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Guoliang Tunnel Road, China: এই চমৎকার টানেলটি চায়নায় তাইহাং পর্বতের মধ্যে দিয়ে তৈরী করেছেন স্থানীয় ১৩ টি গ্রামের লোক । এই টানেলটি শেষ করতে তাদের ৫ বছর সময় লেগেছিল এবং তৈরীর সময় অনেক গ্যামবাসীকে হারাতে হয়েছে । এটি ১৯৭৭ সালে চলাচলের জন্য উম্মুক্ত করে দেয়া হয় । ১২০০ মিটার লম্বা ৫ মিটার উচ্চতা এবং ৪ মিটার প্রশস্ত এই টানেলটা খবই বিপদজনক তবে পর্যটকেরদের জন্য আকর্ষনিয় ও বটে। Col de Turini, France: সি লেবেল থেকে এক মাইল উপরে ফ্রান্সের আল্পস পর্বতের মধ্যে দিয়ে এই রাস্তাটি বানানো হয়েছে।

এটার ২০ মাইল রেলি স্টেজ হিসেবে ব্যবহৃত হয় মন্টে কারলো রেলি অব WRC যার মধ্যে ৩৪ টি মোড় রয়েছে এবং গতিসীমা ১১১ এমপিএইচ । এটি পৃথিবীর অন্যতম এক্সাইটিং রোড় এর সবচেয়ে উচু জায়গার উচ্চতা ১৬০৭ মিটার । Stelvio Pass, Italy: এটি ইতালির আল্পস পর্বতমালার মধ্যে অবস্থিত। সি লেবেল থেকে প্রায় ১.৭ মাইল উপরে অবস্থিত এই রাস্তায় ৪৮ টি সুক্ষ ও সরু বাঁক রয়েছে যা অত্যন্ত বিপদজনক। এর সর্বোচ্চ পয়েন্টের উচ্চতা প্রায় ২৭৫৭ মিটার ।

Leh Manali Highway, India: The Leh-Manali Highway is situated in India and spans over a length of 297 miles among the Himalaya mountain range. It passes through some of the worlds highest mountain passes in the world, with a mean altitude in between 2 to 3 miles above sea level. The road is one of the most complicated and challenging roads in the world, with snow, landslides and terrain making the journey exceedingly difficult for anything other than a capable four wheel drive vehicle. The road was built and is maintained by the Indian Army. The Road of death, Bolivia: The North Yungas Road (also known as the El Camino de la Muerte, Road of Death in Spanish) is a 43 mile road connecting La Paz and Coroico,35 miles northeast of La Paz in Bolivia. Famous for its extreme danger, it was christened as the world most dangerous road in 1995 by the Inter-American Development Bank. The single-lane width, extreme drop offs, and lack of guardrails, only add to the danger lurking behind. Further, the fog and rain can make visibility poor and the road surface muddy, loosening rocks from the hillsides above. It is estimated that 200 to 300 travelers are killed per year on this treacherous road. Although, the old North Yungas Road is much less used by traffic nowadays, an increasing number of adventure bikers travel it for the thrills. Why it's dangerous: * The road is only 3 metres wide and is navigated by trucks and buses * Constant sheer drops of at least 600m without any barriers or guard rails * Extreme dust clouds from vehicles in the summer and fog all year round often reduce visibility to almost zero * Rain in the winter months often washes away parts of the road, reduces visibility as well as causing mudslides and the loosening of rocks from the hillsides above Los Caracoles Pass in Andes: This road passes though the Andreas Mountains on the way between Chile and Argentina. Los Caracoles is a series of hard switchbacks on an extremely steep incline. The road has many steep inclines and hairpins without any safety guard rails. The road is covered with snow for the most part of the year. The snow together with nature of the road requires extreme patience and skill to negotiate. However, this road is maintained pretty regularly and does not have a morbid accident record. Cargo trucks and even double-Decker tourist buses travel through the road on a daily basis, and it's quite an experience. Russia's Lena Highway, the Highway from Hell: The last 600 miles of the Russian Federal Highway from Moscow city to the Siberian city of Yakutsk is called the Lena Highway. This bizarre road runs parallel to the River Lena on the final leg to Yakutsk. As if the road of mud was not a big problem, Yakutsk is considered one of the the coldest cities on earth, with January temperatures averaging -45 A°F. But surprisingly, it is only in the summertime that the road becomes impassable.Whenever it rains in summer, the road virtually becomes a slush pit making it impossible for the vehicles to pass through it. This being the only road to Yakutsk makes the traffic heavy and even more complicated to negotiate. Taroko Gorge Road in Taiwan (Chungheng): The Taroko Gorge Road in Taiwan is another mountain route made by carving out rocks, like the Guoliang Tunnel road. The road passes through the Taroko national park alongside the Taroko Gorge. The road is an appeal to the tourist, as well as a mode of transportation of marble found abundantly in the Gorge. Trollstigen in Norway: The Fjord in Norway has many roads that attract tourists. The most notable among them is the Trollstigen which is a series of stunning roads with a breathtaking view of a few waterfalls. The word Trollstigen means the Troll Ladder. The road, though not lacking in safety standards, takes a lot of concentration and driving skill to conquer. The vertigo-inducing steep inclines, intense set of hairpins and narrow roads leave no margin for error. However, once you are at the top, the view is just breathtaking. The narrow road leaves us with extremely few possibilities for vehicles to pass each other. The frequent rockfalls in the region have resulted in some upgrades to the road in 2005. At the top, there is a viewing balcony which overlooks the road and the Stigfossen waterfall, a 320 m long waterfall which falls down the mountain side. Why it's dangerous: * Occasional rock falls * Bad weather * Extreme hairpin bends * Very narrow with little room to pass The Stelvio Pass, Italy: The Stelvio Pass is renowned as one of the world’s best driving roads and is revered by motorists and motorcyclists worldwide. It is located in the Italian Alps, 2757 metres above sea level, close to Bormio and Sulden around 50 miles from Bolzano, near the border with Switzerland. The road connects the Vallteline valley with the upper Adige valley and the town of Merano. This astonishing feat of engineering is the highest paved road in the Eastern Alps and the second highest in the Alps after the Col de L’Iseran which sits a mere 13 metres higher. Why it's dangerous: * Extreme switchback hairpin bends * Bad weather The Stelvio Pass may not be as risky as many of the other routes featured but it certainly is an astonishing feat of design, planning and engineering. Driving up it is an incredible climb and toughest from the Prato side. In its entirety the road features an astonishing 48 hairpin bends and is regarded as one of the best continuous hairpin roads in the world.
 
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