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In 2017 a 52-kilometre (32 mi) paved road was constructed between the villages of Chisumle and Demchok by the Border Roads Organisation of India. The elevation at Umling La of 19,024 feet (5,799 m) surpassed the record previously held by the 18,953-foot (5,777 m) Uturuncu volcano road, Bolivia, making it the world's highest motorable road and pass. [2]
The height according to the Tibet Department of Transportation is 5,565 m (18,258 ft); [1] however, the signage at the road rounded it up to 5,566 m (18,261 ft). In 2005, a Catalan cartographic expedition certified the height to be 5,565.1 m (18,258 ft). [4] [2] At 5,565 metres (18,258 ft), Semo La may be the highest asphalted road in the world.
This is a list of countries (or regions) by total road network size, both paved and unpaved.Also included is additional data on 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.
Bettmeralp, Riederalp and Fiescheralp are car-free resorts. Highest paved roads: Bettmeralp (2,037 m) is a cattle farm, located above Bettmersee (2,009 m) and Bettmeralp village (1,970 m). Riederalp (1,905 m) village is generally located lower, but there is a steep concrete-paved road to near Hotel Riederfurka, to 2,064 m.
1,076 (Highest alpine pass (sealed)) Dansey's Pass: South Island: 935 Dashwood Pass: South Island: 163 Desert Road: ... List of highest paved roads in Europe; References
It is the highest paved road in the Pyrenees. The climb has been featured several times at the Tour de France and Vuelta a España cycling races. The construction of a toll tunnel to avoid the mountain pass started in 1999 and opened to traffic in 2002. The tunnel is located at an altitude of about 2000 metres and is nearly 3 kilometres long. [1]
Longest road in the United States. [4] Ruta Nacional 40: 5,194 km (3,227 mi) Argentina: Cape Virgenes, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina: La Quiaca, Provincia de Jujuy: At km 4601 is the highest road outside the Himalayas with 5000 msal and the longest in South America. Interstate 90: 4,861 km (3,020 mi) United States: Seattle, Washington: Boston ...
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