AH42

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AH42 or Asian Highway 42 is a route of the Asian Highway Network, running 2346 miles (3,754km) from Lanzhou on AH5 in China^[1] to Barhi on AH1 in 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]

Contents 1 China 2 Nepal 3 India 3.1 NH 28A 3.1.1 Bihar 3.2 NH 28 3.2.1 Bihar 3.3 NH 31 3.3.1 Bihar 3.3.2 Jharkhand 4 References

[edit] China

It passes through following cities in China

• Lanzhou
• Xining
• Golmud
• Lhasa
• Zhangmu

[edit] Nepal

It passes through following cities in Nepal

• Kodari
• Kathmandu
• Narayangarh on AH2
• Pathlayia on AH2
• Birganj

[edit] India

The route share a some portion of various Indian National Highways numberred Number 28A, Number 28 and Number 31. Various cities and towns in the Indian states of Bihar and Jharkhand situated on AH42 are as follows:

[edit] NH 28A

[edit] Bihar

• Raxaul
• Sagauli
• Pipra Kothi

[edit] NH 28

[edit] Bihar

• Muzaffarpur
• Barauni

[edit] NH 31

[edit] Bihar

• Barauni
• Mokameh
• Barh
• Bakhtiarpur
• Bihar Sharif
• Nawada
• Rajauli

[edit] Jharkhand

• Kodarama
• Barhi on AH1

[edit] References

1. ^ Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, 2003 Asian Highway Handbook, 2003, page 32
2. ^ Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, 2003 Asian Highway Handbook, 2003, page 41
3. ^ Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, 2003 Asian Highway Handbook, 2003, page 78
4. ^ China AH map, Asian Highway Database: AH Network in Member Countries