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 . Linking into existing road networks in Europe and Asia , for the first time it would allow travellers a proper highway to drive all way from the UK to the United States . A Trans-Siberian rail link as well as oil and gas pipes would run alongside the highway , and plans have been mooted already for a rail tunnel connecting the far flung Russian region of Chukotka - where football tycoon Roman Abramovich once served as governor - and Alaska . By jumping on the Channel Tunnel you could get all the way from London to Alaska by road under plans for a more than 12,000 mile superhighway linking Europe and western Russia to the Bering Strait . While roads exist across much of Russia some are of dismal quality , especially in the east of the country . Among these is the notorious Road of Bones built by Stalin 's political prisoners . This new scheme is seen as a way of turning Russia into a global transportation hub , a bridge between Europe , Asia and North America , so revitalising the Russian economy and attracting new tourism . Vladimir Fortov , the Head of the Russian Academy of Science , recently put forward the uncosted plan dubbed the Trans-Eurasian Belt Development ( TEPR ) to President Vladimir Putin . 'The project is very ambitious and expensive , but it will solve many problems in the development of the vast region , ' he said , according to The Siberian Times . The current longest continuous road in the world is found in Australia , where Highway 1 runs around the entire country and spans some 9,000 miles . In Russia the Trans-Siberian Highway network is more than 6,800 miles long , meaning the new road would become the biggest and longest ever built , with additional sections in the west and east . Plans for the Trans-Eurasian Belt Development have been presented to President Vladimir Putin ( left ) by Vladimir Fortov , the Head of the Russian Academy of Science ( right ) . It is as yet uncosted . The notorious Road of Bones R504 Kolyma Highway , named because the skeletons of those who died during its construction were used in its foundations . Plans for the TEPR were unveiled by the head of the Russian Railways Vladimir Yakunin - who has been hit by Western sanctions over Ukraine - at a meeting of the Russian Academy of Science . Using tunnels or ferries from England the continent , and Russia to the US , a driver could use the highway to travel from Britain to the US for the first time . Its development is viewed as a 'powerful and versatile ' corridor that would allow massive investment and the construction of pipelines for oil and gas , the laying of facilities for electricity and water supplies and the opportunity for new cities to be created . While roads exist across much of Russia some are of dismal quality , especially in the east . Among these is the Road of Bones , built by the political prisoners of Joseph Stalin ( pictured ) The team behind the project say they estimate it will require trillions of dollars but insist its economic benefits would far outweigh any cost . What is unclear is how a cash-strapped Russia could afford it . Giving a presentation on the scheme , Yakunin - a close friend of Putin - described it as 'an inter-state , inter-civilisation project ' . He also said it would lead to Russia becoming the new world centre for the creation and development of high-tech industries because of its central position in the new global transport network . Five years ago Vladimir Putin travelled along some of the existing roads in the Russian Far East as part of a tour to meet voters before the presidential elections . Behind the wheel of a yellow Lada , he drove 2,000 kilometres across Siberia in a stunt intended to boost his ratings and the Russian car industry . But it backfired when he discovered much of the route was in a bad state of repair and his car was photographed on the back of a tow truck . The R504 Kolyma Highway - better known as the Road of Bones after the skeletons of those who died in its construction were used in its foundations - is the only main road through the remotest parts of the Russian Far East . Connecting Magadan with the town of Nizhny Bestyakh , much of the route is unmaintained and about 200km is completely abandoned and a challenge even for motorists in 4x4 vehicles . The rail network in Siberia was recently extended with the construction of a new line to a station across the Lena River from Russia 's diamond capital of Yakutsk . Potentially this line could be extended further east to Magadan and the northern Pacific .
Trans-Eurasian Belt Development would span half globe 's circumference . Would link western edge of Russia to the Bering Strait and then Alaska . Joining road networks in Europe and Asia , would link United States to UK . Russian Academy of Science put forward plan to President Vladimir Putin . Current longest road in the world is Australian Highway 1 at 9,000 miles .