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Gilgit–Shandur Road

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Gilgit–Shandur Road
گلگت– شندور سڑک
Route information
Maintained by National Highways of Pakistan
Length216 km (134 mi)
Major junctions
FromGilgit (from N-35)
ToShandur (continues as KP Highway 2)
Location
CountryPakistan
Highway system

The Gilgit–Shandur Road (Urdu: گلگت – شندور سڑک) is a 216 km national highway in 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] After 2020 its a part of the National Highway network, identified as N-140.

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References

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  1. ^ "100-year-old British-era bridge going strong in Pakistan". Archived from the original on 2017-06-06. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
  2. ^ "New name, new face: G-B Assembly demands makeover for Gilgit-Chitral Road". 10 December 2013.