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World's longest road networks, India is No 2

June 26, 2014 10:49 IST

Image: The 405 freeway in this aerial photo in Los Angeles, California.
Photographs: Gina Ferazzi/Reuters

United States has the world's longest road network. 

Interstate Highways, State highways and US highways make the road network in US among the world’s best. 

Take a look at the countries by total road network size of both paved and unpaved… 

United States

Rank: 1

Road network: 6,586,610 kms

World's longest road networks, India is No 2


Photographs: Courtesy, NHAI

India 

Rank: 2

Road network: 4,689,842 kms 

Tags: India

World's longest road networks, India is No 2


Photographs: Reuters

China

Rank: 3

Road network: 4,356,200 kms 

Tags: China , India

World's longest road networks, India is No 2

Image: Vehicles are seen in a traffic jam during rush hour at Marginal Pinheiros in Sao Paulo.
Photographs: Nacho Doce/Reuters

Brazil

Rank: 4

Road network: 1,751,868 kms

Tags: Brazil , India

World's longest road networks, India is No 2

Image: Heavy traffic is seen on the streets of Moscow during the evening rush hour.
Photographs: Anton Golubev/Reuters

Russia

Rank: 5

Road network: 1,283,387 kms

Tags: Russia , India

World's longest road networks, India is No 2

Image: Traffic on a street in Tokyo.
Photographs: Reuters

Japan

Rank: 6

Road network: 1,210,251 kms

Tags: India , Japan

World's longest road networks, India is No 2


Photographs: Robert Jack/Wikimedia Commons

Canada

Rank: 7

Road network: 1,042,300 kms

Tags: India , Canada

World's longest road networks, India is No 2

Image: A man rides his bicycle as he makes his way along a snow-covered sidewalk near the Eiffel Tower.
Photographs: Reuters

France

Rank: 8

Road network: 1,028,446 kms

Tags: France , India

World's longest road networks, India is No 2


Photographs: Reuters

Australia

Rank: 9

Road network: 823,217 kms

World's longest road networks, India is No 2


Photographs: Reuters

Spain   

Rank: 10

Road network: 681,298 kms

Tags: Spain , India