List of longest highways – Wikipedia
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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.
Longest highways overall[edit]
| Name | Length | Location | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pan-American Highway | 30,000 km (19,000 mi)[1] | Americas | Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, United States 
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Puerto Montt or Quellón, Chile  or Ushuaia, Argentina 
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Longest road according to the Guinness Book of Records.[2]
Incomplete at the Darién Gap, causing the northern and southern segments to be actually long about 11,500 and 9,600 km. |
| Asian Highway 1 | 20,557 km (12,774 mi) | Eurasia | Kapıkule, Turkey 
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Tokyo, Japan 
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Longest uninterrupted highway. |
| 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 
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Khosravi, Iran 
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| Trans-Siberian Highway | 11,000 km (6,800 mi) | Russia | St. Petersburg 
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Vladivostok
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Longest non-loop route within a single country. |
| Asian Highway 6 | 10,475 km (6,509 mi) | Eurasia | Busan, South Korea 
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Belarusian border, Russia
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| Asian Highway 5 | 10,380 km (6,450 mi) | Eurasia | Shanghai, China 
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Bulgarian border, Turkey
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| National Highway 219 | 10,000 km (6,200 mi) | China | Kom-Kanas, Xinjiang
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Dongxing, Guangxi
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Longest route in China. Parts still under construction. |
| Asian Highway 9 | 10,000 km (6,200 mi) | Eurasia | St. Petersburg, Russia
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Lianyungang
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| National Highway 331 | 9,200 km (5,700 mi) | China | Dandong, Liaoning
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Altay, Xinjiang
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Parts still under construction. |
| European route 40 | 8,690 km (5,400 mi) | Eurasia | Calais, France 
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Ridder, Kazakhstan 
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Longest E-road. |
| European route 60 | 8,200 km (5,100 mi) | Eurasia | Brest, France
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Irkeshtam, Kyrgyzstan 
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| National Highway 228 | 7,800 km (4,800 mi)[3] | China | Dandong, Liaoning
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Dongxing, Guangxi
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Parts still under construction |
| Trans-Canada Highway | 7,476 km (4,645 mi) | Canada | Victoria and Haida Gwaii, British Columbia 
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St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador
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Longest road route in Canada. |
| Asian Highway 3 | 7,331 km (4,555 mi) | Asia | Ulan-Ude, Russia
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Chiang Rai, Thailand 
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Divided into two unconnected sections. |
| European route 45 | 5,190 km (3,220 mi) | Europe | Alta, Norway 
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Gela, Sicily, Italy 
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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
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Boston, Massachusetts
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Longest road in the United States.[4] |
| Interstate 90 | 4,861 km (3,020 mi) | United States | Seattle, Washington
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Boston, Massachusetts
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Longest Expressway. |
| BR-101 | 4,658 km (2,894 mi) | Brazil | Touros-RN 
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São José do Norte-RS
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Longest highway in South America. |
| National Highway 44 | 4,658 km (2,894 mi) | India | Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir 
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Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu
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Longest national highway of India. |
| Chile Route 5 | 3,364 km (2,090 mi) | Chile | Peruvian border at Arica
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Puerto Montt
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Part of the Pan-American Highway. |
| Pan-Philippine Highway (AH26) | 3,380 km (2,100 mi) | Philippines | Laoag 
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Zamboanga
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Longest highway in Southeast Asia.[verification needed] |
| National route 1 | 3,087 km (1,918 mi) | DR Congo | Boma 
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Lubumbashi
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Longest highway in Africa.[verification needed] |
Longest expressways[edit]
| Name | Length | Location | From 1 | From 2 | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interstate 90 | 4,861 km (3,020 mi) | United States | Seattle, Washington | Boston, Massachusetts | Longest Interstate Highway in the United States | |
| Interstate 80 | 4,666 km (2,899 mi) | United States | San Francisco, California | Teaneck, New Jersey | ||
| G30 Lianyungang–Khorgas Expressway | 4,244 km (2,637 mi) | China | Lianyungang, Jiangsu | Khorgas, Xinjiang | Longest expressway in China | |
| Interstate 40 | 4,119 km (2,559 mi) | United States | Barstow, California | Wilmington, North Carolina | ||
| Interstate 10 | 3,960 km (2,460 mi) | United States | Santa Monica, California | Jacksonville, Florida | ||
| G6 Beijing–Lhasa Expressway | 3,718 km (2,310 mi) | China | Beijing | Lhasa, Tibet | Sections between Nagqu and Golmud still incomplete | |
| G15 Shenyang–Haikou Expressway | 3,710 km (2,310 mi) | China | Shenyang, Liaoning | Haikou, Hainan | ||
| G25 Changchun–Shenzhen Expressway | 3,580 km (2,220 mi) | China | Changchun, Jilin | Shenzhen, Guangdong | ||
| Interstate 70 | 2,151 km (1,337 mi) | United States | Cove Fort, Utah | Baltimore, Maryland | ||
| G7 Beijing–Ürümqi Expressway | 2,540 km (1,580 mi)[5] | China | Beijing | Ürümqi, Xinjiang | ||
| North–South expressway | 1,941 km (1,206 mi) | Vietnam | Hanoi | Cần Thơ | Majority of the route still planned or under construction |
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