STRANGEST ROADS in the World

[@tantejopie268]

As one who has driven the eyre highway ( Nullarbor Plain ) numerous times, let me correct the narrator when he says.. there are not many places to stop. Fuel stations are available ( roughly ) every 2 hours of travel, in a family car. Rest areas for overnight camping are also frequently scattered along the highway. Some have toilet facilities, fuel, stores, motels.. etc. And yes, it can take 3 DAYS to cross the Nullarbor, but I've always enjoyed seeing the wide, brown, dry, dusty and hot locale. Hubby and myself woke up one morning in our lil campervan at 5.45am. We were on the road by 6.30 am. I drove solidly until 5.30pm... and WE WERE STILL ON THE EYRE HIGHWAY.. l o l. Australia is a huge country, if you visit, do not underestimate the conditions and roads. Stay safe.

[@newgabe09]

The road to Ladakh in the mid 1970s. Unforgettable. Enormous drops, no rails, constant landslides. Could see vehicles down at the bottom of ravines. No chance anyone would ever come to rescue/help if your car went off. Families of locals would appear to patch the road up after almost every car. Trip took 2 days. Then had to come back.

[@silva7493]

Mighty nice of them!!

[@gaiaiulia]

That Yungas Road is giving me anxiety just watching the video. Terrifying. Great video, thanks.

[@roughriderfishing7755]

Just wanted to let you know. . . Americans do not hate rules. We hate the double standard. “Justice for me but not for thee.” Yeah, we hate that.

[@hollyedwards4789]

No Americans light to band rules and not just flat out bend them most of the time

[@roughriderfishing7755]

@@hollyedwards4789 The only Americans who actively and willingly bend the rules are the ones who make them.

[@hollyedwards4789]

@roughriderfishing7755 lol I bend laws every day and I promise you I'm not no wear near close to the social class of people that make laws or etcetera

[@Kari.F.]

​@@roughriderfishing7755 There are rules that the wealthy elite and politicians can bend because the sanctions that would ruin regular people aren't even noticeable to them. There is no unwillingness to break the rules and laws among everyday Americans, though. How many times did we hear "it is my constitutional right to not wear a mask in stores and on airplanes" during the pandemic? Decades ago, it was their "constitutional right" not to wear seat belts and secure their children, so there's nothing new about that "you can't tell ME what to do" attitude in the American population.

[@redmatters9318]

Not when it comes to people of colour in the USA then only white lives only matter.

[@coyoteself]

A lot of people are saying that the musical highway east of Albuquerque is no longer there. Don't worry, as of yesterday it was STILL there. But the signs saying where it is are now gone, the rumble strips are only 18" wide and easy to miss and due to age, the tune has mellowed out some. But it's STILL there

[@abigailhamiltonactor]

I'm glad to find out that it's still there, BUT, could the narrator please SHUT - UP, and let us, who will never travel it, HEAR the song of the road?

[@SantoshK.Mangalore]

Sure, I would love to hear a musical road.

[@bubbawyman8411]

I don’t know his name, but the narrator of the videos (including this one) on this channel is hands down one of my favorites of any on KZbin. Speaks clearly, not too fast or slow, and is able to inject a slight bit of humor without going overboard with it. You help to make all of your videos pleasant and enjoyable, as well as being informative. Thank you, sir, for the work you do here. - Robert Brown

[@jstewart3476]

Many voices on here are robovoices. Listen for mispronunciations especially within the same video. Finding a real one is hard, let alone one that is good.

[@AbsentWithoutLeaving]

@@jstewart3476 This one sounds real. None of the hesitancy, none of the odd pauses or slight mispronounciations or putting the accent on the wrong syllable...if this is AI, he's at the top of his class.

[@gloria88246]

his name is Chris Kane and he is awesome!!💯💯👍

[@bubbawyman8411]

Thank you! @@gloria88246

[@familydogg1234]

Narrator sound familiar? Charlie Sheen

[@joostprins3381]

I drove the Karakoram Highway in 1988, we did it with a simple 3 cilinder Japanese car and went all the way to the Chinese border without a fuss. We saw the Nanga Parbat, the Rakaposhi and many fabulous scenery. And yes, lot of parts had landslides and on some parts small rocks hit the car, but it still is a memory which I will never forget.

