Not to be confused with the famous Milford Track trekking route, the Milford Road State Highway 94 passes through the Southern Alps of New Zealand’s South Island.
The roads of western Ireland are narrow, flanked by green, and sometimes charmed.This is the only road getting reprised from the original post. It seems to deserve it.I recently drove over the 2260m Tichka Pass on my way to Zagora to ride a camel. The pass was cooler. No offense, camel.
Traveling north from Italy into Switzerland, you’ll come to Gotthard Pass, which you can cross on either the new, straightforward road, or the old roller coaster above.
U.S. Highway 1 runs for miles over the water, connecting the Florida Keys to the mainland. It includes this long span of bridge.
Mývatn is a volcanically active region in northern Iceland. This road will take you there.The only route through Glacier National Park was featured in the opening scenes of “The Shining.”Roads through the desert oasis of Liwa, Abu Dhabi, stretch long.Most mountain pass roads in Peru qualify as “spectacular.” This one runs north from the Sacred Valley town of Ollantaytambo and is part of the car route to Machu Picchu.
Another great coastal road, this one just 15 miles south of Cape Town.Winter means greater accessibility in northern Canada. This frozen road runs up the Northwest Territories.Mountainous northern Wales is traversed by many of these ancient, narrow, stone-walled roads. I’ve experienced the challenge of navigating them at night. With oncoming traffic. Car renters beware.
The “highest paved international road in the world” connects Pakistan with Xinjiang, China. It is currently closed at the Hunza Valley due to amassive landslide.
Southern France’s Millau Bridge is the tallest in the world — taller, actually, than the Eiffel Tower.The Colorado River, of Grand Canyon fame, carved this canyon billions of years ago. The U.S. government built the 12-mile, $490 million interstate route through it, which was only completed in 1992.
Wrapping around northern Nova Scotia’s Cape Breton Island, the Cabot Trail is mountainous and windy with near-constant ocean views. I recommend biking it.
Tehran is connected to the northern city of Chalus via this road through the Alborz Mountains.This coastal road in Victoria runs for 241km, between Torquay and Warrnambool. The car-less might consider the Great Ocean Walk as an alternative.
48 hairpin turns up to a 2757m (9045ft) pass in the Italian Alps, and Top Gear’s pick for “greatest driving road in the world.”
