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This article lists the world's longest road routes that are either officially numbered or otherwise known under a single name. Some of the roads may still be partially planned or under construction.

== Longest highways overall ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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!Name
!Length
!Location
!From
!To
!Notes
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|[[Pan-American Highway]]
|{{Convert|30,000|km|mi|abbr=on}}<ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-04-02|title=A Gap in the Andes: Image of the Day|url=http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=88271|access-date=2017-01-22|website=earthobservatory.nasa.gov|language=en}}</ref>
|[[Americas]]
|[[Prudhoe Bay, Alaska]], [[United States]] {{flagicon|USA}}
|[[Puerto Montt]] or [[Quellón]], [[Chile]] {{flagicon|CHI}} or [[Ushuaia]], [[Argentina]] {{flagicon|ARG}}
|Longest road according to the ''[[Guinness World Records|Guinness Book of Records]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The longest roads in the world|url=https://www.dangerousroads.org/around-the-world/our-lists/4837-longest-roads-in-the-world.html|access-date=2021-09-30|website=www.dangerousroads.org|language=en-gb}}</ref>
Incomplete at the [[Darién Gap]], causing the northern and southern segments to be actually about 11,500 and 9,600&nbsp;km long respectively.
|-
|[[AH1|Asian Highway 1]]
|{{Convert|20,557|km|mi|abbr=on}}
|[[Eurasia]]
|[[Kapıkule]], [[Turkey]] {{flagicon|TUR}}
|[[Tokyo]], [[Japan]] {{flagicon|JPN}}
|Broken up by the [[Sea of Japan]].
|-
|[[Highway 1 (Australia)|Highway 1]] 
|{{Convert|14500|km|mi|abbr=on}}
|[[Australia]]
| colspan="2" |Loop route
|Longest route within a single country by joining partial roads. Not a straight single road.
|-
|[[AH2|Asian Highway 2]]
|{{Convert|13,177|km|mi|abbr=on}}
|[[Asia]]
|[[Denpasar]], [[Indonesia]] {{flagicon|IDN}}
|Khosravi, [[Iran]] {{flagicon|IRN}}
|Broken up by [[Bali Strait]], [[Java Sea]], and [[Karimata Strait]].
|-
|[[Trans-Siberian Highway]]
|{{Convert|11,000|km|mi|abbr=on}}
|[[Russia]]
|[[Saint Petersburg|St. Petersburg]] {{flagicon|RUS}}
|[[Vladivostok]] {{flagicon|RUS}}
|Longest non-loop route within a single country.
|-
|[[Tripoli–Cape Town Highway]]
|{{convert|10808|km|mi|abbr=on}}
|[[Africa]]
|[[Tripoli, Libya|Tripoli]], [[Libya]] {{Flagicon|Libya}}
|[[Cape Town]], [[South Africa]] {{Flagicon|South Africa}}
|Longest [[Trans-African Highway network|Trans-African highway]]. Large sections remain missing.
|-
|[[AH6 (highway)|Asian Highway 6]]
|{{Convert|10,475|km|mi|abbr=on}}
|[[Eurasia]]
|[[Busan]], [[South Korea]] {{flagicon|KOR}}
|Belarusian border, [[Russia]] {{flagicon|RUS}}
|
|-
|[[AH5|Asian Highway 5]]
|{{Convert|10,380|km|mi|abbr=on}}
|[[Eurasia]]
|[[Shanghai]], [[China]] {{flagicon|CHN}}
|Bulgarian border, [[Turkey]] {{flagicon|TUR}}
|
|-
|[[Cairo–Cape Town Highway]]
|{{convert|10228|km|mi|abbr=on}}
|[[Africa]]
|[[Cairo]], [[Egypt]] {{Flagicon|Egypt}}
|[[Cape Town]], [[South Africa]] {{Flagicon|South Africa}}
|Longest fully traversable [[Trans-African Highway network|Trans-African highway]].
|-
|[[China National Highway 219|National Highway 219]]
|{{Convert|10,000|km|mi|abbr=on}}
|[[China]]
|[[Kom-Kanas Mongolian Ethnic Township|Kom-Kanas]], [[Xinjiang]] {{flagicon|CHN}}
|[[Dongxing, Guangxi|Dongxing]], [[Guangxi]] {{flagicon|CHN}}
|Longest route in China.
