Sagarmatha Highway
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H16 | ||||
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काठमाडौं चक्रपथ | ||||
Sagarmatha Highway | ||||
Route information | ||||
Maintained by MoPIT (Department of Roads) | ||||
Length | 156 km (97 mi) | |||
Major junctions | ||||
From | Thadi, Siraha | |||
To | Solu, Solukhumbu | |||
Location | ||||
Country | Nepal | |||
Primary destinations | Kadmaha, Triyuga, Saune, Khanbu, Diktel | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Sagarmatha Highway is a National Highway of Nepal that connects Solukhumbu District to Siraha District via Udayapur District. At Kadmaha the Sagarmatha Highway crosses Mahendra Highway which also called East–West National Highway which runs across the Terai geographical regions of Nepal.
The construction of the road began 23 years ago to link Diktel, the headquarters of Khotang with Gaighat of Udayapur. In 1994, the then Prime Minister Manmohan Adhikari had inaugurated the construction work at Bokse in Gaighat. The 156 kilometre long Sagarmatha Highway has been constructed with the primary aim of linking Diktel with the national road network.
References[edit]
- ^ "Sagarmatha highway to Diktel 'ready'". Kantipur Publications. 26 January 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
- ^ "Bailey bridge reinstalled over Sunkoshi". The Himalayan Times. 8 January 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2017.