Asian Highway Network

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The Asian Highway (AH) project, also known as the Great Asian Highway, is a cooperative project among countries in Asia and Europe and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), to improve the highway systems in Asia. It is one of the three pillars of the Asian Land Transport Infrastructure Development (ALTID) project, endorsed by the ESCAP commission at its 48th session in 1992, comprising Asian Highway, Trans-Asian Railway (TAR) and facilitation of land transport projects.

Agreements have been signed by 32 countries to allow the highway to cross the continent and also reach to Europe. Some of the countries taking part in the highway project are India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, China, Japan, South Korea and Bangladesh.[1] Most of the funding comes from the larger, more advanced Asian nations like Japan, India and China as well as international agencies such as the Asian Development Bank.

Single-digit routes run across the whole continent:

• AH1, 20,557 km (12,848 miles); Tokyo, Japan to border between Turkey and Bulgaria (with AH5)
• AH2, 13,177 km (8326 miles); Denpasar, Indonesia to Khosravi, Iran
• AH3, 7,331 km (4582 miles); Ulan-Ude, Russia (on AH6) to Tanggu, China; and Shanghai, China (on AH5) to Chiang Rai, Thailand and Kyaing Tong, Myanmar (both on AH2)
• AH4, 6,024 km (3765 miles); Novosibirsk, Russia (on AH6) to Yarantai, Mongolia; and Ürümqi, China (on AH5) to Karachi, Pakistan (on AH7)
• AH5, 10,380 km (6488 miles); Shanghai, China (on AH3) to border between Turkey and Bulgaria (with AH1)
• AH6, 10,475 km (6547 miles); Busan, South Korea (the start of Jungang-no Road) to border between Russia and Belarus
• AH7, 5,868 km (3667.5 miles); Yekaterinburg, Russia to Karachi, Pakistan (on AH4)
• AH8, 4,718 km (2949 miles); border between Russia and Finland to Bandar Emam, Iran

10-29 and 100-299 are assigned to Southeast Asia:

• AH11, 1,588 km (992.5 miles); Vientiane, Laos (on AH12) to Sihanoukville, Cambodia
• AH12, 1,195 km (747 miles); Nateuy, Laos (on AH3) to Hin Kong, Thailand (on AH1)
• AH13, 730 km (456 miles); Oudomxai, Laos (on AH12) to Nakhon Sawan, Thailand (on AH1/AH2)
• AH14, 2,077 km (1298 miles); Hai Phong, Vietnam to Mandalay, Myanmar (on AH1/AH2)
• AH15, 566 km (354 miles); Vinh, Vietnam (on AH1) to Udon Thani, Thailand (on AH12)
• AH16, 1,032 km (645 miles); Đông Hà, Vietnam (on AH1) to Tak, Thailand (on AH1/AH2)
• AH18, 1,042 km (651 miles); Hat Yai, Thailand (on AH2) to Johor Bahru Causeway, Malaysia
• AH19, 459 km (287 miles); Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand (on AH12) to Bangkok, Thailand (on AH2)
• AH25, 2,549 km (1593 miles); Banda Aceh, Indonesia to Merak, Indonesia (on AH2)
• AH26, 3,517 km (2198 miles); Laoag, Philippines to Zamboanga, Philippines
• AH111; from Loilem (on AH2) to Thibaw (on AH14)
• AH112; from Thaton (on AH1) to Kawthaung and AH2
• AH123; from Dawei to AH2 in Thailand
• AH140; from Butterworth, Malaysia to Gerik, Malaysia
• AH141; from Klang Valley, Malaysia to Kota Bharu, Malaysia
• AH142; from Yong Peng South, Malaysia to Gambang, Malaysia
• AH143; Buangkok East Drive, Singapore to Senai South, Malaysia
• AH150; along the Pan Borneo Expressway

30-39 and 300-399 are assigned to East Asia and Northeast Asia:

• AH30, 2,739 km (1712 miles); Ussuriysk, Russia (on AH6) to Chita, Russia (on AH6)
• AH31, 1,595 km (997 miles); Belogorsk, Russia (on AH30) to Dalian, China
• AH32, 3,748 km (2342.5 miles); Sonbong, North Korea (on AH6) to Khovd, Mongolia (on AH4)
• AH33, 575 km (359 miles); Harbin, China (on AH6/AH31) to Tongjiang, China
• AH34, 1,033 km (646 miles); Lianyungang, China to Xi'an, China (on AH5)
• AH368; from Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong to Sha Tin, Hong Kong
• AH374; from Guangzhou, China to Kennedy Town, Hong Kong

40-59 and 400-599 are assigned to the Indian Subcontinent:

