What is the world's longest STRAIGHT road?

Highway 85, running from the Haradh area near Saudi Arabia's eastern border to Badha, near their border with the United Arab Emirate is the longest, completely straight road in the world. It is about 160 miles (260 km) of road without any turns, bends or curves and runs through the ever shifting sands of the Rub al Khali, also known as the Empty Quarter. This is one of the hottest, driest places on earth, with temperatures reaching over 122 degrees (50 C) in the day and plunging to near freezing at night.

Other long, very straight roads include the "90 mile straight" in Australia, running between Balladonia and Caiguna and is actually 91 miles long. A 31 mile stretch of Highway 43, running between Beaver Creek and Gackle, North Dakota is the longest straight section of highway in the US.

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Phyllis Hall

Every source I checked online confirms the 90 mile straight in Australia as the worlds' longest straight road. Even maps confirm this, so I think this is an incorrect entry.

Carolina Shaver

My research also shows the 90 mile straight in Australia

James A. Henson

This is just a plain LIE! They are constantly doing this!

Richard Ward

90 mile straight. What's the source of the Highway 85 answer????

Gery Tillmanns

The attached source says 90 Mile. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eyre_Highway

Mary Peterson

Check your facts it,s in australia

Whitney Brown

The picture gave it away. Dust storm.

Bruce Lassen

I guessed the "correct" answer but it was really the wrong answer. Australia's is really the longest at 1,041 mi. while Highway 85 is 693 mi. long. I checked. Am I wrong?

jcurdie

http://www.dangerousroads.org/rankings23/3759-the-10-longest-straight-roads-in-the-world.html Following the heart of Saudi Arabia, the Highway 85 is 693 miles(1,116 km) of straightness close to the border with Jordan. This asphalted road links Jubail (in the Eastern province on the Persian Gulf coast of Saudi Arabia) and Turaif in Northern Borders Province. It’s a straight road running right through the desert for 9 h 15 min perfectly straight, but the corners are very long sweepers, when they do come about. So the above web site and reference makes the answer to the question completely wrong. I did some major research, and it took me about 10 min to find this answer

albro

They left out a very important detail at the end of their answer:Highway 85. It starts with BUT!!! Following the heart of Saudi Arabia, the Highway 85 is 693 miles(1,116 km) of straightness close to the border with Jordan. This asphalted road links Jubail (in the Eastern province on the Persian Gulf coast of Saudi Arabia) and Turaif in Northern Borders Province. It’s a straight road running right through the desert for 9 h 15 min perfectly straight, BUT the corners are very long sweepers, when they do come about.

Jean Coughlin Theroux

This answer is wrong, it is the 90 Mile Straight in Australia.

Janice Fish

Opinion differs

Deborah Douglas

The answer is not Saudi Arabia.

Janice Marler

Mine shows Australia, too.

Denise Styers

That's what I found, too. Australia.

Julie Ann Them

Julie Ann Them, Saudi Arabia 10 is 162 straight miles but Australia 90 is listed by several sources as longest straight Road.

Julie Ann Them

90-mile Straight is the correct answer.

Verla Blackwell

I agree. Unacceptable.

Jim Laughner

I too was curious about this answer so I did some research and found that the longest straight road in the world is indeed in Saudi Arabia but it is not identified as "Highway 85". It is identified as "Highwat 10" which runs from Haradh all the way to a slight bend near the Emirati border. The descriptions sound like they are talking about the same highway but the names don't match. I can find several sources stating "Highway 10" as being the longst but can't find a single match on any search engine for "Highway 85". FWIW, I answered The "90 Mile Straight" in Australia. I was way off.

Anne Patrick

Isn't that Highway 10 in Saudi Arabia?

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