National Highway 52, NH52 is a national highway in Nepal located between Lumbini and Gandaki provinces of Nepal. The total length of the highway is 215.54 kilometres (133.93 mi).[1][2] This new route has been given the form of a highway by connecting several feeder roads.[3]
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| राष्ट्रिय राजमार्ग ५२ | ||||
| Kakarahwa–Sandhikharka–Dhorpatan | ||||
 NH52 in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by MoPIT (Department of Roads) | ||||
| Length | 215.54 km (133.93 mi) | |||
| History | Feeder roads; F044, F036, F135, F194 | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| North end | Dhorpatan | |||
| Sandhikharka | ||||
| Sourh end | Kalidaha | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | Nepal | |||
| Provinces | Lumbini Province, Gandaki Province | |||
| Districts | Rupandehi District, Palpa District, Arghakhanchi District, Gulmi District and Baglung District | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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NH52 starts at Kakrahawa–Kalidaha border, 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) away from Lumbini,[4] has recently been converted as the Kakrahwa-Rudrapur-Saljhandi-Sandhikhark-Dhorpatan road (North South trade route). It will directly connect Lumbini and Dhorpatan along with the north–south trade route.[5]
| # | District | Feeder Roads | Length | start/end |
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| 1 | Rupandehi | F044 | 12.73 km (7.91 mi) | Kakrahwa–Lumbini |
| 2 | F036 | 3 km (1.86 mi) | Lumbini-Lumbini square | |
| 3 | F135 | 22.80 km (14.17 mi) | Lumbini Square – Rampur | |
| 4 | F194 | 8.50 km (5.28 mi) | Saljhandi – Satyavati | |
| 5 | Palpa | F194 | 15 km (9.32 mi) | Satyavati – Badhare R |
| 6 | Arghakhanchi | F194 | 68 km (42.25 mi) | Badhare R – Sautamre |
| 7 | Gulmi | F194 | 35 km (21.75 mi) | Sautamare – Darling |
| 8 | Baglung | F194 | 52 km (32.31 mi) | Darling – Dhorpatan |
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "Existing Highway and Proposed Extension". DOR. Retrieved 18 Jul 2024.
- ^ "Indian tourists using Kalidaha border point to visit Lumbini". The rising Nepal. 4 Feb 2023. Retrieved 21 Jul 2024.
- ^ "सात वर्षमा बनेन साढे ३ किलोमिटर सडक" [3 and a half kilometers of road was not built in seven years] (in Nepali). Himal Press. 26 Jun 2023. Retrieved 21 Jul 2024.
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