What is the longest straight stretch of interstate?
The longest straight stretch of Interstate anywhere in the Interstate Highway System is the approximately 72 miles (116 km) of I-80 occurring between exit 318 in the Grand Island area and milemarker 390 near Lincoln.
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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.
Hardknott Pass is a hill pass between Eskdale and the Duddon Valley in the Lake District National Park, Cumbria, England. The tarmac-surfaced road, which is the most direct route from the central Lake District to West Cumbria, shares the title of steepest road in England with Rosedale Chimney Bank in North Yorkshire.
The longest stretch in the continental US is on US 6 between Ely NV and Tonopah NV. Other notable stretches include: 108 miles on I-70 in Utah -signed as 110 miles in Green River -the longest on an interstate, 136 miles between Wells NV and Ely NV, 120 Miles between Rock Springs WY and Maybell CO.
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.
Britain's first motorway, the Preston by-pass, opened in 1958. Designed by Lancashire County Council under civil engineer Sir James Drake – regarded as the pioneer of the UK motorway network – it's now part of the M6. The next 10 years saw UK's network expand as hundreds of miles of motorway were built.
Magic Roundabout, SwindonThe Magic Roundabout is often listed as one of the most intimidating junctions in the UK. It's best shown in map form so you can see the complexity of its one-way systems feeding five roundabouts.
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