AH42
Appearance
Asian Highway 42 | ||||
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Route information | ||||
Length | 3,754 km (2,333 mi) | |||
Major junctions | ||||
North end | Lanzhou, China | |||
Bakhari, Mehsi, Bihar, India | ||||
South end | Barhi, India | |||
Location | ||||
Countries | China, Nepal, India | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Asian Highway 42 (AH42) is a route of the Asian Highway Network, running 3,754 kilometres (2,333 mi) from AH5 in Lanzhou, China[1] to AH1 in Barhi, India.[2]
It passes through the countries of China, Nepal,[3] and India. It is the nearest Asian Highway to Mount Everest.
More than half of the route, from Lhasa to Lanzhou in China, is labelled as a "Potential Asian Highway."[4]
China
[edit]It passes through following cities in China
G6: Lanzhou - Xining - Golmud - Lhasa (when complete)
- At the moment, Golmud - Nagqu uses
G109.
- At the moment, Golmud - Nagqu uses
G318: Lhasa - Zhangmu
Nepal
[edit]NH34 (Araniko Highway): Kodari - Kathmandu
NH41 (Tribhuvan Highway): Kathmandu - Narayangarh (AH2) - Pathlaiya (AH2) - Birganj
India
[edit]NH 527D Raxaul - Motihari - pipra kothi, Mehsi
NH 27 Pipra Kothi - Mehsi - Muzaffarpur
NH 22 Muzaffarpur
NH 122 Muzaffarpur - Barauni
NH 31 Barauni - Barh - Bakhtiarpur
NH 20 Bakhtiarpur - Bihar Sharif - Nawada - Barhi
References
[edit]- ^ Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, 2003 Asian Highway Handbook Archived 2012-04-14 at the Wayback Machine, 2003, page 32
- ^ Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, 2003 Asian Highway Handbook Archived 2012-04-14 at the Wayback Machine, 2003, page 41
- ^ Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, 2003 Asian Highway Handbook Archived 2012-04-14 at the Wayback Machine, 2003, page 78
- ^ China AH map, Asian Highway Database: AH Network in Member Countries Archived 2005-11-23 at the Wayback Machine