[@technicalmasterasif]

Welcome to pakistan again if you come...😊 i am from pakistan..

[@joostprins3381]

@@technicalmasterasif thank you, I used to live in Karachi in 1976/77 (with my parents), later 1988/89 my parents used to live in Peshawar and I visited them a lot. Always very friendly people and a joy to be there!

[@_TONY_Az]

Wow i ha vqv😢@18202

[@dr.saifuddin7096]

​@@joostprins3381welcome to Pakistan and Peshawar ❤️🌹🇵🇰🥰

[@klondikechris]

Some odd choices. The Dempster Highway is longer than the Dalton (737.5km vs 666.3), and has less services on it. It is one of the world's great drives, going from near Dawson Ciity, Yukon, to Tuktoyaktuk NWT. It has ice bridges in winter. There is an ice bridge across the Yukon River at Dawson City that is rated to 50,000kg, Fuel trucks can drive over it! In the shoulder seasons, the weight limit drops.

[@MarvinBenson-s3e]

As an Aussie I'm proud we got two entries into this list!. Scary roads magnificent views .

[@ruidasilva4348]

Eee

[@gasongojeconie9679]

​@@ruidasilva4348¹11😅c

[@manifestationmagic65]

Number 3 and number 1

[@davids6533]

Wow! This is awesome! Thanks for sharing this with us! What beautiful sights!

[@sergekudrynskyj6662]

I can recall reading about the Siberian gulags, filled as they were 65% or more with Ukrainians during the 20th century. One recollection in regards to the 'road of bones' or similar, is about a story in one of the gulags, about how, during a spring thaw, a whole hillside uncovered huge number of corpses of zeks, gulag inmates. Their conditions of work and of living, were, according to accounts of survivors, and they do exist, survivors and written accounts, were very dismal. I have worked in Australia, in remote construction camps, on oil rigs and a bit in mining. In those places in Australia, heated and cooled cabin were used, the food served was very good, as much as you could eat, laundry, washing, toilet facilities were good, and all of those things were free, with a wage thrown in, quite often a better than usual wage. Very unlike to what I have been reading from eyewitnesses of the Russian gulags, the ones that survived their unjustified 10 or 20 year slave labour stretch in Siberia. In the Komi region of Siberia, if a zek(gulag inmate) escaped, any settlers in those region or regions was financially rewarded for shooting an escapee. An escapee would be hard pressed to escape anyway, from way up there. Also, I read that there was at a time an uprising by the zeks, sticks against guns, and the zeks were apparently shot.

[@BrightSeaStar]

Tragic but fascinating

[@williamromine5715]

There is a road called the Going To The Sun highway, in Glacier National Park in Montana(U.S.) that is similar to these roads. It is closed in winter because of snow depth. Like these roads, the scenery is beautiful, but the switch backs and drop offs are demanding. That road in Australia is also the flattest road in the world. It is so flat that you can see the curvature of the world. If you could stretch a string from one end to the other end, one inch at each end off the road, it would be one inch every where, but the middle of the length of the road, because the world is round would actually be "higher" than each end.

[@annoyed707]

Flerfers would still deny the curvature.

[@liamuerti]

Wow ! So Amazing ! Thanks for the information, new knowledge !

[@auntyconnie3941]

These roads are very scary and dangerous to me. I will not like to be near these roads. Thank so much for these videos and education

[@johngraves6878]

That was fascinating. I made some notes so I can remember to travel these interesting roads some day. Too bad I was in the italian Alps last year -- should have checked out Stelvio Pass. Maybe next time.

[@CymruDad]

Can’t believe you showed the musical highway but didn’t let the video sound show us what it sounds like!

[@szili76]

For copyright reasons.

[@adrianinfinix5851]

Kecepatan kenapa jalan terlalu bahaya tau

[@williedaniel6194]

Scary 😨 roads magnificent views 👌

[@marciacochran4681]

I have never seen these roads before thank you plus I love your voice

[@ChrisKane-]

Thank you! 😊

[@gloria88246]

​@@ChrisKane-You are a treasure Chris Kane ❤

[@derlinux-mann229]

You tell and tell and tell about an amazing musical highway, but we don't hear a single second of that sound here.

