Roads

This submersible road connecting a French island to the mainland is lined with safety towers for when the tide strands travelers.

This narrow path was cut right into a French mountainside to feed the country's early naval expansion.

One of the world's steepest streets seems to have houses sliding down it.

Tucked away amidst some of the most famous addresses in the world is New York's only fraction of a street.

An abandoned stretch of highway, deteriorating next to the operational one.

Officially named the "Loneliest Road in America," this barren stretch of Nevada road offers almost nothing but sky and open fields.

"The Most Boring Road in the State."

In an alley not far from where two great highways meet, byways of a very different sort are honored.

Beside some power panels, a plaque celebrates the history of an alternate world.

A serpentine highway twists and turns over the treacherous Norwegian Sea.

The atmospheric road was never meant to be so creepy.

Outlaws, hot springs, and tragedy have all left their mark on this ancient road in the Icelandic highlands.

This hilarious English intersection is an automotive whirlpool.

From carts to cars, this leftover Roman bridge in France has managed to survive for centuries.

The highest paved road in North America winds its way up Mount Blue Sky in Colorado to an altitude of 14,130 feet above sea level.

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

Resonating tubes make music from highway overpass.

Finale of "William Tell Overture" can be heard as drivers pass over grooves in the road.