Tribhuvan Highway
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Tribhuvan Highway is one of Nepal’s oldest major roadways, linking Kathmandu with the southern plains and serving as a key trade and transport route.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tribhuvan Highway canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
highway
ⓘ
road ⓘ |
| alternativeName | Hetauda–Kathmandu Highway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderConnection | India via Birgunj NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Roads in Nepal
ⓘ
Transport in Bagmati Province ⓘ Transport in Madhesh Province ⓘ |
| connects |
Birgunj
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hetauda NERFINISHED ⓘ Kathmandu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1950s ⓘ |
| country | Nepal ⓘ |
| crosses |
Mahabharat Range
NERFINISHED
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Siwalik Hills NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
passenger traffic route
ⓘ
trade route ⓘ transport corridor ⓘ |
| hazards | landslides in monsoon season ⓘ |
| highestPoint | Thankot area near Kathmandu Valley rim ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
first motorable road linking Kathmandu to the Terai plains
ⓘ
one of the oldest major highways in Nepal ⓘ |
| importance | key route for access between Kathmandu and southern border towns ⓘ |
| length | approximately 189 km ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
Mahendra Highway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Prithvi Highway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Nepal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Department of Roads of Nepal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | King Tribhuvan of Nepal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opened | 1956 ⓘ |
| partOf | East–West trade corridor of Nepal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Bhainse
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Hetauda NERFINISHED ⓘ Naubise NERFINISHED ⓘ Pathlaiya NERFINISHED ⓘ Thankot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Bagmati Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Madhesh Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roadType | two-lane highway ⓘ |
| surface | paved ⓘ |
| terminus |
Birgunj
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kathmandu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| terrain |
hilly
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mountainous ⓘ |
| usedFor |
freight transport
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movement of goods between Nepal and India ⓘ public bus services ⓘ |
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