Country: | ASIA |
Type: | AH |
Route: | 43 |
Length Km: | 3024 |
Direction A: | North |
Terminus A: | Agra, Uttar Pradesh |
Direction B: | South |
Terminus B: | Matara |
Junction: | Nagpur |
Countries: | India, Sri Lanka |
Previous Type: | AH |
Previous Route: | 42 |
Next Type: | AH |
Next Route: | 44 |
Asian Highway 43 (AH43) is a route of the Asian Highway Network, running from Asian Highway 1 in Agra, India[1] to Matara in Sri Lanka.[2]
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.
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.
The route shares portions of the following Sri Lankan highways:[3]