It is the result of a whim of nature

In Spain there are long streets, very long streets and then there is the Gran Vía de la Mangain the Region of Murcia, which more than for relaxing walks is designed for demanding marathons. The figures speak for themselves. From the entrance of the manga to the area of ​​the Venezuela Beach The vial measures around 19 km, a long asphalt tongue that allows it to be often at the head of the largest streets in Spain, since There are those who assign To the Gran Vía de les Corts Catalanes, one of the most important roads in Barcelona but measures 13 km.

Streets worthy of a background corridor.

The longest street? There are no official and recent studies that delve into the subject, but when it indicates long streets (extra), the finger is usually targeted to the Gran Vía de la Manga, in the manga of the Mar Menor. Of course its measures attract attention. Between the entrance of the manga and the Veneziola area it measures about 19 kilometers, which has allowed it to emerge in studies such as the one last year to the theme the real estate portal Idealistic.

If we can enjoy it, it is largely because of the natural whim of manga, A coastal cord That part of Cabo de Palos and naturally separates the Laguna del Mar Menor and separates it from the Mediterranean. The strip is 20 km east of San Javier already 75 southeast of the city of Murcia. “It is a unique natural resource in Europe, it measures from north to south almost 24 km and from east to west less than one in its widest part,” Precise the Manga Consortiuman organism driven by the consistories of Cartagena and San Javier precisely to attend the area.

Is it a disputed position? Yes. The Gran Vía de la Manga crosses a residential area bathed by the waters of the Mar Menor, but there are those who consider that what we are talking about is from urban streets the most extensive is another: the Gran Vía de les Corts Catalanesone of the arteries of Barcelona and that lasts 13 km.

So long is that at least in 2015 it was calculated that throughout its route he added 689 portals. With those figures the company JLL or the operator Advancement It has been considered the kilometer street of the country, although making a wink in their studies to the Murcian road, which takes several kilometers to the Catalan.

Are the only streets that stand out? No. Leaving the extensive highway map and highways aside, Spain can boast a street with some particularly extensive or populated roads, such as Calle Valéncia, in Barcelona, ​​with approximately 569 portals, According to idealist.

In its listing, Alcalá Street, in Madrid, with 10.5 km and 544 portals or Azalea de Alcobendas, also in the province of Madrid and is around 480 portals. More or less they have Aragó Streetin Barcelona.

And in other countries? The Murcia and Catalan road are extensive. Very extensive. When an international perspective is adopted, they cease to be so striking. Although the key is to be considered exactly “street”, the 19 km from the Gran Vía de la Manga They know little If compared, for example, with Western Avenue, in Chicago, which passes from 35 km; or Sunset Boulevar, in Los Angeles, and Broadway (New York), which exceed 30 km. Yeah We consulted the Guinness bookits pages collect an equally striking case, although it describes it as a “longest straight road”: a 240 km road in Saudi Arabia built by the King Fahd.

Maybe The most striking case However, Yonge Street, in Toronto, indicated for some time, the Guinness as the most extensive street in the world with a surprising length, which actually responded to a calculation error: its technicians added the length of the vual to the one of the Ontario Highway 11. According to Civitatismeasures 56 km, although there are Other references With a different length.

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*An earlier version of this article was published in September 2023