From Popular Mechanics by Chris Sweeney.
1. HANA HIGHWAY-- Maui, Hawaii: 600 curves and 54 bridges in just 52 miles.
2. PASSO DELLO STELVIO-- Lombardy, Italy: Stelvio Pass with 48 hairpin turns and average 7.4 foot grade.
3. GUOLIANG TUNNEL-- Hunan, China: Chiseled out by hand in the 1970s. 15 feet high and 12 feet wide. (Hopefully no vehicles.)
4. MONUMENTAL AXIS-- Brasilia, Brazil: world's largest median.
5. THE ATLANTERHAVSVEIEN-- More of Romsdal, Norway: 8 small bridges passing over 8 small islands.
Boy, That's One Weird Road. --RoadDog
RoadDog's RoadLog Blog: Being my travels down those great two lane highways of this nation as well as news I learn about them from media sources. Since I'm also very interested in historic preservation, there will be a lot of that as well.
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