• AH41, 948 km (592.5 miles); border between Myanmar and Bangladesh to Mongla, Bangladesh
• AH42, 3,754 km (2346 miles); Lanzhou, China (on AH5) to Barhi, India (on AH1)
• AH43, 3,024 km (1892 miles); Agra, India (on AH1) to Matara, Sri Lanka
• AH44, 107 km (67 miles); Dambulla, Sri Lanka (on AH43) to Trincomalee, Sri Lanka
• AH45, 2,030 km (1269 miles); Kolkata, India (on AH1) to Bangalore, India (on AH43/AH47)
• AH46, 1,967 km (1,222 miles); named Great Eastern Highway within India from its East Coast to West Coast - Hazirah-Surat-Jalgaon-Howrah(Kolkata) till AH2.
• AH47, 2,057 km (1286 miles); Gwalior, India (on AH43) to Bangalore, India (on AH43/AH45)
• AH48, 1 km (.625 miles); Phuentsholing, Bhutan to border between Bhutan and India
• AH51, 862 km (539 miles); Peshawar, Pakistan (on AH1) to Quetta, Pakistan (on AH2/AH7)

60-89 and 600-899 are assigned to North Asia, Central Asia and Southwest Asia:

• AH60, 2,151 km (1344 miles); Omsk, Russia (on AH6) to Burubaital, Kazakhstan (on AH7)
• AH61, 4,158 km (2599 miles); Kashgar, China (on AH4/AH65) to border between Russia and Ukraine
• AH62, 2,722 km (1701 miles); Petropavl, Kazakhstan (on AH6/AH64) to Mazari Sharif, Afghanistan (on AH76)
• AH63, 2,434 km (1521 miles); Samara, Russia (on AH6) to Guzar, Uzbekistan (on AH62)
• AH64, 1,666 km (1041 miles); Barnaul, Russia (on AH4) to Petropavlovsk, Russia (on AH6/AH62)
• AH65, 1,250 km (781 miles); Kashgar, China (on AH4/AH61) to Termez, Uzbekistan (on AH62)
• AH66, 995 km (622 miles); border between China and Tajikistan to Dushanbe, Tajikistan
• AH67, 2,288 km (1430 miles); Kuitun, China (on AH5) to Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan (on AH62)
• AH68, 278 km (174 miles); Jinghe, China (on AH5) to Ucharal, Kazakhstan (on AH60)
• AH70, 4,832 km (3020 miles); border between Ukraine and Russia to Bandar Abbas, Iran
• AH71, 426 km (266 miles); Dilaram, Afghanistan (on AH1) to Dashtak, Iran (on AH75)
• AH72, 1,147 km (717 miles); Tehran, Iran (on AH1/AH2/AH8) to Bushehr, Iran
• AH75, 1,871 km (1169 miles); Tejen, Turkmenistan (on AH5) to Chabahar, Iran
• AH76, 986 km (616 miles); Polekhumri, Afghanistan (on AH7) to Herat, Afghanistan (on AH1/AH77)
• AH77, 1,298 km (811 miles); Djbulsarcj, Afghanistan (on AH7) to Mary, Turkmenistan (on AH5)
• AH78, 1,076 km (672.5 miles); Ashgabat, Turkmenistan (on AH5) to Kerman, Iran (on AH2)
• AH81, 1,143 km (714 miles); Larsi, Georgia to Aktau, Kazakhstan (on AH70)
• AH82, 1,261 km (788 miles); border between Russia and Georgia to Ivughli, Iran (on AH1)
• AH83, 172 km (107.5 miles); Kazakh, Azerbaijan (on AH5) to Yerevan, Armenia (on AH81/AH82)
• AH84, 1,188 km (742.5 miles); Doğubeyazıt, Turkey (on AH1) to İçel, Turkey
• AH85, 338 km (211 miles); Refahiye, Turkey (on AH1) to Merzifon, Turkey (on AH5)
• AH86, 247 km (154 miles); Askale, Turkey (on AH1) to Trabzon, Turkey (on AH5)
• AH87, 606 km (378.75 miles); Ankara, Turkey (on AH1) to İzmir, Turkey

For more information see:
Asian Highway Network - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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AH1 starting point in Tokyo.​

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AH1 sign in South Korea (Japan-Korea-China-India-Turkey)
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[Sulman Badshah]

Is it started or under discussion ???

 

[Edison Chen]

I think, there is some problem here. Look at the No.1 Routine, from Japan to South Korea, there is sea, difficulty in construction, and from South Korea to North Korea, there is another problem....whether you just die there or successfully drive through is a unknown risk.

 

[xenon54 out]

Is it started or under discussion ???

Its different from Country to Country some of the highways are operational since decades while others are still planned, also the quality in each country is very different.
This isnt just one big project but a collection of many small ones.

I think, there is some problem here. Look at the No.1 Routine, from Japan to South Korea, there is sea, difficulty in construction, and from South Korea to North Korea, there is another problem....whether you just die there or successfully drive through is a unknown risk.

The seaside is beeing operated with ferrys not bridges, check Black sea for exsample.