List_of_longest_highways
This article lists the world's longest road routes that are either officially numbered or otherwise known under a single name. Some of the roads may still be partially planned or under construction.
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| Name | Length | Location | From | To | Notes |
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| Pan-American Highway | 30,000 km (19,000 mi)[1] | Americas | Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, United States  |
Puerto Montt or Quellón, Chile  or Ushuaia, Argentina  |
Longest road according to the Guinness Book of Records.[2]
Incomplete at the Darién Gap, causing the northern and southern segments to be actually about 11,500 and 9,600 km long respectively. |
| Asian Highway 1 | 20,557 km (12,774 mi) | Eurasia | Kapıkule, Turkey  |
Tokyo, Japan  |
Broken up by the Sea of Japan. |
| Highway 1 | 14,500 km (9,000 mi) | Australia | Loop route | Longest route within a single country by joining partial roads. Not a straight single road. | |
| Asian Highway 2 | 13,177 km (8,188 mi) | Asia | Denpasar, Indonesia  |
Khosravi, Iran  |
Broken up by Bali Strait, Java Sea, and Karimata Strait. |
| Trans-Siberian Highway | 11,000 km (6,800 mi) | Russia | St. Petersburg  |
Vladivostok |
Longest non-loop route within a single country. |
| Tripoli–Cape Town Highway | 10,808 km (6,716 mi) | Africa | Tripoli, Libya  |
Cape Town, South Africa  |
Longest Trans-African highway. Large sections remain missing. |
| Asian Highway 6 | 10,475 km (6,509 mi) | Eurasia | Busan, South Korea  |
Belarusian border, Russia |
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| Asian Highway 5 | 10,380 km (6,450 mi) | Eurasia | Shanghai, China  |
Bulgarian border, Turkey |
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| Cairo–Cape Town Highway | 10,228 km (6,355 mi) | Africa | Cairo, Egypt  |
Cape Town, South Africa |
Longest fully traversable Trans-African highway. |
| National Highway 219 | 10,000 km (6,200 mi) | China | Kom-Kanas, Xinjiang |
Dongxing, Guangxi |
Longest route in China.
Parts still under construction. |
| Asian Highway 9 | 10,000 km (6,200 mi) | Eurasia | St. Petersburg, Russia |
Lianyungang |
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| National Highway 331 | 9,200 km (5,700 mi) | China | Dandong, Liaoning |
Altay, Xinjiang |
Parts still under construction. |
| European route 40 | 8,690 km (5,400 mi) | Eurasia | Calais, France  |
Ridder, Kazakhstan  |
Longest E-road. |
| Cairo–Dakar Highway | 8,636 km (5,366 mi) | Africa | Cairo, Egypt |
Dakar, Senegal  |
Part of Trans-African highway network |
| European route 60 | 8,200 km (5,100 mi) | Eurasia | Brest, France |
Irkeshtam, Kyrgyzstan  |
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| National Highway 228 | 7,800 km (4,800 mi)[3] | China | Dandong, Liaoning |
Dongxing, Guangxi |
Parts still under construction |
| Trans-Canada Highway | 7,476 km (4,645 mi) | Canada | Victoria and Haida Gwaii, British Columbia  |
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador |
Longest road route in Canada. |
| Asian Highway 3 | 7,331 km (4,555 mi) | Asia | Ulan-Ude, Russia |
Chiang Rai, Thailand  |
Divided into two unconnected sections. |
| European route 45 | 5,190 km (3,220 mi) | Europe | Alta, Norway  |
Gela, Sicily, Italy  |
Longest north–south European route. |
| Golden Quadrilateral | 5,846 km (3,633 mi) | India | Loop route | Longest road route in India. | |
| U.S. Route 20 | 5,415 km (3,365 mi) | United States | Newport, Oregon |
Boston, Massachusetts |
Longest road in the United States.[4] |
| Ruta Nacional 40 | 5,194 km (3,227 mi) | Argentina | Cape Virgenes, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina |
La Quiaca, Provincia de Jujuy |
At km 4601 is the highest road outside the Himalayas with 5000 msal and the longest in South America. |
| Interstate 90 | 4,861 km (3,020 mi) | United States | Seattle, Washington |
Boston, Massachusetts |
Longest Expressway. |
| BR-101 | 4,658 km (2,894 mi) | Brazil | Touros-RN  |
São José do Norte-RS |
Longest highway in Brazil. |
| National Highway 44 | 4,658 km (2,894 mi) | Indian-administered Kashmir and India | Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir  |
Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu  |
Longest national highway of India. |
| National Highway 27 | 3,507 km
(2,179 mi) |
India | Porbandar, Gujarat |
Silchar, Assam |
East - West National highway in India |
| Chile Route 5 | 3,364 km (2,090 mi) | Chile | Peruvian border at Arica |
Puerto Montt |
Part of the Pan-American Highway. |
| Pan-Philippine Highway (AH26) | 3,380 km (2,100 mi) | Philippines | Laoag  |
Zamboanga |
Longest highway in Southeast Asia.[verification needed] |
| National route 1 | 3,087 km (1,918 mi) | DR Congo | Boma  |
Lubumbashi |
Longest national highway in Africa. |
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