6. Friendship Highway, Tibet
Constructed: 1965
Risk Factor: Poor conditions of the road cause crashes
The Friendship Highway is a 500-mile scenic route, connecting Lhasa, Tibet to the border of China and Nepal. Friendship Highway traverses three passes that are higher than 16,400 feet before it drops to 5,700 feet when you reach the border, meaning there is a decline of more than 10,000 feet on this road.
Friendship Highway, Tibet ©N K / Shutterstock.com
Despite the Disney name, the Friendship Highway is anything but nice. This road is not in great condition, in part because of devastating earthquakes that hit the region in 2015. The bumpy, rocky road, combined with the drastic decline and peoples’ tendency to speed, has caused quite a few accidents on the not-so-friendly Friendship Highway.