List of roads in Nepal
Roads in Nepal are administered by three levels of Government as below:
| # | Government | Administrative body | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Federal government | Department of Roads (under MoPIT) | National Highway |
| 2 | Provincial government | Ministry of Road Infrastructure and Urban development | Provincial Highway |
| 3 | Local government | District government, Municipal government | Urban/rural road |
The Economic Survey 2014–15 released by the Ministry of Finance (Nepal), shows that the country had total road network of 80,078 km in 2014/15 that included 26,935 km roads constructed and maintained by the Department of Roads (DoR) and 53,143 km roads constructed by the government of local bodies. This includes the national highway, feeder roads, district roads and urban roads.[1]
National Highway
National Highways are administered by Department of roads under Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport (Nepal). According to the Statics of National Highway SNH-2020/21 there are 80 National Highways in Nepal which are 14,913 KM long in total distance.[2]
List of National Highways
| # | Highway Numbers | Highway Name | Length (KM) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NH-01 | East-West Highway | 1028 |
| 2 | NH-02 | Mechi Highway | 352 |
| 3 | NH-03 | Pushpalal Highway | 1787 |
| 4 | NH-04 | Bhadrapur-Birtamod Highway | 15 |
| 5 | NH-05 | Postal Highway | 1016 |
| 6 | NH-06 | Tamor Corridor | 135 |
| 7 | NH-07 | Rupnagar, (Saptari)-Chatara | 66 |
| 8 | NH-08 | Koshi Highway | 320 |
| 9 | NH-09 | Madan Bhandari Highway | 1200 |
| 10 | NH-10 | Deurali-Chainpur-Boharatar | 92 |
| 11 | NH-11 | Phikkal-Chabbise | 19 |
| 12 | NH-12 | Chatara-Ghurmi | 163 |
| 13 | NH-13 | BP Highway | 160 |
| 14 | NH-14 | Basaha-Kunauli | 100 |
| 15 | NH-15 | Gwarko-Panauti | 128 |
| 16 | NH-16 | Sagarmatha Highway | 144 |
| 17 | NH-17 | Prithvi Highway | 173 |
| 18 | NH-18 | Balaju-Syaphrubesi | 65 |
| 19 | NH-19 | Ridi-Balkot-Pyuthan | 220 |
| 20 | NH-20 | Madar-Katari-Salleri | 193 |
| 21 | NH-21 | Sitapaila-Dharke | 24 |
| 22 | NH-22 | Jatahi-Janakpur-Dhalkebar | 48 |
| 23 | NH-23 | Diktel-Junbesi-Jiribazar | 291 |
| 24 | NH-24 | . | 29 |
| 25 | NH-25 | . | 108 |
| 26 | NH-26 | . | 19 |
| 27 | NH-27 | . | 40 |
| 28 | NH-28 | . | 281 |
| 29 | NH-29 | . | 30 |
| 30 | NH-30 | . | 36 |
| 31 | NH-31 | . | 25 |
| 32 | NH-32 | . | 30 |
| 33 | NH-33 | Nijgadh-Kathmandu Express Highway | 76 |
| 34 | NH-34 | Arniko Highway | 112 |
| 35 | NH-35 | . | 25 |
| 36 | NH-36 | . | 45 |
| 37 | NH-37 | Kanti Highway | 86 |
| 38 | NH-38 | Kathmandu Outer Ringroad | 68 |
| 39 | NH-39 | Kathmandu Ringroad | 27 |
| 40 | NH-40 | . | 26 |
| 41 | NH-41 | Tribhuvan Highway | 155 |
| 42 | NH-42 | . | 197 |
| 43 | NH-43 | . | 57 |
| 44 | NH-44 | Madan Ashrit Highway | 300 |
| 45 | NH-45 | . | 106 |
| 46 | NH-46 | . | 09 |
| 47 | NH-47 | Siddhartha Highway | 184 |
| 48 | NH-48 | . | 254 |
| 49 | NH-49 | . | 98 |
| 50 | NH-50 | . | 30 |
| 51 | NH-51 | . | 83 |
| 52 | NH-52 | . | 222 |
| 53 | NH-53 | . | 130 |
| 54 | NH-54 | Shahid Marg | 211 |
| 55 | NH-55 | Rapti Highway | 169 |
| 56 | NH-56 | Rara Highway | 263 |
| 57 | NH-57 | Bheri Corridor | 317 |
| 58 | NH-58 | Karnali Highway | 538 |
| 59 | NH-59 | . | 154 |
| 60 | NH-60 | . | 302 |
| 61 | NH-61 | . | 168 |
| 62 | NH-62 | . | 228 |
| 63 | NH-63 | . | 111 |
| 64 | NH-64 | . | 108 |
| 65 | NH-65 | . | 296 |
| 66 | NH-66 | Mahakali Highway | 350 |
| 67 | NH-67 | . | 201 |
| 68 | NH-68 | . | 80 |
| 69 | NH-69 | . | 42 |
| 70 | NH-70 | . | 46 |
| 71 | NH-71 | . | 170 |
| 72 | NH-72 | . | 23 |
| 73 | NH-73 | . | 25 |
| 74 | NH-74 | . | 50 |
| 75 | NH-75 | Swarna Sagarmatha Ringroad | 135 |
| 76 | NH-76 | . | 44 |
| 77 | NH-77 | . | 105 |
| 78 | NH-78 | . | 100 |
| 79 | NH-79 | . | 20 |
| 80 | NH-80 | . | 30 |
Provincial Highways
There are seven provinces in Nepal which have many provincial Highways and provincial roads which are marked by province's government. Provincial highway or road are marked as below:
| # | Province | Provincial Highway | Provincial Road |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Koshi | KH-00 | KR-00 |
| 2 | Madhesh | MH-00 | MR-00 |
| 3 | Bagmati | BH-00 | BR-00 |
| 4 | Lumbini | LH-00 | LR-00 |
| 5 | Gandaki | GH-00 | GR-00 |
| 6 | Karnali | KH-00 | KR-00 |
| 7 | Sudurpashchim | SH-00 | SR-00 |
| 8 | Nepal | NH-00 |
'00' stands for highway or road numbers.
External links
- "Department of Roads of Nepal".
- "Roads Board Nepal". Archived from the original on 2009-12-02.
- "Nepal Road Standard 2070".
References
- "Total road length crosses 80,000km". 13 July 2015.
- "Statistics of National Highway [SNH 2020-21]". Department of Roads, Nepal. Retrieved 24 March 2023.