GREAT INTERNAL WATERWAYS OF THE WORLD
109 Records  Last Updated: 26-May-2008
*NOT YET SEEN*

1. Pechora Europe 1,124 miles
NE MOSCOW

2. Japura South America 1,500 miles
WEST OF MANAUS

3. Kolyma Asia 1,562 miles
NORTH OF MAGADAN

4. Purus South America 1,995 miles
SW OF MANAUS

5. Lena Asia 2,734 miles
YAKUTSK

DONE (Boat across/along)

6. Bosporus Asia/Europe 19 miles 1967
Ferry across/along from Istanbul to Anadolu Kavagli, Turkey

7. Dardanelles Asia/Europe 38 miles 1967
Car ferry across at Cannakale, Turkey

8. Panama Canal North America 51 miles 1999
Freighter through from Pacific Ocean to Atlantic Ocean

9. Swan Australasia 60 miles 1997
Ferry across at Perth, WA

10. Thames Europe 210 miles 1977
Jetfoil along, London City to English Channel, England

11. Mae Nam Chao Phraya Asia 225 miles 1989
Ferry across/along from Wat Ratsingkon to Thonburi Railway

12. Moscow Europe 312 miles 1999
Ferry along from/to Kievskij Vokzal in Moscow, Russia

13. Hudson North America 315 miles 1963
Car ferry across from Newburgh to Beacon, NY

14. Connecticut North America 407 miles 1973
Car ferry across at Rocky Hill, CT

15. Niobrara North America 431 miles 1994
Tube across/along from Cornell Bridge to Berry Bridge, NE

16. Diamantina Australasia 450 miles 1966
Rowboat across at Pandie Pandie, SA

17. Potomac North America 500 miles 1986
White's (car) Ferry across near Leesburg, VA

18. Tagus Europe 625 miles 1998
Ferry across from Lisbon to Barreiro, Portugal

19. Rhine Europe 820 miles 1960
Rhine steamer across from Koblenz to Assmannshausen, Germany

20. Ohio North America 981 miles 1964
Car ferry across from Utopia, OH to Augusta, KY

21. Uruguay South America 994 miles 1999
Ferry across from Concordia, Argentina to Salto, Uruguay

22. Saskatchewan North America 1,205 miles 1988
Car ferry (solo) across at St. Laurent, SK

23. Ohio-Allegheny North America 1,306 miles 1964
Car ferry across from Utopia, OH to Augusta, KY

24. Pearl Asia 1,320 miles 2007
Boat across in Guangzhou, China

25. Ganges Asia 1,550 miles 1966
Motorboat along shoreline ghats from/to Benares, India

26. Paraguay South America 1,584 miles 1987
Ferry across at Asuncion, Paraguay

27. Zambezi Africa 1,600 miles 1999
Car ferry across at Kasane, Botswana

28. Rio Grande North America 1,885 miles 1979
Raft across from Big Bend NP, TX to Boqillas, Mexico

29. St. Lawrence North America 1,900 miles 1961
Car ferry across from Quebec to Levis, QB

30. Yukon North America 1,979 miles 1995
Car ferry across at Dawson City, YT

31. Mississippi North America 2,348 miles 1965
Steam ferry across at Baton Rouge, LA

32. Parana/de la Plata South America 2,450 miles 1977
Hydrofoil across at Colonia, Uruguay

33. Mekong Asia 2,610 miles 1990
Speedboat along (2005) - Can Tho-Long Xuyen/Car ferry across at Phumi Prek Khsay, Vietnam

34. Mackenzie North America 2,635 miles 1995
Car ferry across at Arctic Red River, NT

35. Mississippi-Missouri North America 3,741 miles 1965
Steam ferry across at Baton Rouge, LA

36. Amazon South America 3,915 miles 1968
Motorboat across at Leticia, Colombia

37. Nile Africa 4,145 miles 1991
Felucca across at Aswan, Egypt

DONE (Drive across)

