Highway 1 (Australia)
Australia's Highway 1 is a network of highways that circumnavigate the Australian continent, joining all mainland state capitals. At a total length of approximately 14,500 km (9,000 mi) it is the longest national highway in the world, longer than the Trans-Siberian Highway (over 11,000 km, 6,800 mi) and the Trans-Canada Highway (8,030 km, 4,990 mi). Every day more than a million people travel on a part of it.
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