Parts still under construction.
|-
|[[AH9|Asian Highway 9]]
|{{Convert|10,000|km|mi|abbr=on}}
|[[Eurasia]]
|[[Saint Petersburg|St. Petersburg]], [[Russia]] {{flagicon|RUS}}
|[[Lianyungang]] {{flagicon|CHN}}
|
|-
|[[China National Highway 331|National Highway 331]]
|{{Convert|9,200|km|mi|abbr=on}}
|[[China]]
|[[Dandong]], [[Liaoning]] {{flagicon|CHN}}
|[[Altay City|Altay]], [[Xinjiang]] {{flagicon|CHN}}
|Parts still under construction.
|-
|[[European route E40|European route 40]]
|{{Convert|8,690|km|mi|abbr=on}}
|[[Eurasia]]
|[[Calais]], [[France]] {{flagicon|FRA}}
|[[Ridder, Kazakhstan|Ridder]], [[Kazakhstan]] {{flagicon|KAZ}}
|Longest E-road.
|-
|[[Cairo–Dakar Highway]]
|{{convert|8636|km|mi|0|abbr=on}}
|[[Africa]]
|[[Cairo]], [[Egypt]] {{Flagicon|Egypt}}
|[[Dakar]], [[Senegal]] {{Flagicon|Senegal}}
|Part of [[Trans-African Highway network|Trans-African highway network]]
|-
|[[European route E60|European route 60]]
|{{Convert|8,200 |km|mi|abbr=on}}
|[[Eurasia]]
|[[Brest, France|Brest]], [[France]] {{flagicon|FRA}}
|[[Irkeshtam]], [[Kyrgyzstan]] {{flagicon|KGZ}}
|
|-
|[[China National Highway 228|National Highway 228]]
|{{Convert|7800|km|mi|abbr=on}}<ref>{{Cite web|title=竖屏财经丨7800公里长的228国道 怎一个壮观了得 - 21财经|url=https://m.21jingji.com/article/20210901/herald/15c3bf6ba2cab1e038ce2f899dde394c.html|access-date=2021-09-30|website=m.21jingji.com}}</ref>
|[[China]]
|[[Dandong]], [[Liaoning]] {{flagicon|CHN}}
|[[Dongxing, Guangxi]] {{flagicon|CHN}}
|Parts still under construction
|-
|[[Trans-Canada Highway]]
|{{Convert|7,476|km|mi|abbr=on}}
|[[Canada]]
|[[Victoria, British Columbia|Victoria]] and [[Haida Gwaii]], [[British Columbia]] {{flagicon|CAN}}
|[[St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador]] {{flagicon|CAN}}
|Longest road route in Canada.
|-
|[[AH3|Asian Highway 3]]
|{{Convert|7,331 |km|mi|abbr=on}}
|[[Asia]]
|[[Ulan-Ude]], [[Russia]] {{flagicon|RUS}}
|[[Chiang Rai]], [[Thailand]] {{flagicon|THA}}
|Divided into two unconnected sections.
|-
|[[European route E45|European route 45]]
|{{Convert|5,190 |km|mi|abbr=on}}
|[[Europe]]
|[[Alta (town)|Alta]], [[Norway]] {{flagicon|NOR}}
|[[Gela]], [[Sicily]], Italy {{flagicon|ITA}}
|Longest north–south European route. 
|-
|[[Golden Quadrilateral]]
|{{Convert|5,846 |km|mi|abbr=on}}
|[[India]]
| colspan="2" |Loop route in India {{flagicon|IND}}
|Longest road route in India.
