AH42

AH42 or Asian Highway 42 is a route of the Asian Highway Network, running 2346 miles (3,754 km) 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]

China

It passes through following cities in China

• G109: Lanzhou - Xining
• G109: Xining - Golmud
• G109: Golmud - Lhasa
• G318: Lhasa - Zhangmu

Nepal

It passes through following cities in Nepal

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

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