What is the longest straightest road in America?

North Dakota claims its Highway 46 is the longest straight road in the US and Canada. Slight bends aside, the motorway boasts a 31-mile dead straight stretch from Gackle to Beaver Greek. However, the aforementioned Bonneville Salt Flat road is meant to be longer, at 35 miles.
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What is the straightest road in the US?

North Dakota likes to brag that state highway 46, running 124 miles from Streeter to Lithia, is perfectly straight. On the map you can see that it does have the occasional jog, like where it crosses the Sheyenne River at Little Yellowstone State Park.
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What is the longest straight street in the US?

"North Dakota Highway 46, is supposedly the straightest of them all -- plumb line straight -- the longest straight road in America. It stretches across 123 miles of north Dakota prairie from Hwy 30 in the west to a nameless county blacktop just past I-29 in the east, a steady 20 miles south of I-94."
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What is the longest straight stretch of road?

Saudi Arabia's Highway 10 is the world's longest stretch of completely straight road, StepFeed reported. The highway that stretches from Haradh to Al Batha is around 256 kilometres and cuts through the Rub Al-Khali desert.
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What is the longest single road in the US?

US Route 20, part of the US Numbered Highway System, is the longest road in America.
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What's the Longest Drivable Distance on Earth?



What is the shortest interstate in the US?

1.06 miles – I-375, Michigan. The nation's (current) shortest signed interstate.
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What is the longest road in north America?

Route 66 might be known as America's Mother Road, but U.S. Route 20 is called "Big Daddy" for good reason. It's the longest road in the U.S., stretching from Boston, Massachusetts, to Newport, Oregon. A mega road trip along this epic route will take you through 12 states and across 3,365 miles.
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What is the longest single road in the world?

Spanning some 19,000 miles, the Pan-American Highway is the longest roadway in the world. Starting in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, the road moves south, passing through Canada, the United States, Mexico, and Central America.
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What is the longest state highway?

As of 2007, the longest state highway in the nation is Montana Highway 200, which is 706.624 miles (1,137.201 km) long.
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What is the longest street in the world?

At 1,896 km, Guinness recognized Yonge St as the Longest Street in the World. the longest street in the world. Whether it still is, is up for debate, because of changes in the roads near Barrie.
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What US city has the most interstates?

Re: What city has the most interstates? Washington-Baltimore has 18: 95, 495, 395 (VA, DC), 295, 695 (DC), 695 (MD), 895, 195, 795, 83, 97, 270, 370, 70, 66, and 595.
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Why is it called Death Valley Road?

Why is it called Death Valley? Death Valley was given its forbidding name by a group of pioneers lost here in the winter of 1849-1850. Even though, as far as we know, only one of the group died here, they all assumed that this valley would be their grave.
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Can you walk from Africa to Russia?

Stretching 14,000 miles (22,387km) from Cape Town in South Africa to Magadan in Russia, this route might be the world's longest walk, and it certainly sounds gruelling.
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What is the longest trip by car?

At nearly 30,000 miles, The Pan American Highway is by far and away the longest road trip roads in the world. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, Pan American Highway is the longest designated road in the world.
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What road has the most lanes?

"With 26 lanes in certain parts, the Katy Freeway, or Interstate 10, is the widest highway in the world. It serves more than 219,000 vehicles daily in Texas. Built in the 1960s, Interstate 10 expands across a 23-mile stretch from its intersection with Interstate 610 to the city of Katy in Texas."
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Is there a road that connects North and South America?

The Pan-American Highway is a network of roads, extending from Prudhoe Bay, Alaska to Ushuaia, Argentina. According to the Guinness World Records, the 48,000km highway, which runs through the North and South American continents, is the world's longest 'motorable road'.
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Which state has the fastest drivers?

Top 10 Speediest States
  • Massachusetts. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts starts out our list of Top 10 Speediest States. ...
  • Delaware. The tiny state of Delaware can hold its own in the title fight for quick drivers. ...
  • South Carolina. ...
  • New Mexico. ...
  • Maryland. ...
  • Mississippi. ...
  • North Dakota. ...
  • Vermont.
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What is the furthest south you can drive?

The furthest south you can drive in South America is Ushuaia in Argentina and make your way to the end of highway 3. This is where the road stops and only boats are able to navigate the islands scattered around before you hit the open ocean.
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What are the 4 states not served by an interstate?

The four state capitals not served by the interstate highway system are: Juneau, AK; Dover, DE; Jefferson City, MO; and Pierre, SD.
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What is the busiest interstate in the US?

Los Angeles' section of I-405 serves an estimated 379,000 vehicles per day, making it the busiest interstate in any American city. Texas came in second, with people driving more than 55.7 billion miles on its interstates, followed by Florida at 34.7 billion miles and Ohio at 31.4 billion miles.
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What interstate goes through the most states?

I-95 may not be the longest interstate, but it covers the most states in the country, spanning 1,920 miles through 15 states plus the District of Columbia. This massive road takes you from the sunny shores of Miami to the cooler town of Houlton in Maine on the US-Canada border.
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Which US city has the best roads?

A new study from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce ranked Philadelphia's roads the best in the country. NBC10's Matt DeLucia gets reactions from drivers who strongly disagreed. A new national study using artificial intelligence found that Philadelphia has the best roads in the nation.
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