[Trantor]

Stremnaya Road, Bolívia
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c266/thesentinel/iftkcombr2006092301lp7.jpg
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c266/thesentinel/iftkcombr2006092302ac3.jpg
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c266/thesentinel/iftkcombr2006092303wr2.jpg
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c266/thesentinel/iftkcombr2006092304zd5.jpg
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c266/thesentinel/iftkcombr2006092305ii7.jpg
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c266/thesentinel/iftkcombr2006092307na6.jpg
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c266/thesentinel/iftkcombr2006092308dp7.jpg

[Tall Steel]

I don't think the pictures are working.

[WonderlandPark]

I can't see either.

[J_Taylor]

pics arnt working for me either..
but I would drive any road..

[Trantor]

edited. Posted the pics at photobucket. Now they must be working.

[Dalreg]

Working now! What a fucked up road! I would hate to meet traffic on that road!

[rapid_business]

i swear this was just posted as a road in china. a different thread. Something isn't right.

[James Bond Agent 007]

Whoa . . . :sly:

[Occit]

Stremnaya Road??? it's not in Bolivia!!! :sly: This name sounds like Kazachstan??? :shrug:

[Jarrod]

Yeah, someone said that it was China...

[uwhuskies]

Ok, what gives? These pictures of Bolivia appear very similar if not exactly like JeremyDC's pictures on "Chinas Mountain Roads" further down in the transportation forums.

Are these your pictures?:sly:

[Upward]

That's awesome. I'd drive it. It's barely worse than sections of the Pacific Coast Highway. ;)

[Trantor]

Well, I found the pics in another forum and it said Bolivia. I also thought the name was strange to be bolivian, but it could be some indian language of course... Quechua?

But yes, might be China.

[zaphod]

dude i never though something even remotely like that even existed...


I wouldnt try driving a car on it, maybe a motorcycle or something small

[Trantor]

making a quick google search, all results pointed this road to be in Bolivia.

[staff]

China or Bolivia?

Anyway, I have driven a similar road in the Taroko Gorge in Taiwan. It was quite scary when heavy rain started to pour down the gorge, and big rocks started falling down on the road...

[excel]

Intense road.

[R@ptor]

Bolivia really seems to have a lot of dangerous roads. They also have the Yungas Road which is officially the most dangerous in the world with more than 200 deaths per year.

http://www.liebreich.com/LDC/Images/Climbing/Bolivia/YungasRoad.jpg

http://mk23.image.pbase.com/u15/akeakamae/large/4775987.22RoadtotheYungasDeathRoad.jpg

http://www.parkswatch.org/parkprofiles/slide-shows/conp/antiguo_camino.jpg

[J_Taylor]

After seeing the pictures...
I'd still drive it.

[Ex-Ithacan]

I'd only attempt to drive them if I was extremely drunk. :cheers:

Actually, they look rather frightening. But very cool at the same time.

[Slugbelch]

I got an email yesterday of the same road:
http://img187.imageshack.us/img187/6282/1bu8.jpg http://img187.imageshack.us/img187/2900/2yt9.jpg http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/8288/3ic3.jpg http://img187.imageshack.us/img187/1102/4ub7.jpg http://img187.imageshack.us/img187/5985/5rk0.jpg http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/9296/6nm9.jpg http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/3459/7wm6.jpg http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/132/8fz3.jpg http://img187.imageshack.us/img187/4416/9ik1.jpg http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/3310/10zj2.jpg http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/6734/11ws0.jpg http://img187.imageshack.us/img187/1464/12hs7.jpg http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/5573/13ea5.jpg http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/8887/14gk0.jpg http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/4273/15sv5.jpg

[TALLTOWER]

omg no way

[DrJoe]

wtf

[jamesinclair]

http://img187.imageshack.us/img187/4416/9ik1.jpg

And thats when you say to yourself "oh shit"

[niwell]

Whoa, that's out of control. I'm not sure exactly how the vehicles are managing to pass one another, as it seems to violate the laws of physics.

[googleabcd]

It is china's photo...Look at the cloth of the people, it is obviously the dressing style in western China

[tunnelbana]

http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/8887/14gk0.jpg

Obviously the infrastructure is way over-stressed. Can't Bolivia get some money from the World Bank to build some real roads... this is jaw-dropping, amazing.

[BnaBreaker]

I would abandon the fucking truck and walk down. Good god that is scary!

[cornholio]

Thats prety insane...I mean i have been on some pretty bad loging roads before in BC, Canada but those were loging roads, barly used...This looks like a heavily used road which is insane, there must be alot of deaths with people trying to pass each other and the outer edge of the road giving away.

[feepa]

My eyes must be deceiving me

[jamesinclair]

It is china's photo...Look at the cloth of the people, it is obviously the dressing style in western China

Its not clear enough to tell I think.

I did note that the trucks are passing on the LEFT....


India....?

[J_Taylor]

There is a special right now on the history channel on that road in Bolivia.

[village person]

Frick! So like every other day, people fall off that road?!! Good eatin' down in the valley... for whatever lives down there! :eek:

[1ajs]

they just do thats all there is to it ...

[Trantor]

There is a special right now on the history channel on that road in Bolivia.

so, is it really in Bolivia uh?

