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Route of Leh–Manali Highway Location State Altitude Distance Remarks Manali: Himachal Pradesh: 1,950 metres (6,400 ft) 0 kilometres (0 mi) It is the starting point of route. Sissu: Himachal Pradesh: 3,130 m (10,270 ft) 41 km (25 mi) The route from Manali to Sissu runs via Palchan-Solang Valley road, then through Atal Tunnel bypassing the ...
Starting point of SH 13 near Shimla HP State Highway 10 near Hatkoti HP State Highway 8 near Dhanot. Himachal Pradesh state has a good road network. There are 9 national highways with total length of 1,250 km, 20 state highways with total length of 1,625 km and 45 major district roads with total length of 1753.05 km. No road in Himachal is a ...
Himachal Road Transport Corporation bus outside of Manali. The government-owned Himachal Road Transport Corporation runs a good all-weather network of buses inter & intra state including the remotest of the corners of the state. Himachal Pradesh being a major tourist destination, there is no dearth of private buses and taxis. [1]
Himachal Pradesh State has a good road network. There are 9 National Highways with total length of 1,208 km, 19 State Highways with total length of 1,625 km and 45 Major District Roads with total length of 1753.05 km.
First major pass comes after Manali, which is Rohtang pass at an elevation of 3,978 m. Rohtang pass provides connectivity between the Kullu valley and the Lahaul and Spiti valleys of Himachal Pradesh. Next major pass on NH3 is Baralacha La at an elevation of 4,890 m in Zanskar range.
After renumbering of all national highways by National Highway Authority of India in 2010, parts of the former NH 21 and NH 88 have been combined with parts of former NH 5 to create the new NH 205.
The Himalayan Expressway is a 27.5 km stretch of highway in India that runs through the Shivaliks at the trijunction of Haryana, Punjab, and Himachal Pradesh.It is part of the Chandigarh–Shimla Expressway which connects Zirakpur in Punjab to Parwanoo in Himachal Pradesh. [1]
Shimla, the state capital, is very popular hill station among tourists. One can reach Shimla by road, train and by air. The Kalka-Shimla Railway is a narrow gage mountain railway which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Other popular hill stations include Manali, Dalhousie and Kasauli.