What is the longest road without corners?

Built originally as a private road for King Fahd (SAU), the stretch of Highway 10 connecting Highway 75 in the Haradh area to Highway 95 in the west of Saudi Arabia is 240 km (149 mi) long. It cuts through the desert with no bends left or right, or any appreciable gradient up or down.



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The world's longest straight road can be found in Saudi Arabia on Highway 85. It connects the cities of Turaif in the north-west of the country near the Jordanian border with Nairyah in the west, a few kilometres from the Persian Gulf. It will take you 10 hours and 50 minutes to drive it.

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The straightest interstate is a dry lake bed in Utah. There are more than thirty miles of Interstate 80 across the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah that are straighter than either of those—and flat as a pancake to boot, if you're looking to travel in a straight line in all three dimensions.

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Regarding the most fatalities per 100 miles, Interstate 95 (I-95) is considered the most dangerous road in America.

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Dalton Highway, Alaska Alaska's 414-mile Dalton Highway runs through some of the state's most remote wilderness from Livengood to Prudhoe Bay. It passes by only three small towns (Coldfoot, Wiseman, and Deadhorse), and for the last 240 miles of the drive, there are no gas stations, restaurants, or any kind of services.

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The answer to the trivia question of which is the loneliest road in the United States: James W. Dalton Highway, which spans 414 miles between Fairbanks and Deadhorse in Alaska. An interactive map allows exploration of the loneliest road in all 50 states.

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Route 66 became a popular route because of the active promotion of the U.S 66 Highway Association, which advertised it as “the shortest, best and most scenic route from Chicago through St. Louis to Los Angeles.”

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Out of all 50 states, Rhode Island has the worst roads in the United States, according to a new study by Construction Coverage. The study claims that more than 38.8% of roads in the Ocean State are in poor condition. Neighboring Massachusetts wasn't far behind at number four, with nearly 30% of roads in poor condition.

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