List of highest paved roads in Europe


This is a list of the highest paved roads in Europe. It includes roads that are at least long and whose culminating point is at least above sea level. This height approximately corresponds to that of the highest settlements in Europe and to the tree line in several mountain ranges such as the Alps and the Pyrenees, where most of the highest roads are located.
Some of the listed roads are closed to motorized vehicles, although they are normally all accessible to pedestrians and cyclists. These mountain roads are visited by drivers, motorcyclists, bicyclists and hikers for their scenery and often feature in the routes of European bicycle races such as the Giro d'Italia, the Tour de Suisse, the Tour of Austria, the Tour de France and the Vuelta a España. Due to snow conditions, most of the high roads are closed between autumn and late spring/early summer.
Notes:
  • Some places have several names, usually because of locating in an area with multiple official languages or locating on a language border.
  • Near the highest point of the road there is often a sign that indicates the name and the elevation of the pass/hill/summit. The sign may, though, indicate a wrong elevation, being usually some old measurement. Also, popular navigation devices may present inaccurate elevations.
Below the list of highest roads is a list of the highest motorways in Europe. It includes motorways whose culminating point is over above sea level.

Highest controlled-access highways

ElevationNameMountainsCountryTypeBetweenRemarksHighest point
1,631 mA13 San Bernardino TunnelAlpsSwitzerlandtunnelChur – Bellinzonaonly one lane in each direction, both lanes in one tube
1,440 mA-1 Puerto de SomosierraCentral SystemSpainpassMadrid – Burgos
1,395 mMont Blanc TunnelAlpsFrance
Italy		tunnelChamonix – Courmayeuronly one lane in each direction, both lanes in one tube
1,370 mBrenner motorwayAlpsAustria
Italy		passInnsbruck – Bolzano
1,340 mA10 Tauern TunnelAlpsAustriatunnelSalzburg – Villach
1,340 mA-52 :es:Puerto de PadorneloGalician MassifSpainpassVerín – Benavente
1,320 mS16 Arlberg TunnelAlpsAustriatunnelBregenz – Innsbruckonly one lane in each direction, both lanes in one tube
c. 1,300 mAP-6 :es:Túnel de carretera de GuadarramaCentral SystemSpaintunnelCollado Villalba – Villacastín
1,297 mFrejus TunnelAlpsFrance
Italy		tunnelModane – Bardonecchiaonly one lane in each direction, both lanes in one tube
1,282 mA-23 :es:Puerto de MonrepósPyreneesSpainpass:es:Arguís and :es:Escusaguas
c. 1,250 mAP-61, El Portachuelo, Los Ángeles de San RafaelCentral SystemSpainpassSegovia – San Rafael
1,229 mAP-66 Negrón TunnelCantabrian MountainsSpaintunnelCampomanes – León
1,222 mA-6 Puerto de ManzanalGalician MassifSpainpassAstorga – Ponferrada
c. 1,200 mAP-51Central SystemSpainÁvila – Villacastín
1,175 mA2 Gotthard TunnelAlpsSwitzerlandtunnelAltdorf – Airoloonly one lane in each direction, both lanes in one tube
1,150 mE7 :es:Túnel de SomportPyreneesSpain
France		tunnelCanfranc – :fr:Urdosonly one lane in each direction, both lanes in one tube
1,121 mA75 Col des IssartetsMassif CentralFrancepassSaint-Flour – MassiacHighest motorway pass in France
1,113 mA24 Roma-Teramo Valico di Monte San RoccoApenninesItalypassRoma – Alba Adriatica-
1,070 mA24 near Vila Pouca de AguiarSerra do MarãoPortugalVila Pouca de Aguiar – Vila Real, PortugalHighest motorway in Portugal
1,060 mA2 Kalcherkogeltunnel AlpsAustriatunnelKlagenfurt – Graz
1,050 mJ20 Vue des Alpes TunnelJura MountainsSwitzerlandtunnelNeuchâtel – La Chaux-de-Fondsonly one lane in each direction, both lanes in one tube
1,016 mA2 Salerno-Reggio Calabria Teramo Valico CampoteneseApenninesItalypassSalerno – Reggio Calabria