{
  "name": "Chott el Djerid Causeway",
  "slug": "chott-el-djerid-causeway",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/chott-el-djerid-causeway/",
  "summary": "The P16 causeway crosses the Chott el Djerid, Africa's largest salt lake, on a ruler-straight road through a shimmering alien landscape of white salt crusts, rainbow mineral deposits and heat mirages.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "P16"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "Tunisia",
    "region": "Tozeur / Kébili",
    "start": {
      "name": "Tozeur",
      "lat": 33.91679,
      "lon": 8.133429
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Kébili",
      "lat": 33.701305,
      "lon": 8.970837
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 57.8,
    "lengthKm": 93,
    "driveMinutes": 106,
    "corners": 10,
    "hairpins": 0,
    "maxGradientPercent": 2,
    "summitMetres": 74.9,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "easy",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 3
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "autumn",
      "winter",
      "spring"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Extreme summer heat exceeding 45 C, carry water and fuel",
    "Mirages can be disorienting on the long straight crossing",
    "Road edges may flood during rare winter rains",
    "No services or fuel along the causeway"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "lakes"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Bab Sidi Mechentel"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 124
  },
  "attribution": {
    "source": "Routes - bestdrivingroads.com",
    "citation": "Cite with a link to the road page. Stats are measured from the mapped line, not copied from other lists; where elevationConfidence is \"approximate\" the 30 m DEM cannot resolve that line and the elevation figures are indicative.",
    "roadGeometry": "(c) OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL",
    "terms": "Facts are free to cite with attribution; bulk reproduction of the catalogue requires permission (simon@keane.studio)."
  },
  "updated": "2026-08-03"
}