[@philippe5518]

As a bid to combat fatigue along the Eyre Highway Australia, they have constructed a 18-hole par 72 golf course stretched along its length to encourage people to have a break as they travel. It's the world's longest golf course.

[@BrightSeaStar]

iNCREDIBLE !

[@dvongrad]

Alaska has the LOWEST population DENSITY, but it is NOT the least populated. Both Vermont and Wyoming have lower populations.

[@petergibson2318]

Wyoming State has fewer people than a few blocks of New York City.

[@TheWebWheeler]

We have the same thing in Lancaster CA. It known as the musical highway & was originally build for I think it was a Honda commercial, but its very cool hearing your tires play music driving down the road.

[@themaskaraltd9235]

It was very good to see the videos about many scary roads

[@adrianglitman539]

AWESOME VIDEO TOP FIVE

[@rabababbas4881]

North youngest road reminds me of road from Hunza to Naran. It climbs to the highest point in Pakistan, temperature 0⁰c Babusar top, n descends suddenly to the hottest n driest point Chillas temperature 41⁰c. N yes Atabad lake is one of the wonders of the world, n so is the Atabad road. Indeed it's not for the faint of hearts. The highest border in the world lies here in kurakoram highway, called Khunjarab pass. Love from Pakistan.😊

[@fujimama892]

We have 2 floating bridges in Seattle spanning Lake Washington; the I-90 bridge and the State Route 520 bridge. At one point, due to some mismanaged maintenance, the I-90 bridge sank during a storm. the SR 520 bridge has been expanded and the work to complete the western end of the expansion is currently under way.

[@donhagerty5669]

I HAVE DRIVEN ACROSS THOSE BRIDGES MANY TIMES

[@maggiesmith4689]

Me, too. I go from Tacoma to Port Angeles. And home.

[@XVeganDaveGodFreeX]

I came to make the same comment! Growing up on Mercer Island, I've crossed the I-90 floating bridge many times, both the old one and the new span.

[@nickysturzu]

You spoke of the Transfagarasean Highway in Romania...how come it's not on this list?

[@deu8894]

This video was quite a journey

[@sergekudrynskyj6662]

That Kolyma road in Siberia O have heard about. Apparently, those 'political' prisoners were mostly people from behind the iron curtain who dared to have nationalistic sentiments, other than Russian sentiments. In other words, they were mostly innocents, or ever better than innocents because they were brave enough to voice their own nationalistic adherences. Incidentally, 60 to 80% of people in the gulags were Ukrainians, sent, as other were, to be denationalised from their individual nationalities, and to help develop Siberia by the use of slave labour. Apparently, they had a daily quota of work to fulfill, and if they failed, their daily food rations were halved or reduced. Over time this lead to premature death. A Russian or Soviet luminary convinced Stalin that if a zek, in inmate of a gulag camp survived for 3 months, and new inmates were brought in, the whole gulag system would be viable. Stalin agreed with the idea forwarded by one Frenkel. Kolyma had, or has, large gold reserves, and the temperature goes down to -70°Celsius. USA vice president went there during WW2. All regions where the zeks were werecraftily hidden, and after the war Wallace, the vicepresident agreed that he had been duped. Another bit of info is that one reads that people were transported to the gulags in cattletrucks having an open toilet in the middle of a carriage. One reads also, that after a trip of several days to Siberia, when a carriages, wagons, doors were opened, often a few dead bodies tumbled out, just from the trip. Another piece of info worth knowing is that, when Ukrainians were forcibly sent to Siberia to the gulags, their vacated abodes were resettled by Russians brought from the north to colonise Ukraine, denationalise it, with the original inhabitants, Ukes, having been sent to woop-woop in Siberia. Crafty Muscovy politics, eh.! And that is not all! 80 or 90 years ago the resettlements tookplace in this story, and now, in Ukraine, those buggers from Russia resettled in Ukraine, their kids and grandkids, who are the present day 'separatists' in Ukraine, are clamouring to have their resettled areas of Ukraine, joined to Russia. They even called in some agitators from Russia, in order to forward their claims, and these actions, and others have led to the invasion of Ukraine in 2014 and in February 2022 and to now, July, 2023. Rotten Russian politics, now transparently known beyond any facade. I have noticed that several Ukrainian refugees from 2022, who have come to Australia are speaking in Russian, not in their native Ukrainian language, and when queried about this they reply that in eastern Ukraine, there used to be 10 Russian schools to 1 Ukrainian, and if you wanted to get ahead in life, you went with the flow, so to speak. However, in newer times, apparently the story is that, in most of Ukraine, Ukrainian is being reintroduced, after many years of being somewhat neglected as part of Russia's former denationalisation program. During the 20th century, they event had a catchcry for nationalities other than theirs, the rotten buggers that they were and are. The term was' bougeouis nationalism'. In other words, no nationalism other than their rotten Muscovite one. Go figure?!