|-
|[[U.S. Route 20]]
|{{Convert|5,415 |km|mi|abbr=on}}
|[[United States]]
|[[Newport, Oregon]] {{flagicon|USA}}
|[[Boston, Massachusetts]] {{flagicon|USA}}
|Longest road in the United States.<ref name="fhwa">{{cite web|last=Weingroff|first=Richard|date=October 17, 2013|title=Ask the Rambler: What Is The Longest Road in the United States?|url=https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/infrastructure/longest.cfm|access-date=December 4, 2014|publisher=[[Federal Highway Administration]]}}</ref>
|-
|[[National Route 40 (Argentina)|Ruta Nacional 40]]
|{{Convert|5,194|km|mi|abbr=on}}
|[[Argentina]]
|[[Cape Virgenes]], [[Santa Cruz Province, Argentina]] {{flagicon|ARG}}
|[[La Quiaca]], [[Provincia de Jujuy]] {{flagicon|ARG}}
|At km 4601 is the highest road outside the [[Himalayas]] with 5000 msal and the longest in South America.
|-
|[[Interstate 90]]
|{{Convert|4,861|km|mi|abbr=on}}
|[[United States]]
|[[Seattle, Washington]] {{flagicon|USA}}
|[[Boston, Massachusetts]] {{flagicon|USA}}
|Longest Expressway.
|-
|[[BR-101]]
|{{Convert|4,658|km|mi|abbr=on}}
|[[Brazil]]
|[[Touros]]-[[Rio Grande do Norte|RN]] {{flagicon|BRA}}
|[[São José do Norte]]-[[Rio Grande do Sul|RS]] {{flagicon|BRA}}
|Longest highway in Brazil.
|-
|[[National Highway 44 (India)|National Highway 44]]
|{{Convert|4,658|km|mi|abbr=on}}
|[[Indian-administered Kashmir]] and [[India]]
|[[Srinagar]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]] {{Flagicon|unknown}}
|[[Kanyakumari]], [[Tamil Nadu]] {{flagicon|IND}}
|Longest national highway of India.
|-
|[[National Highway 27 (India)|National Highway 27]]
|3,507&nbsp;km
(2,179&nbsp;mi)
|[[India]]
|[[Porbandar]], [[Gujarat]] {{flagicon|IND}}
|[[Silchar]], [[Assam]] {{flagicon|IND}}
|East - West National highway in India
|-
|[[Chile Route 5]]
|{{Convert|3,364 |km|mi|abbr=on}}
|[[Chile]]
|Peruvian border at [[Arica]] {{flagicon|CHI}}
|[[Puerto Montt]] {{flagicon|CHI}}
|Part of the Pan-American Highway.
|-
|[[Pan-Philippine Highway]] (AH26)
|{{Convert|3,380|km|mi|abbr=on}}
|[[Philippines]]
|[[Laoag]] {{flagicon|PHI}}
|[[Zamboanga City|Zamboanga]] {{flagicon|PHI}}
|Longest highway in Southeast Asia.{{Check|date=September 2021}}
|-
|[[National Route 1 (DRC)|National route 1]]
|{{Convert|3,087|km|mi|abbr=on}}
|[[Democratic Republic of the Congo|DR Congo]]
|[[Boma, Democratic Republic of the Congo|Boma]] {{flagicon|CGO}}
|[[Lubumbashi]] {{flagicon|CGO}}
|Longest national highway in Africa.
