AH42

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

It passes through following cities in China

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

Nepal

• Tribhuvan Highway: Kathmandu - Narayangarh (AH2) - Pathlaiya (AH2) - Birganj

• Araniko Highway: Kodari - Kathmandu

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

Asian Highway Network Across the whole continent AH1 AH2 AH3 AH4 AH5 AH6 AH7 AH8 Southeast Asia AH11 AH12 AH13 AH14 AH15 AH16 AH18 AH19 AH25 AH26 AH111 AH112 AH123 AH140 AH141 AH142 AH143 AH150 East Asia, Northeast Asia and Southeast Asia AH30 AH31 AH32 AH33 AH34 AH368 AH374 Indian Subcontinent AH41 AH42 AH43 AH44 AH45 AH46 AH47 AH48 AH51 North Asia, Central Asia and Southwest Asia AH60 AH61 AH62 AH63 AH64 AH65 AH66 AH67 AH68 AH70 AH71 AH72 AH75 AH76 AH77 AH78 AH81 AH82 AH83 AH84 AH85 AH86 AH87