Highways are metalled roads connecting distant places. They are constructed in a manner for unobstructed vehicular movement.
Major highways of the world are:
1. Pan – American Highway: This is the longest highway in the world, which connects the countries of South America to Central America, Mexico and the United States of America’ This highway starts from the north-west Alaska and ends in Brasilia Metro city of Brazil.
2. Trans – Canadian Highway: This highway connects St. John’s city of Newfound – land province to Vancouver city on the west coast in British Columbia.
3. Alaska Highway: This highway connects Edmonton town of Canada to Anchorage city of Alaska.
4. Stuart Highway: This highway connects Biratum located in Northern Australia to Unadata City, Ideated in South Australia.
Other Highways:
1. Moscow – Vladivostok highway in Russia.
2. Highway situated on Vietnam border in China, which connects Shanxi to Shanghai and Guanghou (in the South) to Beijing (in the north).
3. In India, the highway runs across Varanasi to Kanyakumari and the Golden Quadrilateral Corridor Scheme (joins New Delhi – Mumbai – Bangaluru – Chennai – Hyderabad and Kolkata metros) joins Kashmir to Kanyakumari and Porbandar to Silchar.
