{"id":1042,"date":"2025-04-11T09:41:03","date_gmt":"2025-04-11T06:41:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lbdigitalnews.com\/?p=1042"},"modified":"2025-04-11T09:41:05","modified_gmt":"2025-04-11T06:41:05","slug":"15-deadly-drives-where-one-mistake-means-plummeting-2000-feet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lbdigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/11\/15-deadly-drives-where-one-mistake-means-plummeting-2000-feet\/","title":{"rendered":"15 Deadly Drives Where One Mistake Means Plummeting 2,000+ Feet"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
What could be better than a long road trip accompanied by fascinating scenery? Only a drive on the most epic roads in the world. These 15 roads listed here are true marvels of engineering that give you a chance to experience a thrilling drive along coastal highways, crossing long bridges and sky-touching mountain passes. Read on and find your next dream road trip route among the world\u2019s most epic roads below\u2026\n\n\n\n
This scenic road is also known as Troll\u2019s Footpath. It is a truly beautiful and thrilling drive that goes along the western coast of Norway. The road may seem a little bit unsafe at some points due to its legendary narrow hairpin turns. Yet it\u2019s one of the most famous panoramic drives in Norway that will take your breath away with the most gorgeous views ever.\n\n\n
Drive on Transfagarasan is the 90 kilometers of twists and turns between the two highest peaks in the country. Since an appearance on BBC Top Gear in 2009, Romania\u2019s most spectacular road became a popular tourist attraction. Lovers of the great outdoors and nature enthusiasts will definitely appreciate the incredible views that the road has to offer. We are pretty sure that this road is one of the most dangerous on the planet. Adrenaline junkies will love it for sure. If you dare to take a ride to its highest point \u2013 the Andersvatn lake \u2013 you\u2019ll have a chance to look down from the craziest and most blood-chilling cliff in the world. This road is open only in the summer when there\u2019s no ice and it\u2019s safe to drive on.\n\n\n China is famous for its wacky architecture and roads are no exception. Tianmen Mountain Road features 99 bends that can be pretty hard to drive on. If you don\u2019t want to drive, you can use a cable car that operates from the nearby railway station. A cable ride will give you a great scenic view of the picturesque mountains and the road itself.\n\n\n\n This wonder road is built on the steep mountains and there are 13 fairly unsafe hairpin bends on the way to the top. Driving this road will make you feel like you are driving into the sky.\n\n\n Norway\u2019s Atlantic Ocean Road offers spectacular views of the North Atlantic. Thanks to cool road turns and insanely beautiful scenery, the road was acclaimed as the best road construction of the twentieth century. It was even ranked first on The Guardian\u2019s list of the finest tourist roads. The famous Norwegian road features one of the world\u2019s most recognizable bridges \u2013 the Drunk Bridge \u2013 a curvy construction that literally looks like a road to nowhere.\n\n\n Dades Gorge road is a spectacular drive winding through stunning desert landscapes, villages and palm groves. While driving the road, don\u2019t forget to make brief stops to enjoy the most breath-taking views in the world.\n\n\n The Stelvio Pass is a high mountain road located in the Italian Alps. It\u2019s certainly one of the highest and most dramatic mountain roads in Europe. The road itself is a wonder of engineering with its numerous serpentine sections and requires a lot of driving skills to get you through.\n\n\n This winding road literally looks like a giant snake if you look at it from above. Now, imagine driving on it from top down. Wicked, huh?\n\n\n Here\u2019s another really epic road which is located in Utah\u2019s Canyon Country. White Rim Road is famous for its glorious panoramic views of canyons, mesas and deep river gorges.\n\n\n This 110-mile long bridge is also known as the Overseas Highway. The road was designed by the legendary industrialist Henry Flagler and was preserved as a national heritage. The road offers the drivers a marvelous ocean views that will stay in your memory forever.\n\n\n\n One of the most dangerous tunnels in the world was carved from stone by the villagers from a remote village in China. The village sit on a mountaintop and was isolated from the rest of the world. Located in Austria, this panoramic road is one of the most spectacular and dramatic routes in the Alps. The road guarantees you an adrenaline-pumping journey with its steep and narrow zig-zags and serpentine twists.\n\n\n This road stretches high in the mountains and is one of the most important passes in India. It links two big towns and is used mostly for transportation. So, it\u2019s not actually a good place for Sunday drives. This one here is not actually a road. You may have heard of this panoramic hike known as the Stairway to Heaven, located in Haiku Village, Kaneohe, Hawaii. Haiku Stairs might not be the most difficult hike on the island, but the amazing views on both sides of the bridge make it the most memorable.\n\n\n What could be better than a long road trip accompanied by fascinating scenery? Only a drive on the most epic roads in the world. These 15 roads listed here are true marvels of engineering that give you a chance to experience a thrilling drive along coastal highways, crossing long bridges and sky-touching mountain passes. 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3) Lysefjorden Road, Norway\n\n\n
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4) Tianmen Mountain Road, Hunan, China\n\n\n
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5) Aizhai Winding Road, China\n\n\n
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6) Atlantic Road through Norway\n\n\n
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7) Dad\u00e8s Gorge Road in the High Atlas Mountains, Morocco\n\n\n
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8) The Stelvio Pass, the Italian Alps\n\n\n
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9) Paso Internacional Los Libertadores, Chile\n\n\n
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10) White Rim Road, Utah\n\n\n
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11) The Seven Mile Bridge and the Florida Keys\n\n\n
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12) Guoliang Tunnel Road, China\n\n\n
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Today, the tunnel is one of the key destinations on the Chinese tourist map. It can be pretty scary in certain places, but it\u2019s still an extremely beautiful location everyone should visit.\n\n\n\n\n
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13) The Grossglockner High Alpine Road in Austria\n\n\n
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14) Zojila Pass in India\n\n\n\n
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15) Bonus! Haiku Stairs (Stairway To Heaven) in Hawaii\n\n\n
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