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| Route information | ||||
| Length | 3,754 km (2,333 mi) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| North end | Lanzhou, China | |||
| Major intersections | Bakhari, Mehsi, Bihar, India | |||
| South end | Barhi, India | |||
| Location | ||||
| Countries | China, Nepal, India | |||
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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, China1 to AH1 in Barhi, India.2
The route passes through 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
It passes through the 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
Map of AH42 in Nepal
NH34 (Araniko Highway): Kodari - Kathmandu
NH41 (Tribhuvan Highway): Kathmandu - Narayangarh (AH2) - Pathlaiya (AH2) - Birgunj
India
Map of AH42 in India
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
References
- 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