The World's Most Dangerous Roads

THE WORLD'S MOST DANGEROUS ROADS These expansive, unkempt roadways twist and turn through treacherous rocky mountaintops; they stretch out endlessly across great deserts and marshlands in rarely visited corners of the earth. If you are planning a family road trip, avoid these roads no matter what. NORTH YUNGAS ROAD, BOLIVIA Considered the most dangerous road in the world, this road has no guardrails, tight turns, and a single lane no wider than 10ft! These harrowing conditions, mixed with unsafe driving, inevitably lead to disaster. Length: 43 miles Elevation:11,811 ft Descent: 2,624 ft| 26 Accidents/Year. Many are buses. Average Casualties: 200-300 Year DALTON HIGHWAY, ALASKA Originally built in 1974 as a supply route for the Trans-Alaska Pipeline, it now serves as a major throughway from Fairbanks to Deadhorse, a small community on the Arctic Ocean. Length: 414 miles 56 Yukon River Coldfoot 175 Deadhorse 414 ICY Gravel Road with Enormous Potholes Average Temps Sub-Zero for 6 Months Minimum Visibility, Headlights Always On GUOLIANG TUNNEL ROAD, CHINA Built by Guoliang villagers in the mid 1970s, it is the only means of connection between their village high in the Taihang Mountains and the rest of the world. It was opened in 1977 after a 5-year construction. Length: 2,632 ft Height: 15 ft. Width: 13 ft. Carved by Hand by 13 villagers Hundreds of Feet Above the Ground. TROLLSTIGEN, NORWAY This massive mountain road is probably the most daunting looking road in the world. It zigzags up an intensely steep mountainside, sporadic and random in its path to the top. Elevation: 2,814 ft. Steepest Grade: 9% 11 Hairpin Turns Trucks Longer Than 40 ft. Not Allowed Length: 3.73 Miles SICHUAN-TIBET HIGHWAY, CHINA This extremely long highway passes through many ancient forests, treks across countless treacherous mountain ranges, and shows travellers the beauty, danger, and expansiveness of the Tibetan Plateau. Average Elevation: 15,000 ft. 14 Mountains Crossed Length: 1,500 Miles DANGER: Frequent Landslides THE A682 ROAD, ENGLAND The worst road in all of England, this narrow, single lane road through the countryside has been the home to much carnage and many fatalities. Length: 14 Miles Average Casualties: 10 per Year Average Accidents: 7.3 per Year Favorite of Speeding Motorcyclists PATIOPOULO-PERDIKAKI ROAD, GREECE A very busy dirt / gravel road that is the home of many accidents and fatalities in Greece each year. Farmers, livestock, automobiles, and bicyclists all use the road, and this odd mixture can lead to devastating consequences. Steep Drops on Both Sides of Road Loose Gravel, No Stopping Traction Narrow Road, High Traffic Volume SP-230, BRAZIL This is the section of BR-116 that connects São Paulo and Curitiba. It is the most dangerous stretch of the nation's second longest highway, and was nicknamed "Rodovia da Morte" by the locals because of its high volume of traffic accidents. Length: 253 Miles BR 116 Highest Frequency of Accidents in Brazil DANGER: Poorly Maintained, Many Potholes Bandits Stopping and Looting Cars COMMONWEALTH AVE., PHILIPPINES The largest highway in the Philippines, it is in Quezon City, Metro Manila, and expands to as wide as 18 lanes. Locals, because of the frequency of accidents, have dubbed it the “Killer Highway." Average Casualties: 10 per Month Average Accidents: 10 per Week Poor Signage Throughout Length: 7.7 Miles KOLYMA HIGHWAY, RUSSIA Initially constructed in the Stalin era, this road that connects Magdan with the Arctic town of Yakutsk, is very dangerous to navigate in the winter, but even more dangerous in the summer. Summer: Heavy Rain Causes Mud Pits,Trapping Cars. Length: 1,180 Miles DANGER: Bandits Looting Cars Stuck in Mud Winter: -50F, Black Ice, Snow, Low Visibility When traveling down one of these dangerous roads, car insurance is surely a driver's best friend, and no insurance company does a better job than IFA Auto! Sources: http://list25.com/25-most-dangerous-roads-in-the-world/ http://www.oddee.com/item_96660.aspx http://www.travelandleisure.com/slideshows/worlds-scariest-roads http://www.dangerousroads.org/ http://www.visitnorway.com http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/metro-manila/12/20/10/commo nwealth-ave-killer-highway-police