Chapmans peak drive

is 9kms long with 114 curves along a rocky and pristine coast.First opened in 1919 and took 7 years to complete. The road was hewn out of the stone face of sheer mountain, which was 630 million year old Cape Granite. For those interested in more:
https://www.chapmanspeakdrice.co.za

[tony gig]

Unusual roadway. Lovely shot...

[Margo]

Wow That's quite impressive

[Helen Sanderson]

and it is one of the great drives of the world!

[Joan Robillard]

Wow

[Lou Ann]

How amazing! Here we tend to blow the side of the cliff away with dynamite and build our roads. This is so much better, it is beautiful.

[Suzie Townsend]

Such interesting engineering. (in the link, change the "c" in drive to a "v" and it will work.)

[Henri Russell]

I can see why it took so long to complete. It is really beautiful. Nice capture of all that stone work.

[Merrelyn]

What a fabulous drive that would be.

[Sue Cooper]

That’s incredible. Must be amazing to drive along it.

[~*~ Jo ~*~]

Beautiful roadway it blends in so well.

[Sylvia Binch]

So much hard work. It looks very impressive.

[Suzanne]

amazing engineering for the time

[Rick]

Interesting mountainside. Great shot.