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The Pico del Veleta road. This is a list of the highest paved roads in Europe.It includes roads that are at least 1 kilometre (0.62 miles) long and whose culminating point is at least 2,000 metres (6,562 feet) above sea level.
The highest paved road in Ireland. [12: 780 m: Route 910: Mid-Atlantic Ridge Iceland: pass: Egilsstaðir & Kárahnjúkar [13] The highest paved road in Iceland (there are several higher unpaved roads, often requiring 4x4 cars, of which the highest is F821 at 944m) [14
This is a list of countries (or regions) by total road network size, both paved and unpaved.Also included is additional data on road network density and the length of each country or region's controlled-access highway network (also known as a motorway, expressway, freeway, etc.), designed for high vehicular traffic.
The access road that takes one to approximately 10 metres below the summit is the highest paved road in Europe across the mountains from Granada to the western Alpujarras. This road was built before the creation of the Sierra Nevada National Park in 1999. [4] It has since been closed to general traffic beyond Hoya de la Mora, just above the ski ...
The two kilometre long teardrop shaped loop around the Cime de la Bonette peak (2,860 m (9,380 ft)) from either side of the pass is the highest paved through route in the Alps. [citation needed] The road around the Cime de la Bonette reaches an altitude of 2,802 m (9,193 ft), but this is not a "pass", but merely a scenic
Highest point. The highest point is dependent upon the definition of Europe: The Caucasus Mountains watershed divide is the most common definition for the European/Asian border. This places the highest point at Mount Elbrus, Russia (5,642 metres; 18,506 feet), which is 11 km (6.8 mi) onto the European side of the Caucasus watershed divide.
The Tremola San Gottardo, located in the Canton of Ticino, is the longest road monument in Switzerland and is listed in the inventory of the historic Swiss roads (IVS). [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It connects the municipality of Airolo (1175 m a.s.l.) to the Gotthard Pass (2106 m a.s.l.).
The Sognefjellsvegen or Sognefjellsveien is the highest mountain pass road in Northern Europe. Part of County Road 55 , it is located in Innlandet and Vestland counties in Norway . It is a national tourist road and starts in the village of Lom in the municipality of Lom , it then travels over the Sognefjell mountain area, and it ends in the ...