|}

== Longest expressways ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Name
!Length
!Location
!From 1
!From 2
 !Note 
|-
|[[Interstate 90]]
|{{Convert|4,861|km|mi|abbr=on}}
|[[United States]]
|[[Seattle, Washington]]
|[[Boston, Massachusetts]]
|Longest Interstate Highway in the United States
|-
|[[Interstate 80]]
|{{Convert|4,666|km|mi|abbr=on}}
|[[United States]]
|[[San Francisco]], [[California]]
|[[Teaneck, New Jersey|Teaneck]], [[New Jersey]]
|
|-
|[[G30 Lianyungang–Khorgas Expressway]]
|{{Convert|4,244 |km|mi|abbr=on}}
|[[China]]
|[[Lianyungang]], [[Jiangsu]]
|[[Khorgas]], [[Xinjiang]]
|Longest expressway in China
|-
|[[Interstate 40]]
|{{Convert|4,119|km|mi|abbr=on}}
|[[United States]]
|[[Barstow, California|Barstow]], [[California]]
|[[Wilmington, North Carolina|Wilmington]], [[North Carolina]]
|
|-
|[[Interstate 10]]
|{{Convert|3,960|km|mi|abbr=on}}
|[[United States]]
|[[Santa Monica, California]]
|[[Jacksonville, Florida]]
|
|-
|[[G6 Beijing–Lhasa Expressway]]
|{{Convert|3,718|km|mi|abbr=on}}
|[[China]]
|[[Beijing]]
|[[Lhasa]], [[Tibet Autonomous Region|Tibet]]
|Sections between [[Nagqu]] and [[Golmud]] still incomplete
|-
|[[G15 Shenyang–Haikou Expressway]]
|{{Convert|3,710|km|mi|abbr=on}}
|[[China]]
|[[Shenyang]], [[Liaoning]]
|[[Haikou]], [[Hainan]]
|
|-
|[[G25 Changchun–Shenzhen Expressway]]
|{{Convert|3,580|km|mi|abbr=on}}
|[[China]]
|[[Changchun]], [[Jilin]]
|[[Shenzhen]], [[Guangdong]]
|
|-
|[[G7 Beijing–Ürümqi Expressway]]
|{{Convert|2,540|km|mi|abbr=on}}<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=17 July 2017|title=G7京新高速公路全线贯通-图片报道-中华人民共和国交通运输部|url=http://zizhan.mot.gov.cn/st2010/neimenggu/nmg_tupianbd/201707/t20170717_2432969.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171113222720/http://zizhan.mot.gov.cn/st2010/neimenggu/nmg_tupianbd/201707/t20170717_2432969.html|archive-date=13 November 2017|access-date=|website=}}</ref>
|[[China]]
|[[Beijing]]
|[[Ürümqi]], [[Xinjiang]]
|
|-
|[[Interstate 70]]
|{{Convert|2,151|km|mi|abbr=on}}
|[[United States]]
|[[Cove Fort, Utah]]
|[[Baltimore|Baltimore, Maryland]]
|
|-
|[[Pan-Borneo Highway]]<ref name="asean-highway">{{cite journal |date=October 2010 |title=Chapter 3: Current Status of ASEAN Transport Sector |url=http://www.eria.org/Chapter%203.pdf |location=Jakarta |publisher=ERIA Study Team and ASEAN Secretariat as part of ASEAN Strategic Transport Plan 2011–2015 |pages=3–1/3–95 |access-date=16 November 2013}}</ref>
|{{Convert|2083|km|mi|abbr=on}}
|[[Malaysia]] and [[Brunei]]
|Telok Melano, [[Sarawak]]
|[[Tawau]], [[Sabah]]

|The most dangerous road in [[Malaysia]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-03-26 |title=6 Most Dangerous Highways In Malaysia |url=https://www.toc.edu.my/automotiveandmotorsports-hub/6-most-dangerous-highways-in-malaysia |access-date=2023-09-18 |website=TOC Automotive College |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|[[Trans-Sumatra Toll Road|Trans Sumatra Toll Road]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Media |first=Kompas Cyber |date=2015-02-27 |title=Ini Rincian Rencana Pembangunan Tol Trans Sumatera |url=https://properti.kompas.com/read/xml/2015/02/27/140000821/Ini.Rincian.Rencana.Pembangunan.Tol.Trans.Sumatera |access-date=2024-03-14 |website=KOMPAS.com |language=id}}</ref>
|2,048&nbsp;km (1,272&nbsp;mi)
|[[Indonesia]]
|[[Banda Aceh]]
|[[Bakauheni]]
|It is expected to be completed in 2029.
Length is the total planned network length.
|-
|[[North–South Expressway East|North–South expressway]]
|{{Convert|1,941 |km|mi|abbr=on}}
|[[Vietnam]]
|[[Hanoi]]
|[[Cần Thơ]]
|Majority of the route still planned or under construction
|}

== See also ==

* [[List of countries by road network size]]
* [[List of longest ring roads]]

== References ==
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[[Category:Transport-related lists of superlatives]]
[[Category:Longest things]]