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(Redirected from Road of Bones)
The 'Kolyma Highway', also known as the 'Road of Bones' (, "Federal Automobile Highway 'Kolyma'"), is a road through far Eastern Russia. It connects Magadan and Yakutsk. The road is 2032 kilometres long. It was constructed in the Stalin era of the USSR by Dalstroy construction directorate. The first stretch was built by the inmates of the Sevvostlag labor camp in 1932. The construction continued (by inmates of gulag camps) until 1953.
The road is treated as a memorial, as the bones of the people who constructed it were incorporated into the road.[1]
The area is extremely cold during the winter. Two towns by the highway, Tomtor and Oymyakon, both claim the coldest inhabited place on earth (often referred to as -71.2°C, but might be -67.7°C) outside of Antarctica. Some believe actual winter temperatures reached in nearby highlands may be in the -80°Cs.
The road is in a state of disrepair and is not traversable by standard road vehicles because of washed-out bridges and sections of road reclaimed by streams. During winter, frozen water actually helps river crossings.
After the fall of the Soviet government, the road was first travelled by Western motorcyclists in summer 1995 by the Mondo Enduro expedition. Subsequent traverses include Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman's round-the-world motorcycle journey, made into a television series, book and DVD, all named Long Way Round. It was also cycled in the winter by Alastair Humphreys and Rob Lilwall. It was also followed on foot by Rosie Swale-Pope in 2005.
★ Amur Cart Road
1. Thompson (2002)
★ Bloom, L. R. and Vince, A. E. (2006) ''Mondo enduro: the ultimate adventure on two wheels - 44,000 miles in 400 days'', Findon: RippingYarns.com, ISBN 1-904466-28-1
★ McGregor, E., Boorman, C. and Uhlig R. (2005) ''Long way round : chasing shadows across the world'', London : Time Warner, ISBN 0-7515-3680-6
★ Thompson, G. (2002) Kolyma - The Road of Death'', The Mission Reporter, Florida : Dundee, www site [accessed 21 May 2007]
The Highway "Kolyma" and other trunk roads of Russia.
Kolyma River Bridge, Magadan Oblast
The 'Kolyma Highway', also known as the 'Road of Bones' (, "Federal Automobile Highway 'Kolyma'"), is a road through far Eastern Russia. It connects Magadan and Yakutsk. The road is 2032 kilometres long. It was constructed in the Stalin era of the USSR by Dalstroy construction directorate. The first stretch was built by the inmates of the Sevvostlag labor camp in 1932. The construction continued (by inmates of gulag camps) until 1953.
The road is treated as a memorial, as the bones of the people who constructed it were incorporated into the road.[1]
Road construction
In 1938
The area is extremely cold during the winter. Two towns by the highway, Tomtor and Oymyakon, both claim the coldest inhabited place on earth (often referred to as -71.2°C, but might be -67.7°C) outside of Antarctica. Some believe actual winter temperatures reached in nearby highlands may be in the -80°Cs.
The road is in a state of disrepair and is not traversable by standard road vehicles because of washed-out bridges and sections of road reclaimed by streams. During winter, frozen water actually helps river crossings.
After the fall of the Soviet government, the road was first travelled by Western motorcyclists in summer 1995 by the Mondo Enduro expedition. Subsequent traverses include Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman's round-the-world motorcycle journey, made into a television series, book and DVD, all named Long Way Round. It was also cycled in the winter by Alastair Humphreys and Rob Lilwall. It was also followed on foot by Rosie Swale-Pope in 2005.
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See also
★ Amur Cart Road
Notes
1. Thompson (2002)
References
★ Bloom, L. R. and Vince, A. E. (2006) ''Mondo enduro: the ultimate adventure on two wheels - 44,000 miles in 400 days'', Findon: RippingYarns.com, ISBN 1-904466-28-1
★ McGregor, E., Boorman, C. and Uhlig R. (2005) ''Long way round : chasing shadows across the world'', London : Time Warner, ISBN 0-7515-3680-6
★ Thompson, G. (2002) Kolyma - The Road of Death'', The Mission Reporter, Florida : Dundee, www site [accessed 21 May 2007]
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