I also think even that 3km can be challenging when you're talking about having to move objects that are the length of a small skyscraper through narrow, twisty

I also think even that 3km can be challenging when you're talking about having to move objects that are the length of a small skyscraper through narrow, twisty streets. I found this picture of such a move [1]. I wonder how often they have to do this! 1: https://airbus-h.assetsadobe2.com/is/image/content/dam/channel-specific/website-/company/history_milestones/A380_road_transport.jpg https://airbus-h.assetsadobe2.com/is/image/content/dam/chann... edit: I found this page [2] where it talks about moving A380 parts to Toulouse. It sounds like it does happen via the Garonne, but not anywhere even remotely close to Toulouse! > Here, the components are transferred to specially-designed barges, which carry them on the penultimate part of their 95 km. voyage up Garonne River from Pauillac to Langon. ... In Langon, aircraft sections are transferred to outsized-load trucks to complete their journey to Toulouse by road. That means the wings and other components have to travel more than 200km from Langon to Toulouse by road, which is wild. Good thing a lot of that is relatively empty countryside rather than packed city streets. 2: https://www.airbus.com/aircraft/how-is-an-aircraft-built/transport-of-major-aircraft-sections.html https://www.airbus.com/aircraft/how-is-an-aircraft-built/tra...