A 'nightmare' traffic jam lasted 12 days in China.

In 2010, a severe 12-day traffic jam occurred on China's National Highway 110, becoming one of the longest traffic jams in history.

According to Oddity Central , on August 14, 2010, construction work combined with heavy traffic created an unprecedented "bottleneck" in China. Trucks carrying coal and construction materials from Inner Mongolia to Beijing clogged the highway, which had already been partially closed for repairs.

One of the longest traffic jams in history. Photo: OC.

Meanwhile, the volume of smaller vehicles surged dramatically, leading to traffic jams stretching up to 100 kilometers on China's National Highway 110.

Traffic volume on China's National Highway 110 had increased by 40% annually in the preceding years, and at the time of the incident, traffic was exceeding 60% of the highway's design capacity.

Photo: OC.

Local residents along the highway then set up mobile stalls to sell food and drinks to those stranded. At the time, a bottle of water was sold for 1 yuan, but at the point of congestion, it was sold for as much as 15 yuan.

Authorities attempted to resolve the traffic congestion, but it took 12 days to fix the situation.

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