AH43 (Asia)
Asian Highway 43 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Length | 3,024 km (1,879 mi) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| North end | Agra, Uttar Pradesh | |||
 AH 46 Nagpur | ||||
| South end | Matara | |||
| Location | ||||
| Countries | India, Sri Lanka | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Asian Highway 43 (AH43) is a route of the Asian Highway Network, running 3,024 kilometers (1,879 mi) from Asian Highway 1 in Agra, India[1] to Matara in Sri Lanka.[2]
Route
It passes through Indian cities of Agra (AH1), Gwalior (AH47), Sagar, Nagpur (AH46), Hyderabad, Chikkaballapur and Bangalore (AH45, AH47), Madurai. The road briefly ends at Rameswaram before starting in Sri Lanka at Talaimannar and passes through Mannar, Anuradhapura, Dambulla (AH44), Kurunegala, Kandy, Colombo, Galle and Matara.
India
The route shares some portions of various Indian National Highways. The route passes through Indian states of Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu.
NH 44 Agra to Madurai
NH 85 Madurai to Manamadurai
NH 87 Manamadurai to Dhanushkodi
Sri Lanka
The route shares portions of the following Sri Lankan highways:[3]
- A14
- A9
- A6
- A10
- A1, The E04 serves as an alternate route for the AH43 on the A1 portion.[3]
- A2, The E01 serves as an alternate route for the AH43 on the A2 portion.[3] Currently all these roads bear the national highways route signs, but have not yet been installed with AH43 route signs.[3]
Junctions
- India
AH 1 Agra
AH 47 Gwalior- AH 46 Nagpur
AH 43 Bangalore
AH 45 Krishnagiri- Sri Lanka
AH 44 at Dambulla
See also
References
- ^ 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 98
- ^ a b c d http://www.unescap.org/ttdw/common/TIS/AH/files/wgm4/Countries/Status/SriLanka.pdf[permanent dead link] Status Paper on Asian Highway Sri Lanka