What is the longest national highway in the world?
Australia's national highway 1 is a network of highways that circumnavigate the country, joining all mainland state capitals. At a total length of approximately 14,500 km (9,000 mi), it is the longest national highway in the world, surpassing the Trans-Siberian Highway (11,000 km or 6,800 mi) and the Trans-Canada Highway (8,030 km or 4,990 mi).
It was created as part of the National Route Numbering system, adopted in 1955. Many of the other national routes are tributaries of Highway 1.
US 20 is a coast-to-coast route and major route spanning 3,365 miles (5,415 km), it is the longest road in the United States.
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Ramrod
" Longest national highway" is what I didn't take into consideration, Highway one is the longest national highway where as the Pan American Highway, which is the longest in the world, is an international highway
lls
Ramrod, I tripped up, there, too...
Joy Holbrook
Richard G Schwartz, anyone who doesn't get their kicks travelling this highway is either blind or brain dead. I've travelled most of it, so I've seen lush green countryside, rainforest, semi arid country and desert. Salt flats, the incredible coastline and most of our native flora and fauna. The thing about Highway 1, is that it doesn't just cross the country horizontally or vertically. Because it's circular, it passes through many climatic zones. That's what makes it so interesting.
Nicholas Miernicki
Darlene Davidson, Me too!