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 UK to United States . Russian Academy of Science put forward plan to President Stalin . Current longest road in the world is Australian Highway 1 at 9,000 miles .
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 UK to United States . 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 .