6 states, 14 countries. The longest road in the world. It is hell to travel.
Who doesn’t love travel? Over the past few years, roads in India have become much better. Good roads are considered as a sign of a developed country. A journey of minutes turns into hours if the roads are bad. National Highway 44 (NH-44) is known as the longest road in India. This 37,454 km long highway runs from Kanyakumari to Srinagar. However, if you know about the road that will be mentioned today, you will be surprised. it covers 5-6 states. it passes through 14 countries.
Worlds Longest Highway : The name of this road is Pan American Highway. This road starts from North America and passes through 14 countries. It ends in Argentina in South America. Due to its length, the name of this highway is also entered in the Guinness Book of World Records. Now let’s know the specifics about this highway..
With a small idea in 1923, the idea to build this road came in the year 1923. It is known as the longest and most famous road in the world. Not one but 14 countries have had a hand in its construction. These countries are- Argentina, Canada, Chile, Colombia, El Salvador, Bolivia, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, US, Nicaragua, Panama, Costa Rica, Peru.
That means if you walk at the rate of 500 km every day, it will take about 60 days to cover the entire highway. A cyclist named Kalors Santamaria took 117 days to cross this road. His name is still listed in the Guinness Book of Records. Only experts can drive. The interesting thing is that this road is not only one way, there are many ways. The total length of these routes is 48000 km.