38. Derwent Australasia 113 miles 1966
Car across Derwent Bridge at Hobart, TAS

39. Monongahela North America 128 miles 1998
Car across Ft. Pitt Bridge in Pittsburgh, PA

40. Yarra Australasia 153 miles 1965
Car across Princes Bridge in Melbourne, VIC

41. Delaware North America 280 miles 1999
Car across toll bridge at Columbia, NJ

42. Sacramento North America 320 miles 1959
Car across bridge at Sacramento, CA

43. Allegheny North America 325 miles 1998
Car across Ft. Duquesne Bridge in Pittsburgh, PA

44. Susquehanna North America 447 miles 1960
Car across Pennsylvania Turnpike bridge at Harrisburg, PA

45. Wabash North America 529 miles 1964
Car across US40 bridge at Terre Haute, IN

46. Cauca South America 838 miles 1968
Car across Paso del Comercio Bridge in Cali, Colombia

47. Fraser North America 850 miles 1964
Car across bridge at Hope, BC

48. Canadian North America 906 miles 1965
Car across I-35 bridge at Norman, OK

49. Pecos North America 926 miles 1985
Car across US90 bridge near Langtry, TX

50. Magdalena South America 956 miles 1968
Car across bridge at Girardot, Colombia

51. Platte North America 990 miles 1964
Car across US6 bridge at South Bend, NE

52. Pilcomayo South America 1,000 miles 1999
Collective taxi across bridge near Sucre, Bolivia

53. Limpopo Africa 1,000 miles 1999
Bus across bridge at Beitbridge, Zimbabwe

54. Tigris Asia 1,181 miles 1966
Car across bridge at Baghdad, Iraq

55. Peace-Finlay North America 1,195 miles 1964
Car across bridge at Fort St. John, BC

56. Columbia North America 1,214 miles 1964
Car across bridge at Vancouver, WA

57. Red North America 1,222 miles 1995
Car across US84 bridge near Natchitoches, LA

58. Arkansas North America 1,450 miles 1963
Car across US40 bridge in Little Rock, AR

59. Brahmaputra Asia 1,700 miles 2007
Car across bridge en route to Lhasa, Tibet

60. Euphrates Asia 1,700 miles 1966
Car across bridge at Al Fallujah, Iraq

61. Indus Asia 1,800 miles 1966
Car across bridge at Attock, Pakistan

62. Sao Francisco South America 1,811 miles 1993
Bus across bridge en route from Recife to Salvador, Brazil

63. Syrdar'ya-Naryn Asia 1,859 miles 1998
Bus across bridge en route from Tashkent to Dzhizak, Uzbekistan

64. Murray-Darling Australasia 2,310 miles 1965
Car across bridge at Albury, NSW

65. Missouri North America 2,564 miles 1964
Car across US6 bridge at Omaha, NE

DONE (Landing on)

66. Kobuk North America 360 miles 1980
Floatplane landing at Kobuk Sand Dunes, AK

DONE (Rail across)

67. Hooghly Asia 145 miles 1966
Tram across Howrah Bridge from Calcutta to Howrah, India

68. Po Europe 405 miles 1998
Rail across at Piacenza, Italy

69. Loire Europe 625 miles 1991
Rail across near Tours, France

70. Northern Dvina Europe 809 miles 2000
Rail across near Archangelsk, Russia

71. Dniester Europe 876 miles 1999
Rail across at Zalescyky, Ukraine

72. Colorado (Texas) North America 894 miles 1959
Rail (SoPac) across at Columbus, TX

73. Oka Asia 918 miles 1998
Rail (Trans-Sib) across at Zima, Russia

74. Snake North America 1,038 miles 1959
Rail (UP) across at Rigby, ID

75. Sungari/Songhua Asia 1,130 miles 1992
Rail (Trans-Sib) across at Harbin, China

76. Darling Australasia 1,160 miles 1997
Rail (Indian Pacific) across at Menindee, NSW

77. Kama Asia 1,252 miles 1992
Rail (Trans-Sib) across near Perm, Russia

78. Brazos North America 1,309 miles 1959
Rail (SoPac) across near Houston, TX

79. Orange Africa 1,350 miles 1999
Rail across at Oranjerivier, South Africa

80. Dneiper Europe 1,368 miles 1993
Rail (Metro) across at Kiev, Ukraine

81. Ural Europe 1,509 miles 1998
Rail across near Gurjev-Aterau, Kazakhstan

82. Nelson North America 1,600 miles 1993
Rail (VIA) across near Gillam, MB

83. Amudar'ya Asia 1,616 miles 1998
Rail across near Chardzhev, Turkmenistan

84. Xi/Si Asia 1,650 miles 2007
Rail across southwest of Guangzhou en route to Sanya

85. Salween Asia 1,770 miles 2007
Rail (Tibet Railway) across north of Lhasa, Tibet

86. Volga Europe 2,194 miles 1998
Rail across near Volgograd, Russia

87. Amur-Shilka-Onon Asia 2,744 miles 1992
Rail (Trans-Sib) across near Chita, Buryatia/at Khaborovsk

DONE (Snowmobile across)

88. Churchill North America 1,000 miles 1993
Snowmobile across at Churchill (frozen), MB

DONE (View from air)

89. Irrawaddy Asia 1,325 miles 1990
Aerial view en route to Dhaka (over Myanmar)

90. Tocatins South America 1,677 miles 1993
Aerial view en route to Imperatriz, Brazil

91. Madeira South America 2,013 miles 1993
Aerial view en route to Porto Velho, Brazil

DONE (View from surface)

92. Shari Africa 720 miles 1999
Surface view from Hotel Shari in N'djamena, Chad

93. Negro South America 1,400 miles 1993
Surface view from Manaus, Brazil

94. Orinoco South America 1,600 miles 1993
Surface view from near Puerto Carreno, Colombia

95. Congo Africa 2,718 miles 1981
Surface view from west of Brazzaville, Congo

DONE (Walk across)

96. Nogat Europe 35 miles 2000
Walk across bridge near Malbork Castle, Malbork, Poland

97. Suez Canal Africa 100 miles 1981
Walk across pontoon bridge at Al-Qantara, Egypt

98. Lovat Europe 329 miles 2000
Walk across bridge in Velikye Luki, Russia

99. Seine Europe 485 miles 1967
Walk across Austerlitz Bridge in Paris, France

100. Rhone Europe 505 miles 1991
Walk across Pont Lafayette in Lyon, France

101. Angara Asia 1,135 miles 1998
Walk across bridge in Irkutsk, Siberia

102. Don Europe 1,222 miles 2000
Walk across bridge in Rostov, Russia

103. Colorado North America 1,450 miles 1987
Walk across bridge near Phantom Ranch, AZ

104. Danube Europe 1,775 miles 1973
Walk across Chain Bridge in Budapest, Hungary

105. Niger Africa 2,548 miles 1981
Walk across bridge at Niamey, Niger

106. Yellow Asia 2,877 miles 2007
Walk across bridge in Lanzhou, China

107. Yenisey-Angara Asia 3,100 miles 1998
Walk across bridge in Irkutsk, Siberia

108. Ob Asia 3,362 miles 1998
Walk across bridge in Novosibirsk, Siberia

109. Yangtze Asia 3,900 miles 1986
Walk across Changjiang Bridge in Nanjing, China


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