Gilgit–Shandur Road Explained

Gilgit–Shandur Road
Country:PAK
Length Km:216
Terminus A:Gilgit (from N-35)
Terminus B:Shandur (continues as KP Highway 2)
Maint:National Highways of Pakistan

The Gilgit–Shandur Road (Urdu: {{Nastaliq|گلگت – شندور سڑک) is 216 km National Highways of Pakistan linking Gilgit with Shandur. From Shandur, the road continues and crosses into Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, where it becomes the Chitral–Shandur Road or KP Highway 2.[1] In 2013, the Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly unanimously passed a resolution demanding that both the roads be "renamed" to a single Gilgit–Chitral Road and be upgraded.[2]

Update 2020:It's now a part of the National Highway network, identified as N-140

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 100-year-old British-era bridge going strong in Pakistan . 2017-06-11 . 2017-06-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170606081802/http://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/life-and-style/100-year-old-british-era-bridge-going-strong-in-pakistan/250666.html . dead .
  2. Web site: New name, new face: G-B Assembly demands makeover for Gilgit-Chitral Road. 10 December 2013.