2. Tuktoyaktuk Winter Road, Canada
Constructed: 1964 (Closed in 2017)
Risk Factor: Crashes from sliding on the icy road
The Tuktoyaktuk Winter Road was an ice road that crossed the frozen Mackenzie River and the Arctic Ocean between Canada’s Northwest Territories, Tuktoyaktuk and Inuvik. The road reached gas hydrate fields at Langley, Aput, and Malik, and it was the only road that reached two ice-locked barges, the Arctic Star and Wurmlinger.
Tuktoyaktuk Winter Road, Canada @Matt Jacques / Twitter.com
Fans of The History Channel show Ice Road Truckers will easily recognize Tuktoyaktuk, as it was featured on the second and sixth season of the show. We got to see the perilous, icy roads, which looked like something out of a frozen Hoth-like landscape. The risk of sliding on the ice and crashing makes the isolated Tuktoyaktuk one of the most dangerous roads in the world.