National Highway 19 (Nepal)
National Highway 19 | ||||
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| राष्ट्रिय राजमार्ग १९ (Nepali) | ||||
| NH19 | ||||
NH19 in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by MoPIT (Department of Roads) | ||||
| Length | 163.92 km (101.86 mi) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| East end | Ridi | |||
| Tamaghas, Ghartidada, Sandhikhark, | ||||
| West end | Ramdi | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | Nepal | |||
| Provinces | Lumbini Province | |||
| Districts | Gulmi District, Arghakhanchi District, Pyuthan District | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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National Highway 19 (NH19) is a 163.93-kilometer (101.86 mi) National Highway located in Lumbini Province of Nepal.[1] [2]
Details
The highway passes through three districts of Lumbini Province; Gulmi District, Arghakhanchi District and Pyuthan District. The highway starts at Ridi Bazar, Ruru Rural Municipality in Gulmi District bisecting from Madan Bhandari Highway (NH9), then it proceeds to Neta Gau in Resunga Municipality passing through Chhatrakot Rural Municipality and Gulmi Darbar Rural Municipality.[3] The highway crosses the district border near Neta Gau and enters into Arghakhanchi District and intersects to Madan Bhandari Highway (NH09) in Chhatradev Rural Municipality. The highway bisects again in Sandhikharka (Arghakhanchi District) and proceeds to Bhumikasthan Municipality then it crosses the border at Lamadada and enters into Pyuthan District. The highway then passeses through Airawati Rural Municipality and terminates at Rimdi merging with Madan Bhandari Highway (NH09) in Mandavi Rural Municipality.
Feeder road F043 and F134 were upgraded to NH19 [4]
| # | Section | Length (km) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ridi-Gaudakot | 32.36 | BT |
| 2 | Gaudakot-Tamghas | 09.59 | BT |
| 3 | Tamghas-Netagau | 06.00 | 2.58(BT), 3.42(ER) |
| 4 | Netagau-Ghartidada | 20.32 | ER |
| 5 | Sandhikhark-Lamadada | 45.42 | ER |
| 6 | Lamadada-Ramdi | 53.65 | ER |
References
- ^ "Statics of National Highway 2020_21" (PDF). Nepal in data. Department of Roads (Nepal). 2021-09-22. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
- ^ "Statics of Strategic Road Network". Department of Roads (Nepal). 2023. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
- ^ "The Ridi-Tamghas section along the Madan Bhandari Highway is to remain closed for three weeks beginning today due to the road widening works". The Himalayan Times. 20 March 2024. Retrieved 5 Jul 2024.
- ^ "SSRN 2017-18" (PDF). Department of Roads. 2018. Retrieved 5 Jul 2024.