[@barbarachambers7974]

These roads give me anxiety... especially if two cars or pedestrians.

[@dvgolf9915]

That Guoliang tunnel is absolutely insane that 13 people made it only in 5 years without proper equipment.. Insane...

[@charlyme7925]

I’m so impressed !

[@efudoishido7480]

Highest road in use in the world is Uturuncu in southern Bolivia, 5730 m or 18.799 feet high. Regarding Khardung LA, the signs at the top are claiming that this is the highest road in the world, but, unfortunately, the sign exaggerates the height by some 800 feet and even if it was as high as it claims, Uturuncu in Bolivia would still be higher by a small margin. Unfortunately, despite lots of misinformation, the Protected Area Pass does not allow access to Khardung La as it is one of the excluded areas in Kashmir. If you are an Indian citizen and resident, you can go up there with an ILP permit, but to the majority of the world, the pass is out of bounds.

[@teacherguy5084]

The Washington State bridge referred to is the Evergreen Point Floating Bridge, not the Evergreen Floating Point Bridge. Floating Point is a term related to mathematical computer calculations (as opposed to integer-based calculations. Evergreen Point is the name of a small peninsula on the east side of Lake Washington, which is where the east end of the bridge is located. In very windy weather with high wave action on the lake, you can feel the bridge deck rising and falling, but the period of the wave is fairly long, on the order of 5 to 10 seconds.

[@gemfyre855]

Done the Eyre Highway multiple times. The servos are specifically spaced so you'll get between them on an average tank of fuel. Have also driven even more remote, dusty dirt roads in Australia's north.

[@nexus3180]

My first crossing of the Eyre in 73’ was memorable, HQ Holden three months old and if I remember correctly there was still 260 miles of dirt road if you could call it that.

[@gedstrom]

I drove the Dalton Highway solo back in 2016. It was a GREAT trip! I wish I could do it again, but it probably won't happen. Seeing the midnight sun in late June was a once-in-a-lifetime experience for me. But don't tackle it without some serious planning!

[@vilma3502]

I was a bit sad that you didn't play just a little of the highway tune xxxx

[@halinasarnecka2322]

Interesting video👍

[@FlashoftheBlades]

Tianmen is also the setting for one of the Hillclimb tracks in V-Rally 4, and despite being a simcade, it’s still a challenging route.

[@JohnWick-tt5uv]

Nice 😊😊😊

[@HumanityArchives_AmbienceWalks]

These roads are mesmerising! Wow 😮

[@Leopez02]

We are going to The Lapland and Norway on Summer's July and IT would Be nice to try that trollstigen Road But I'll think father dont Want drive that Road...

[@sheilaludwig6558]

I wouldn't drive on them. But I found this interesting

[@mushtaqahmad-ld7ei]

Most informative vidios thank so much.

[@papasom3337]

Kim’s going up, Keke’s going down at the same time, when they meet, who shifts to reverse?! 😮

[@OrdinaryDude]

There are TWO floating bridges crossing Lake Washington near Seattle, not one.

[@LauraS1]

Not to mention the floating bridge that crosses Hood Canal.

[@XVeganDaveGodFreeX]

Yep, and one section of the I-90 bridge at the bottom of Lake Washington!

[@Seashelle564]

​@@LauraS1I live near the hood canal bridge. It's incredible during a wind storm forcing its closure and a drive along the east 101 to Mason County.

