Get your motor running: the world's greatest roads - in pictures

Pull on your driving gloves and make a note of the ultimate petrol head bucket list

Striking sea views on the Atlantic Ocean Road in Norway. Unsplash

Dark contours of the Stelvio Pass in the Italian Alps in this lime-lapse night photo. Unsplash

Winding through the desert, the King's Highway in Jordan. Getty Images

California dreaming on Route 1 of the Pacific Coast Highway in Big Sur. Unsplash

Black and white beauty. The Stark terrain of Jebel Jais road in Ras Al Khaimah. Pawan Singh / The National.

A misty mountain drive on Milford Road in New Zealand. Unsplash

A bridge over turquoise waters, the Seven Mile crossing takes drivers from the US mainland to the Florida Keys. Unsplash

A lake reflects the sky beside the Transfagarasan Highway in Romania. Unsplash

Hairpin bends of the Dades Gorges mountain pass in Morocco. Unsplash

Drive away from it all at Route 1 in Iceland. Unsplash

A rugged landscape surrounds the Ruta Nacional 40 in Argentina. Unsplash

Drive carefully on the 'Death Road' in Bolivia. Unsplash

The freedom of the open road, on the Leh-Manali Highway in India. Unsplash

American beauty at Glacier Point Road in Yosemite National Park. Unsplash

The New Coastal Road on the French Indian Ocean Island of Reunion, reportedly France's most expensive road project. AFP

Shadows lengthen on the Karakoram Highway in Pakistan. Unsplash

Clouds descend over Chapman's Peak Drive in South Africa. Unsplash

As the working week draws to a close, get inspired for a weekend drive with some of the world's greatest road journeys.

Whether coastal cruises or hairpin mountain passes, epic drives can be found on every corner of the globe, from Iceland's Route 1 to the Death Road in Bolivia.

Check out The National's round-up in the gallery above.

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