Tuesday, May 8, 2012

World's Amazing Roads

Here are some photos of Amazing roads which is likely to drive by the adventurous people around the world.

Estrada da Serra do Rio do Rastro (Brazil)
 Below , the road is characterized by steep climbs and hairpin bends.
Driving on this road is an amazing adventure. It is said to be illuminated at night


Estrada de Los Caracoles (Chile)

 

China - Hong Kong Inverter (China)

People driver on opposite sides of the road in Hong Kong and mainland China. By this a Dutch architectural firm proposed this figure-8-shaped bridge People driver on opposite sides of the road in Hong Kong and mainland China.

Tianmen Shan Road (China)

Tian Men Shan is located in Hunan province. It is 10km from top to bottom. The highest point is 1300m above sea level, and the lowest point is 200m, the road took eight years to finish with work starting in 1998, and finishing in 2006. 

Guoliang Road-Tunnel (China)

The tunnel is located in the Taihang Mountains which are situated in the Henan Province of China. Accordingly , photos of the road are often misidentified as photos of the "Road of Death" in Bolivia.

Puxi Viaduct & Shanghai Intersection Spiral

This spiraling interchange will lead you to Nanpu Bridge and is one of the world's largest. Mostly there were four levels of interchange but this one has six !!! It's amazing construction makes it a genius of Chinese engineering.

Paris to Barcelona

The Millau Viaduct is a cable-stayed road-bridge that spans the valley of the river Tarn near Millau in southern France. Designed by the French structural engineer Michel Virlogeux and British architect Norman Foster, it is the tallest bridge in the world...(Courtesy Wikipedia)

 

Col de Turini Pass (France)

It is famous for a stage of the Monte Carlo Rally which is held on the tight road with its many hairpin turns. Until a few years ago, the Col De Turini was also driven at night, with thousands of fans watching the "Night of the Long Knives" as it was called, due to the strong high beam lights cutting through the night. (Wikipedia)

Stelvio Pass (Italy)

The Stelvio Pass (Italian: Passo dello Stelvio; German: Stilfser Joch), located in Italy, at 2757 m (9045 feet) is the highest paved mountain pass in the Eastern Alps, and the second highest in the Alps, slightly below the Col de l'Iseran (2770 m, 9088 feet). ( Wikipedia )

Video: the best of which is the first, from Top Gear.

Iroha-zaka road in Japan were forty eight curves, and in each curves there are plaque with one of the 48 syllables of Japanese Hiragana alphabet..Amazing...

 Cape Whale Coast Road

Connects Gordon's Bay to coastal towns and the route offers something for people of all ages.Those who enjoy whale watching and testing the limits of automotive engineering.

Switzerland

Oberalp Pass

  

Taiwan

Taroko Gorge Road

 

USA

Chesapeake Bay Bridge

 

Southern California

Highway 17, South Carolina

Have you drive into Amazing road? Share your experience , I am open for additional picture collections and excited to hear your great thoughts bout it.

 

 

 

 

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