Asian Highway 43 (AH43) is a route of the Asian Highway Network, running 3,024 kilometres (1,879 mi) from Asian Highway 1 in Agra, India[1] to Matara in Sri Lanka.[2]

Asian Highway 43 shield
Asian Highway 43
Route information
Length3,024 km (1,879 mi)
Major junctions
North endAgra, Uttar Pradesh
Major intersections AH46 Nagpur
South endMatara
Location
CountriesIndia, Sri Lanka
Highway system
AH42 AH44

Route

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It passes through Indian cities of Agra (AH1), Gwalior (AH47), Sagar, Nagpur (AH46), Hyderabad, Chikkaballapur and Bangalore (AH45, AH47), Madurai. The road briefly ends at Rameswaram before starting in Sri Lanka at Talaimannar and passes through Mannar, Anuradhapura, Dambulla (AH44), Kurunegala, Kandy, Colombo, Galle and Matara.

India

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Map of Asian Highway AH43 in red

The route shares some portions of various Indian National Highways. The route passes through Indian states of Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu.

Sri Lanka

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The route shares portions of the following Sri Lankan highways:[3]

Junctions

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India
  AH1 Agra
  AH47 Gwalior
  AH46 Nagpur
  AH43 Bangalore
  AH45 Krishnagiri
Sri Lanka
  AH44 at Dambulla

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, 2003 Asian Highway Handbook Archived 2012-04-14 at the Wayback Machine, 2003, page 41
  2. ^ Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, 2003 Asian Highway Handbook Archived 2012-04-14 at the Wayback Machine, 2003, page 98
  3. ^ a b c d http://www.unescap.org/ttdw/common/TIS/AH/files/wgm4/Countries/Status/SriLanka.pdf[permanent dead link] Status Paper on Asian Highway Sri Lanka
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