List of roads in Nepal
Roads in Nepal are administered by three levels of Government as below:
# | Government | Administrative body | Coordination with | Type |
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1 | Federal government | Department of Roads (under MoPIT) | National Highway | |
2 | Provincial government | TID or IDD or IDO (under MoPID) | DoLI | Provincial Highway |
3 | Local government | Municipal government | DoLI | Urban/rural road |
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The Economic Survey 2022-23 released by the Ministry of Finance (Nepal), shows that until mid-March of 2023, the country had total road network of national roads length 34,100 km. This included national highway and other Strategic roads[1]
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National Highway (onward 2021)
[edit]National Highways are administered by the Department of Roads under the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport (Nepal). According to the Statistics of National Highway SNH-2020/21 there are 80 National Highways in Nepal, with a total length of 11178.92 km.[2] 621 km (385.87 mi) more added to National Highway System in 2022/23. Now the total length of the national highway is 11,799.09 km (7,331.61 mi)[3]
There were only 21 National Highways in Nepal before 2021. In 2021, 59 more National highways were announced by the government and corrected the highway numbers.[4][2]
List of National Highways
[edit]Strategic Road (1970-2020)
[edit]The first Nepal Road Standard introduced by the Department of roads in 1970, classified roads into 4 types.[5] In the second Nepal Road Standard introduced in 2013, the types of the roads were the same.[6]
Nepal Road Standard (1970) | Nepal Road Standard (2013) |
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National Highway | National Highway |
Feeder Road | Feeder Road |
District/Panchayat Road | District Road |
City Road/Street | Urban Road |
SSRN 2004 published by the Department of roads in 2004 shows 12 National Highways and 51 Feeder roads in Nepal.[7] The SSRN 2017/18 shows that the number of national highways in the country has increased to 18 but the number of feeder roads has decreased. 3 more Highways added to National Highway later and more feeder road decreased. In 2021 SNH 2020/21 released by government shows all the previous feeder road either converted to new National Highways or cancelled the status of feeder roads and handed over to provincial governments.
National Highway
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Mahendra Highway | 1027 | Kakarabhitta | Gadda Chauki |
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Tribhuvan Highway | 160 | Tripureswor | Sirsiya border |
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Araniko Highway | 113 | Maitighar | Kodari |
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Prithvi Highway | 173 | Naubise | Prithvi Chowk |
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Madan Ashrit Highway | 36 | Narayanghat | Mugling |
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B.P. Koirala Highway | 206 | Barkhe khola | Bhittamod |
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Mechi Highway | 268 | Kechana | Gharila |
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Koshi Highway | 111 | Rani | Hile |
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Sagarmatha Highway | 179 | Kadmaha | Diktel |
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Siddhartha Highway | 147 | Belahiya | Prithvi Chowk |
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Rapti Highway | 169 | Ameliya | Khaula pass |
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Ratna Highway | 113 | Jamuniya | Bangesimal |
These Highways were added to SSRN 2017/18:-
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Karnali Highway | 233 | Bangeshimal | Jumla Khalanga |
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Mahakali Highway | 325 | Mohana Bridge | Tinkar pass |
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Seti Highway | 66 | Syaule Bazar | Samuha gad |
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Ring Road (Kathmandu) | 28 | Manohara | Satdobato |
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Postal Highway | 1005 | Bhadrapur | Kanchanpur |
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Pushpalal Highway | 1776 | Chiyo Bhanjyang | Jhulaghat}} |
3 more National Highway added to SSRN:
19 | ![]() |
Sabha–Bramhadev Highway | 13 | Sabha | Kanchanpur |
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Kathmandu–Terai Expressway | 82 | Kathmandu | Nijgadh |
21 | Kathmandu Outer Ring Road | 72 | Kathmandu | Kathmandu |
Feeder Road
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12.53 | Birtamod, Chandragadhi | ![]() | |
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21.96 | Damak, Gauriganj | ||
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17.75 | Bharda, Rajbiraj | ||
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23.10 | Rupani, Kunauli | ||
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26.66 | Chauharwa, Madar | part of ![]() | |
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29.00 | Nawalpur, Sonbarsha | ![]() | |
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Birendra Highway | 45.00 | Chandranigahapur, Bairganiya | ![]() |
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23.00 | Bardaghat, Harpur | ||
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21 | Sunwal, Maheshpur | ||
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33.00 | Jitpur, Khunuwa | ![]() | |
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83.00 | Taulihawa, Sandhikharka | ![]() | |
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20.00 | Chanauta, Krishnanagar | ||
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75.00 | Pyuthan, Ghorahi | part of ![]() | |
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35.00 | Bhuregaun, Murtihawa | ||
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34.00 | Junga, Bhimapur | ||
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Provincial Highways
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There are seven provinces in Nepal which have many provincial highways and provincial roads which are marked by province's government. Provincial highways or roads are marked as below:
# | Province | Code |
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1 | Koshi | PH-KO-001 |
2 | Madhesh | PH-MA-001 |
3 | Bagmati | PH-BA-001 |
4 | Lumbini | PH-LU-001 |
5 | Gandaki | PH-GA-001 |
6 | Karnali | PH-KA-001 |
7 | Sudurpashchim | PH-SU-001 |
'00' stands for highway or road numbers.
Election Constituency Strategic Road
[edit]Election Constituency Strategic Road is a strategic road that connects each Constitutional area with a National Highway passing nearby. There are 165 Election Constituency Strategic Road in Nepal.
Urban/rural roads
[edit]Urban/Rural roads are the roads that are administered by local government e.g. Municipality and Rural Municipality. The road codes of the Local roads are coded as follows:
- Urban/Rural road of a Municipality in Bagmati Province = BUR00
- Urban/Rural road of a Municipality in Koshi Province = KUR00
"00" represents road numbers e.g. BUR01, KUR05
Agriculture road
[edit]Nepal has special kind of road for agricultural areas and such roads are constructed by Department of Local Infrastructure.[8]
See also
[edit]- Department of Roads
- Department of Local Infrastructure
- National Highway System (Nepal)
- Churia Tunnel
References
[edit]- ^ "Economy Survey 2022-23" (PDF). 13 March 2024.
- ^ a b "Statistics of National Highway [SNH 2020-21]". Department of Roads, Nepal. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- ^ "Statistics of National Highway [SNH 2022-23]". Department of roads. 2023. Retrieved 20 Aug 2023.
- ^ "Existing Highways and proposed extension". Department of roads. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
- ^ "Nepal Road Standard (2027)". Department of Roads. 1970. Retrieved 10 Jul 2024.
- ^ "Nepal Road Standard 2070" (PDF). Department of roads. 2013. Retrieved 10 Jul 2024.
- ^ "SSRN2004". Department of roads. 2004. Retrieved 10 Jul 2024.
- ^ "ट्रयाक खुलेको आठ वर्षपछि सडक स्तरोन्नति सुरु". Khabarhub. 2023-09-28. Retrieved 2023-10-12.
External links
[edit]- "Department of Roads of Nepal".
- "Roads Board Nepal". Archived from the original on 2009-12-02.
- "Nepal Road Standard 2070".