Why North Korea Builds Roads Nobody Drives On 🛣️🇰🇵

Описание: North Korea's highway system presents one of the country's most striking visual contradictions: modern, multi-lane roads that carry virtually no traffic. The country has approximately 25,000 kilometers of roads, but private car ownership is almost nonexistent. Estimates suggest fewer than 30,000 vehicles operate in the entire country — compared to approximately 280 million in the United States.

The Reunification Highway, connecting Pyongyang to Kaesong near the DMZ, is the most visible example. The road is approximately 160 kilometers long, with six lanes in sections. Despite its scale, the highway is routinely described by the rare visitors permitted to travel it as essentially empty. Photographs and satellite imagery consistently show the road devoid of vehicles.

Without traffic, the highways have found alternative uses. Tourists and defectors describe pedestrians and cyclists using the multi-lane highways freely, walking down the center of six-lane roads with no concern for vehicles. The empty highways have become one of the most recognizable images of North Korea — a country that built infrastructure for a modern economy it never developed.

Military analysts have long noted that North Korea's highway system is designed primarily for military logistics rather than civilian transportation. The wide, straight roads can accommodate heavy military vehicles, tank transporters, and mobile missile launchers. In the event of conflict, the highway system would serve as the primary route for moving troops and equipment toward the border.

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