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]
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
- ^ 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
| Across the whole continent |  | |
|---|---|---|
| Southeast Asia | ||
| East Asia, Northeast Asia and Southeast Asia | ||
| South Asia | ||
| North Asia, Central Asia and Southwest Asia | ||