[@LauraS1]

@@Seashelle564 I live near it, too. 🙂

[@Seashelle564]

@@LauraS1 fun times!

[@shirleybrooks1599]

I live in Albuquerque and we really love driving over the musical highway.

[@petiertje]

If you like driving. I highly recommend the Stelvio pass. It's an amazing road to drive and quite fun.

[@somendra_wpradhan8638]

Nepal is a place to be for some driving...... from the flat plains to the meandering roads across hills and mountains...and beautiful landscape and culture

[@thev90]

some parts of Norway should be on this list.

[@bjarulez]

I live next to a theme park/amusement Park that has a small lake with a pontoon bridge across, its weird to walk across

[@Not_invinceble]

Hmmm.....

[@davecottrell3044]

The section of Highway 99 known as the Duffy Lake Road between Lillooet and Pemberton, British Columbia should be on this list, too!

[@judil3294]

Eyre highway reminds me of the trip from El Paso to Houston Texas. My memories may be skewed by the fact it was a July with an un-airconditioned car, but it totally felt a long, flat, hot, boring eternity.

[@jamesvandemark2086]

Stelvio Pass- much adored by fans of Top Gear!

[@pierremainstone-mitchell8290]

As an Aussie I'm proud we got two entries into this list!🙃

[@angelbulldog4934]

Seasick...carsick...it's all motion sickness. How well I know.

[@danielobrien1571]

Would you be a lady with very long hair? I find that feature quite stunning, describe it and how it looks?

[@wozslater7695]

Well done...

[@topfives]

Have you driven any of these roads before? Let us know in the comments!

[@willyvonbusche729]

I have driven Trollstigen many, many times and I love it. By the way, "Trollstigen" does not mean Trolls path but Trolls ladder.

[@CLM2204]

Any Body who chooses to drive on any these roads especially on a motorcycle - is proof that they have NO Brains… but the key is that they have No Fears of dying with pains until it happens.

[@louise_rose]

I have rode several times on the ice roads (at 4:10) as a child; we lived in the city of Östersund nearby for about two years. Very exciting! The ice is strong enough to carry loaded pick-up trucks, and the temperature can drop below -30 C.

[@knrdvmmlbkkn]

"By the way, "Trollstigen" does not mean Trolls path but Trolls ladder." Not "Trolls" but "Troll's" or "Trolls'." Well, "stigen" is an obsolete (but current Swedish) spelling of "stien"; cf. Vårstigen at Dovre. So "the path" would probably be the correct translation.

[@00bean00]

The Yungas part is missing a chapter heading

[@jez2466]

Trollstigen looks to be wide, well paved and has crash barriers. I hate mountain roads but that looks fine.

[@UgleZett]

Trollstigen means "The troll's ladder". Lots of trolls in Norway.

[@netizencapet]

Must admit, all the roads in China really do impress. Makes me want to visit (despite the irks and problems associated with such a venture).

[@scaredy-cat]

People have built incredible things, however until I grow my wings, nope

[@comienly]

You should check Me Pin pass in Cao Bang, Vietnam. It’s about 2 miles with 14 hairpins. Stunningly beautiful.

[@koalasez1200]

Every now and then I can detect the same tone and timbre of voice as the narrator for “Dear Kitten”. 👍😉

[@roamingdsk4803]

Umling La is the highest motorable road in world situated in Ladakh.

[@denisradford2490]

Fascinating.

[@trevorcook3129]

Stelvio Pass will always remind me of The Italian Job

[@laurancedoyle4231]

Wyoming is the least populated state, but Alaska is the least dense.

[@LawpickingLocksmith]

Australia has Boab trees too!

[@danieleckert5064]

Should see squal peak trail as used to be called. Hairpin turns galore!

[@danieleckert5064]

In Provo Utah

[@middleclassretiree]

The floating bridge in Washington is the evergreen point floating bridge not the floating point bridge and it’s only one of 4 in the state

[@XVeganDaveGodFreeX]

True, but most of us just call it the 520 bridge. 😁👍

[@mairepcod4063]

Thanks,

[@moniquesilverans3842]

Le col du Stevio, nous l'avons fait il y a des années pendant le mois de septembre et quand nous somme repassés, il y avait tant de neige, des murs de neige mais ce n'est absolument pas une route difficile

[@timkirkpatrick9155]

You need to remake this as many of the roads mentioned have changed a lot as of 2023.

