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The 12,400 mile superhighway from Britain to America: Plans proposed...
Daily Mail (UK) ^ | March 24, 2015 | Will Stewart

Posted on 03/25/2015 9:51:24 AM PDT by QT3.14

Britain could be linked with America by road as part of an ambitious project to create the world's longest superhighway spanning half the circumference of the globe.

Proposals have been put forward to build the mega route stretching about 12,400 miles from the western edge of Russia to the Bering Strait where the country nudges Alaska.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Miscellaneous; Russia; US: Alaska; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: contruction; economy; highway
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To: KoRn

Yeah, I thought that too. I had visions of Ice bergs crashing into it! Trying to figure out how many lanes it would be. Also constructing huge rest areas. It would be amazing though lol! How about a huge underground subway system circling the globe!


81 posted on 03/25/2015 11:11:38 AM PDT by Empireoftheatom48 (God help the Republic but will he?)
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To: wagglebee
So, they want to build a road so the Russians could just drive their tanks into North America?

Exactly my first reaction. Not just Russians. Chinese too. The ocean buffer is a good thing. It places a logistical hurdle to invasion by foreign forces. Let's not build a bridge over the moat.

82 posted on 03/25/2015 11:14:41 AM PDT by Myrddin
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To: Empireoftheatom48

I’d imagine that would be a run ride for the first couple hundred miles, but after awhile it would get VERY boring! lol

There would probably be serious problems with drivers falling asleep at the wheel. As you said, they would have to find a way to build huge ‘rest areas’ of some sort. Maybe a large space built off the road with refueling, auto repair/garage, restaurants, lodging, and maybe some kind of entertainment. Basically a massive truck stop type place. There could be smaller ones every 50-100 miles that are like your basic convenience store, and the larger ones like I mentioned above maybe every 500-700 miles or so.

If done right, it would be pretty cool, and profitable too; for whichever businesses that ran the services within the travel stops. It could be open for bidding on multi-year contracts for who wants to do it. I’m sure there would be MANY other issues that would have to be worked out that I have no clue about, but things like this are fun to muse over. lol


83 posted on 03/25/2015 11:35:56 AM PDT by KoRn (Department of Homeland Security, Certified - "Right Wing Extremist")
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To: QT3.14

Someone notify Clark W. Griswold so he can warm up the ol’ Truckster for the ultimate “Vacation” movie sequence.


84 posted on 03/25/2015 11:37:00 AM PDT by FrankR (They will become our ultimate masters the day we surrender the 2nd Amendment.)
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To: Tijeras_Slim

I swear, it’s like the russians have super magnets in their cars and steering wheels with about 10 inches of give on the torque.


85 posted on 03/25/2015 11:42:57 AM PDT by Dick Vomer (2 Timothy 4:7 deo duce ferro comitante)
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To: dfwgator

HA HA that get me LMAO


86 posted on 03/25/2015 11:49:36 AM PDT by SevenofNine (We are Freepers, all your media bases belong to us ,resistance is futile)
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To: Tijeras_Slim

OMG that road is worst than 405 Freeway here in Los Angeles ROFL


87 posted on 03/25/2015 11:50:01 AM PDT by SevenofNine (We are Freepers, all your media bases belong to us ,resistance is futile)
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To: skinkinthegrass

I don’t know if you hear the news they kinda fire Jeremy Clarkson at BBC yeah I could imagine be Top Gear future episode


88 posted on 03/25/2015 11:50:42 AM PDT by SevenofNine (We are Freepers, all your media bases belong to us ,resistance is futile)
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To: NorthernTraveler

That’s what I discovered.

Virtually impassable.

Then I looked at a trip from Eastern Russia to South Africa.

A much greater distance, but getting through the Middle east would present a whole new set of challenges.

I still think someone could get full sponsorship for this challenge.

They could generate dozens and dozens of promotional material for their products.


89 posted on 03/25/2015 11:53:19 AM PDT by Zeneta (Thoughts in time and out of season.)
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To: SevenofNine; All
Do they serve Hot Tea / Coffee (& scones) in the Urals Mtns.

90 posted on 03/25/2015 12:14:17 PM PDT by skinkinthegrass ("Any girl can be glamorous. All you have to do is stand still and look stupid." Hedy Lamarr)
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To: arbitrary.squid

I presumed not. Is there much of a market for any vehicle transit across the strait by small vessels?


91 posted on 03/25/2015 12:23:33 PM PDT by posterchild (It takes a politician to declare a settled science.)
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To: McGruff

That seems like the long way around. They should go west from the U.K. the the east coast of the U.S. Hey, they built the Chunnel, right? The Atlantic shouldn’t be a challenge.


92 posted on 03/25/2015 1:08:23 PM PDT by Disambiguator
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To: Zeneta

that sounds absolutely epic! Would love to do something like that.


93 posted on 03/25/2015 2:54:26 PM PDT by RIghtwardHo
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To: skinkinthegrass

Most likely they serve hot tea and I don’t know about scone I know that part of Russia is mostly hot tea


94 posted on 03/25/2015 2:57:02 PM PDT by SevenofNine (We are Freepers, all your media bases belong to us ,resistance is futile)
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To: QT3.14

Going the other way would be shorter.


95 posted on 03/25/2015 6:52:51 PM PDT by Oztrich Boy (Television: Teacher, Mother, Secret Lover)
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To: longtermmemmory
Deathrace 2000 (the original not the terrible remake)


You mean the one with Fred (Herman The German) Grandy?


Actually, this could be just the thing for Clarkson now that the Beeb kicked him to the curb

96 posted on 03/25/2015 6:57:32 PM PDT by Cowman (How can the IRS seize property without a warrant if the 4th amendment still stands?)
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To: QT3.14

A Transatlantic Tunnel, Hurrah!


97 posted on 03/25/2015 7:20:52 PM PDT by Greystoke
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