judge Harry Pregerson Interchange, LA
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vehicles.6) The Road of death, Bolivia
7) Russia’s Lena Highway, the Highway from Hell
8. Gravelly Hill Interchange, Birmingham, UK
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Gravelly Hill Interchange, nicknamed ‘the Spaghetti Junction’, is the 6th junction of the M6 motorway, where it joins the A38 Aston Expressway in Birmingham, UK. The name “Spaghetti Junction” was coined by Roy Smith, a journalist from the Birmingham Evening Mail in the 1970s. The areal view of the junction sure tells us why it is called the Spaghetti Junction. Spanning an impressive 30 acres, the junction serves 18 routes and includes 4 km of slip roads. Across 6 different levels, there are 559 concrete columns, reaching up to 24.4 m in height. The engineers had to elevate 13.5 miles of the motorway to accommodate 2 railway lines, 3 canals, and 2 rivers. It’s the most complicated junction in United Kingdom.
9) Russian-Georgian “Military” Mountain Roads
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>10) Guoliang Tunnel Road, China
11) Taroko Gorge Road in Taiwan (Chungheng)
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The Taroko Gorge Road in Taiwan is another mountain route made by carving out rocks, like the Guoliang Tunnel road. The road passes through the Taroko national park alongside the Taroko Gorge. The road is an appeal to the tourist, as well as a mode of transportation of marble found abundantly in the Gorge.
12) Pasubio (Vicenza), Northern Italy
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This is a hiking trail made out of an ancient road trail. The road serves mostly for motorcycles and certain types of car. The road is dangerously narrow and slippery, spanning many cliff faces and tunnels with stunning scenery, making this a popular destination for adventurous travelers.
13) The Halsema Highway in the Philippines
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14) Trollstigen in Norway
15) Los Caracoles Pass in Andes
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16) Iroha-zaka winding road, Japan
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17) Van Zyl’s Pass, Namibia
18) El Espinazo Del diablo, Mexico
19) Lysebotn Road, Norway
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This is probably the most fun road you can travel on four wheels, and then maybe on your two legs checking out the various hiking trails leading from the area. In fact, this might be considered the most breathtaking place in Europe. It all starts with the narrow road up the steep walls of the Lysefjord, Norway. It has 27 switchbacks and a 1.1 km long tunnel at the bottom, with 3 switchbacks inside. The last 30 km of Lysebotn road is a true roller-coaster! It’s narrow but has a perfect surface, winding left and right all the time. If you happen to ride a motorcycle in Norway, then this is the road you simply cannot afford to miss!
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Wednesday, February 3, 2010
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