{"id":3126,"date":"2016-08-17T16:43:04","date_gmt":"2016-08-17T16:43:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.carro.sg\/?p=3126"},"modified":"2025-11-05T17:21:40","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T09:21:40","slug":"10-breathtaking-roads-around-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carro.co\/sg\/blog\/10-breathtaking-roads-around-world\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Breathtaking Roads Around the World"},"content":{"rendered":"Some roads are known for their impeccable scenery whilst cruising through in a car, whilst others are better known for their stunning futuristic designs. Below is a compiled list of the most amazing roads around the world that you should take at least once in your lifetime:\r\n

1) Norway: Atlantic Ocean Road<\/h2>\r\n
\"Martin
Martin Ystenes \/ Via Flickr: ystenes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\nThe\u00a0Atlantic Ocean Road\u00a0(Norwegian: Atlanterhavsveien) is known to be\u00a0one of the most scenic drives in the world. This unique highway will bring you out to the very farthest point of Norway<\/strong> where the land ends and the ocean begins. Atlanterhavsveien is\u00a0designated a Cultural Heritage Site and is considered a National Tourist Route. It\u00a0was also recognized as the Norwegian Construction of the Century in 2005. [Source<\/a>]\r\n

2)\u00a0Abu Dhabi:\u00a0Jebel Hafeet Mountain Road<\/h2>\r\n\"jebel-hafeet-mountain-road\"\r\n\r\nJabal \u1e24afee\u1e6b translates directly to 'Empty Mountain', and is the second tallest mountain in the UAE. The road scales the mountain, going through 60 bends over three lanes<\/strong>, and ends at a parking lot. This road promises\u00a0sheer drops virtually along the entire route and enough hairpins to make a whirling dervish dizzy. [Source<\/a>]\r\n

3) Hunan, China:\u00a0Tianmen Mountain Road<\/h2>\r\n
\"Boris
Boris G\/ Flickr: GameOfLight<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\nTianmen Shan Big Gate is a road located within Tianmen Mountain National Park, Zhangjiajie, in northwestern Hunan Province, China.\u00a0To get there, you need to drive up Tongtian Avenue, which has 99 turns<\/strong>.\u00a0There are also 999 stairs<\/strong>\u00a0to climb before you reach the peak, where a natural rock arch that was believed to be the link between the gods and the mortal world awaits. [Source<\/a>]\r\n

4)\u00a0California, USA:\u00a0Highway 1, Big Sur<\/h2>\r\n
\"Flickr:dan85\"
Flickr:dan85<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\nHighway 1 enters the Big Sur region crossing the San Carpoforo Creek. The road goes through a redwood forest in the Big Sur River valley. This segment of the highway, built between 1919 and 1937, also crosses several historic bridges, including the scenic Bixby Creek Bridge<\/strong> shown above. This highway is famous for running along some of the most beautiful coastlines in the United States. [Source<\/a>]\r\n

4)\u00a0Florida, USA:\u00a0Seven Mile Bridge<\/h2>\r\n\"seven-mile-bridge-florida-united-states\"\r\n\r\nThe Seven Mile Bridge is a famous bridge in the Florida Keys that\u00a0connects Knight's Key in the Middle Keys to Little Duck Key<\/em> in the Lower Keys. As part of the Overseas highway, this asphalted highway sometimes called \"the Highway that Goes to Sea\", construction began in late 1930s and it was an incredible engineering feat, with 113 miles of roadway and 42 overseas bridges<\/strong>. [Source<\/a>]\r\n

4)\u00a0China\/Pakistan:\u00a0Karakoram Highway<\/h2>\r\n
\"Nicolas
Nicolas Monnot\/ Flickr: nicointhebus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\nThe Karakoram Highway (KKH) is the highest paved international road<\/strong> in the world. It connects China and Pakistan across the Karakoram mountain range, through the Khunjerab Pass, at an elevation of 4,693 m\/15,397 ft.\u00a0Due to its high elevation and the difficult conditions in which it was constructed, it is also referred to as the \u201cEighth Wonder of the World<\/strong>\u201d. [Source<\/a>]\r\n

5)\u00a0Melbourne, Australia: Great Ocean Road<\/h2>\r\n
\"Wajahat
Wajahat Mahmood\/ Flickr: 26116471@N03<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\nThe Great Ocean Road (B100) is one of Australia\u2019s most famous road-touring routes. It takes travellers past world-class surfing breaks, through pockets of rainforest, calm seaside towns and under koala-filled tree canopies. It shows off sheer limestone cliffs, dairy farms and heathlands, and gets you up close and personal with the crashing waves of the Southern Ocean.\u00a0[Source<\/a>]\r\n

6)\u00a0Mallorca, Spain: Cap de Formentor<\/h2>\r\n
\"Flickr:mc-80\"
Flickr:mc-80<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\nThe\u00a0Cap de Formentor\u00a0encompasses miles of stunning views through twisty hair pin corners, high elevations and steep grades. The 20-km drive from Port de Pollenca to Mallorca's most northerly point has scenery as dramatic as anyone could wish for. Cliffs 400 metres tall jut into the sea, their weird rock formations attracting nesting seabirds, while pine trees seem to grow out of the rocks. Nowadays, it is the lighthouse with the focal plan at higher altitude in all the Balearic Islands. [Source<\/a>]\r\n

8) Pantagonia, Argentina: Gateway to Mount Fitz Roy<\/h2>\r\n
\"Joshua
Joshua Paul Shefman\/ Flickr: departingyyz<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\nThe Road Leading To The Mountain Of Fitz Roy, Pantagonia is not a common tourist attraction, and is one taken mostly for hikers looking to\u00a0get into El\u00a0Chalt\u00e9n for some hiking. From El Calafate, there are also buses that\u00a0drive the 222 kilometers (138 miles)\u00a0to get here. [Source<\/a>]\r\n

9)\u00a0Italy: Passo dello Stelvio<\/h2>\r\n
\"Matt
Matt Tung-Yep\/ Flickr: 21305018@N02<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\nThe Stelvio Pass is a high mountain pass at an elevation of 2.757 m (9,045 feet) above the sea level.The road\u00a0is particularly challenging to drive due to the presence of 48 hairpin bends, with the road becoming exceedingly narrow at some points, and some very steep inclines. The roads are usually open from June to September, but it can be closed anytime when the access is not cleared of snow. [Source<\/a>]\r\n

10)\u00a0India:\u00a0Srinagar-Leh Highway<\/h2>\r\n
\"Maria
Maria Franklin\/ Flickr: Mariasme<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\nNational Highway 1 (NH 1) is a National Highway in North India that connects the Kashmir valley to Leh and the rest of India.\u00a0It is one of the only two roads that connect Ladakh with the rest of India, the other being Leh-Manali Highway. Stretches of NH 1 run through some extremely treacherous terrain and shut-offs because of avalanches or landslides are common in Winter months. [Source<\/a>]","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Some roads are known for their impeccable scenery whilst cruising through in a car, whilst others are better known for their stunning futuristic designs. Below is a compiled list of the most amazing roads around the world that you should take at least once in your lifetime: 1) Norway: Atlantic Ocean Road The\u00a0Atlantic Ocean Road\u00a0(Norwegian: …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3133,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[725],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3126","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lifestyle-car-tips"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carro.co\/sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3126","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/carro.co\/sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/carro.co\/sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carro.co\/sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carro.co\/sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3126"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/carro.co\/sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3126\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16331,"href":"https:\/\/carro.co\/sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3126\/revisions\/16331"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carro.co\/sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3133"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carro.co\/sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3126"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carro.co\/sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3126"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carro.co\/sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3126"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}