Minggu, 28 Juni 2009

10 Most Unique and wonderful World Road


Gravity Hill, Various Locations
Claim: the road against the laws of Physics



When you park your car at the foot of hills (sometimes also called magnetic hills or hill Mystery), the car will appear to roll up the hill (not down).
The reason for this is an optical illusion caused by the surrounding environment.
If you are interested to visit the gravity hill, Wikipedia has a list and location in the world.


Ebenezer Place, Skotlandia
Claim: the short way in the world

Only measuring 2.06 meters (6.8 feet). Only one house in this road that was built in 1883. The building is a hotel (Mackays) and the owner was instructed to paint the road next to the name. He was officially declared a street in 1887.



Pan-American Highway, The Americas
Claim : the long road in the world

With length 48,000 kilometers (29,800 miles) and through 15 countries including the United States, Canada, Mexico, Peru, Argentina and El Salvador, this way delivers a longest way in the world.



Parliament Street, Inggris
Claim: The narrow road in the world

Parliament Street tersempit claimed as roads in the world with a size of 0.64 meters.





The Road to Giza, Mesir
Claim: The oldest asphalt road in the world

The Road to Giza is the oldest asphalt roads in the world.
Built more than 4600 years ago, with the width of 6.5 feet from the Southwest Quarries Cairo to the dock on Lake Moeris are connected to the Nile.



9 de Julio Avenue, Argentina
Claim: most knowledgeable road in the world

Has six Lanes in each direction and Spans entire city block.
There is one building that sits on the Avenue, but there are many famous Landmarks, such as the French Embassy, Don and a statue of the famous monument (shown in picture above) and the Plaza de la República.



Lombard Street, USA
Claim: The most crooked Street in the world





The Magic Roundabout, Inggris
Claim: The worst Roundabout in the world

Built in 1972 and consists of 5 other small roundabouts.
To make matters worse, you have to travel anti-clockwise (opposite of the usual situation in the UK roundabouts) when you enter the center of a small roundabout. Swindon Junction crossing that has been voted the worst in the UK.



Savoy Court, Inggris
Claim: The only road in the UK require a driver to run on the right

As we know that people in the UK is always running on the left as we in India (unlike in the United States and other European countries which usually run on the right) but there's one road in the UK require a driver to run on the right,this in the Court Savor







Steepest Street, New Zealand
Claim: It is the way most rapid in the world


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