[@BrightSeaStar]

My vote for the most horrific is the Guoliang Tunnel, followed by - close second- Yungas Road.

[@markdrewett149]

Certainly not complaining about the order or the contenders as they are all epic, however there are some crazy motorbike only rides and also there is a four lane hwy through the mountains across central Northern Thailand that no one seems to know about. It runs through Nam Nao National Park. Didnt see one cop along there and it flows beautifully.

[@edwardmylnychuk5774]

they were talking about dangerous roads not good ones like you described, there are probably many such roads but that is not what this vid was about

[@Tonipepper01]

I've lived in Australia for nearly sixty years and I've never heard of Jacob's Ladder. I have to hear about it from someone who doesn't even live in the country? That's cruel.

[@nexus3180]

I was born in Australia and I also have not heard of it.

[@Tonipepper01]

@@nexus3180 Looks good though, doesn't it.

[@nexus3180]

@@Tonipepper01 Yeah, it sure does, love watching Targa Tasmania when I can because of the roads and scenery.

[@garymiller5937]

Most of those roads are entirely too intense. Others look downright boring. Not one of them on my bucket list.

[@MaryAustinKeller]

Hi! Which road is shown in the video thumbnail? I suspect it’s part of one of the roads shown but I can’t tell which. Thanks!

[@PJRayment]

Or perhaps it was fictional, to get you to watch. Dishonest, really.

[@kykk3365]

@@PJRayment Welcome to the Internet, enjoy your stay.

[@AndrewBowker]

No chance of me going across the ice road haha

[@tapewerm6716]

3:19 .. Wait .. wombats, check, kangaroos, check, and ... camels???? WTF? Are they marsupial camels? LOL

[@achatinaslak742]

It is as if an infinite swarm of black ants passes the Stelvio Pass at 9.00, LOL

[@Rocketscrew1]

You missed the Dempster Highway to Inuvik, Canada. Also the Mackenzie River Ice Road North of Inuvik.

[@howardkoore8863]

wow!

[@melissakrol3245]

Wishing the salt river drive in Arizona was on this list.

[@mikaelwester]

I live on Storsjön and use the ice roads going to town or the mountains. There are 3 of them. One, the longest, crossing the lake south of where I live. Mainland to mainland. One from the mainland to the island I live on. Making it possible to go to the town of Östersund. One going in the opposite direction, towards the mountains.

[@miriammaldonado7296]

Daredevils is the right term, although it's different when your riding a curve or narrow road than when you're actually watching.. Somewhat scary! #2023 ❤🧡💛💚💙💜

[@jamesscarselletta3446]

Madagascars Road seems neat.

[@kevinph048]

Watching from philippines

[@Seashelle564]

As it was mentioned in the video, I've been on the 520 floating bridge in WA State.

[@AbsentWithoutLeaving]

Disappointed that the musical roads segment did not include the actual sound.

[@frankmorgan2772]

There's a NICE ROAD in the South of Brfasil state of St CAtarina, its called SERRA DO RIO DO RASTRO, its such a nice road to drive up and down after lunch or coffee in the top !!!

[@flornivela8795]

Que hermoso puente

[@rodica69]

Guoliang tunnel is the most amazing one.

[@stevenwild39]

Pretty much all the "facts" about the Eyre Highway in Australia were wrong. And which one of the roads is the one shown in the clickbait thumbnail image?

[@billmea5593]

It’s very irritating that you mix metric with imperial measurements.

[@charlesallan6978]

The cover photo is FAKE !!!

[@erik5374]

All thumbnails on this channel are fake

[@rosanijbroek7328]

Woowwww ...the Chinese people are so high tech...the achieve everything....especially in bridges, roads, buildings and much more... Chapeau to these intelligent and brave Nation🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@wewinusa]

Not ever known it

[@davidgentile5225]

And again, more false anti-Kari Lake commercials.

[@IslandUncharted]

Ever been on a logging road in British Columbia?