[Trantor]

This is probably the most dangerous road in Brazil... well, actually not the most dangerous, but the most twisty. Since its so twisty, cars and trucks actually dont speed in it, so it has less accidents than some pretty straight and wide roads... its called Serra do Rio do Rastro Road, and it rises 1400 meters in 25 km of road. Its located in southern Brasil, near the Santa Catarina/Rio Grande do Sul border
http://www.cprm.gov.br/coluna/images/serra4caracois.jpg
http://www.radarsul.com.br/estradas/imagens/serrariodorastro.jpg
http://imagens.viamidia.com/tmb0000023515.2.jpg

well, its certainly safer than the Bolivia road...
http://www.jandaiadosul.com/MotoChui/MotoChuiSerraMotos.jpg
http://www.motoesporte.com.br/viagem/sorrisoMT%20a%20extremosul/04.jpg

http://www.jandaiadosul.com/MotoChui/MotoChuiSerra.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/68/172734017_1390ffe916_m.jpg

http://www.faquini.com.br/trabalhos/Webpages/thumbnails/694.jpg

Looks bad? Imagine driving in it when there is SNOW!!!
http://www.sol.sc.gov.br/santur/imagens/Neve.jpg

holy shit, I would die 5 times in a row from heart attack before being able to climb all the road on a bike...
http://www.ss.esp.br/cgi-bin/imprensa/serra_r_rastro.jpg

over the mountains
http://img84.exs.cx/img84/1718/IMG_2131.jpg

at least there is space for two lanes of cars... and in many curves, there are "stops", so trucks who cant do the curve in only one lane (most trucks obviously) can stop and wait for the cars to pass before doing the curves.
http://www.oempreiteiro.com.br/100anos/images/400%20PIXELS/TERRA_DO_RIO_DO_RASTRO_112_113.jpg


but the asphalt is not the better and there are no side lanes for cars to stop if they have some problem.
http://lyra.soueu.com.br/imagens/ferias_jan_2005/Serra_do_Rio_do_Rastro/IMG_0332.JPG

some cool scenary
http://www.terraeasfalto.com.br/penaestrada/campos_cima/paredoesdaserradocorvobranco.jpg

the fall is almost two times taller than Burj Dubai. But at least there are "steps" impeaching a free fall all the way to the bottom. So you wont die... so fast :)
http://www.terraeasfalto.com.br/penaestrada/campos_cima/serradoriodorastro2.jpg

[village person]

^That looks a lot like roads in Wyoming: the Beartooth Hwy, Chief Joseph Hwy, and US 14A, also about 1400-1500m elevation changes in short distances. I drove them all in a hatchback (though not without consequences to the integrity of the vehicle). :P

[JACKinBeantown]

Those are some crazy roads.

[Longstreets]

The title of this post is incorrect !

The first set of pictures were taken in Sichuan Province,China as reported in thread # 115605.

There is no Stremnaya Road in Bolivia or anywhere else
that I can find.

The Yungas Road in the Zongo Valley in Bolivia is known
as the "Road of Death" as pictured in post #18, 21 & 24 .

This mistake is listed as fact on at least 6 different internet sites including this one.I hate it when something like this happens because it never seems to go away and all efforts to correct it seem pointless.

I think it would probably help if we found out the true name of that incredible road.

Does anyone know the real name of that road in China and exactly how to get there ?

[natelox]

I've been on the Yungas Road in Bolivia. It's an experiance and a half! The drops off the edge are very shear, and you can even see car parts strewn down the cliffs. Passing is scary stuff. But I survived and so do many other users. It's a very beautiful road although it takes a very long time to get to your destination as there are no bridges for valleys. I wasn't too woried throughout the trip but the person I was travelling with found it very difficult but got used to it after the first hour or two (three hour trip, one way). The drop from Bolivia to the town we visited, Coroico, for the day was over 2km, and I unfortunetly got a bad case of altitude sickness and ended out losing consciousness when we were back in Bolivia.

I think biking would be scarier! They have to contend with all those trucks, hairpin turns, dust thrown up from trucks and have to have major trust in their brakes.

[Longstreets]

Incorrectly labeled
See post #115605
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=115605

[Trantor]

ok Longstreets, you already said that. Stop spamming the board just to tell the thread title is incorrect. You only have 3 posts and two of them were made just to tell the thread title is incorrect. What a nice way to begin posting at SSP :rolleyes:

[Longstreets]

Gimme me a break Tractor
I'm a newbie...I posted...It disappeared...So I did it again.
Why not use your internet talents to find the real name of that place rather than bullying the new guys.

[peo]

That road in Bolivia has been clasified as the most dangerous road in the world. Well, Bolvia is the poorest country in South America, so they don't have many to repair it or make it safer. Chile sends humnitarian help to Bolivia.

[arlekin_m]

the first road starts to seem very transiteable, upon seeing the second one... just frightening

[Smiley Person]

just what kind of places do these roads lead to?

[wrendog]

wow.. that bolivia road is just freaking insane

[jeremy_haak]

^ I might walk on that road. I definitely wouldn't drive on it. The scenery there looks incredible btw.

[Lexy]

Damn, that is crazy shat! No farking way in heck I would walk them, let alone drive them.

[Longstreets]

WooHoo !.................mystery solved!

It's the Guoliang Tunnel Road in Hunan Province,China

Mystery solved chronicle http://rickmccharles.com/?p=1230

LoriMc found this photo set on Flickr.........Thanks LoriMc!
http://flickr.com/photos/yanggeng/4129445/in/set-103935/

Long Corridor in Cliffs picture site
http://club.auto.sohu.com/forum/thread-460970-1-1.html

Most Dangerous Roads Part II
http://thrillingwonder.blogspot.com/2006/12/dangerous-roads-of-world-part-2.html

I love the internet !