How Do Roads, Bridges, and Tunnels Help Us Travel?
This section explains how roads, bridges, and tunnels make travel easier, faster, and safer. These important parts of transportation help people and vehicles move across land, over water, and through mountains or crowded cities.
Famous Roads Around the World
- Pan-American Highway (Americas): The world's longest road network, stretching over 30,000 km from Alaska to Argentina.
- Highway 1 (Australia): The longest national highway in a single country, circling the entire Australian mainland.
- Route 66 (USA): A historic route from Chicago to Santa Monica, symbolic of 20th-century American road travel.
- Autobahn (Germany): A high-speed expressway system famous for sections with no speed limit.
- Trans-Siberian Highway (Russia): Spanning over 11,000 km, this is one of the longest continuous road routes in the world.
- Via Appia (Italy): One of the earliest Roman roads, still partly in use today and rich in historical importance.
- Karakoram Highway (Pakistan–China): The highest paved international road, passing through the Himalayas.
- Great Ocean Road (Australia): A scenic coastal road known for its natural beauty and limestone cliffs.
- Pacific Coast Highway (USA): Famous for its breathtaking views along California’s coastline.
- Delhi–Mumbai Expressway (India): One of India’s longest and most advanced expressways, currently under development.
Famous Bridges Around the World
- Golden Gate Bridge (USA): A suspension bridge in San Francisco, known for its iconic red colour and design.
- Howrah Bridge (India): A cantilever bridge over the Hooghly River in Kolkata, handling massive daily traffic.
- Millau Viaduct (France): The tallest bridge in the world, rising 343 metres above the Tarn Valley.
- Akashi Kaikyo Bridge (Japan): The longest suspension bridge in the world, spanning nearly 2 km.
- Brooklyn Bridge (USA): One of the oldest suspension bridges in the US, connecting Manhattan and Brooklyn in New York City.
- Rialto Bridge (Italy): A historic and picturesque bridge crossing the Grand Canal in Venice.
- Sydney Harbour Bridge (Australia): A famous steel arch bridge and symbol of Sydney.
- Tower Bridge (UK): A combined bascule and suspension bridge in London, known for its towers and movable centre.
- Pont du Gard (France): An ancient Roman aqueduct bridge still standing and admired for its engineering.
- Banpo Bridge (South Korea): Known for the Moonlight Rainbow Fountain, the world’s longest bridge fountain in Seoul.
Famous Tunnels Around the World
- Channel Tunnel (UK–France): Also known as the Chunnel, it runs under the English Channel, linking England and France by rail.
- Gotthard Base Tunnel (Switzerland): The world’s longest and deepest railway tunnel, stretching 57 km under the Swiss Alps.
- Seikan Tunnel (Japan): The longest undersea tunnel in the world, connecting Honshu and Hokkaido islands by rail.
- SMART Tunnel (Malaysia): A unique tunnel in Kuala Lumpur used for both road traffic and flood drainage.
- Eisenhower Tunnel (USA): One of the highest road tunnels in the world, passing through the Rocky Mountains in Colorado.
- Laerdal Tunnel (Norway): The world’s longest road tunnel at 24.5 km, connecting Oslo and Bergen.
- Zhongnanshan Tunnel (China): One of the longest two-tube highway tunnels in the world, running through the Qinling Mountains.
- Yamate Tunnel (Japan): Part of the Central Circular Route in Tokyo, it is one of the longest urban tunnels.
- Western Scheldt Tunnel (Netherlands): The longest road tunnel in the Netherlands, connecting South Beveland and Zeeuws-Vlaanderen.
- Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line (Japan): A bridge–tunnel combination under Tokyo Bay, connecting Kawasaki and Kisarazu.
