Kashmir Highway

Kashmir Highway
شاہراہ کشمیر‬
Route information
Maintained by Capital Development Authority
Length 25 km (16 mi)
Existed 1973 – present
Major junctions
East end E-75
(Murree Road Interchange)
  N-5
9th Avenue
Zero Point Interchange
West end Islamabad International Airport
Highway system
Roads in Pakistan

The Kashmir Highway (Urdu: شاہراہ کشمیر‬‎) is a major east-west highway in Islamabad, Capital Territory, Pakistan.[1] The highway provides quick access through Islamabad and connects the Islamabad International Airport in the west to the E-75 Expressway in the east. The total length of the highway is 25 kilometers. The width varies from three lanes to five lanes and has 5 interchanges.[2]..[3]

History

The Kashmir Highway was a route that used to traverse the length of the former princely state of Jammu and Kashmir. Currently, it passes through Islamabad, Pakistan and connects Punjab province of Pakistan to the Muzaffarabad, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan. It also leads to Gilgit-Baltistan province of Pakistan.

Interchanges and exits

IntersectionsTraffic Control Method
E-75 Expressway & Murree RoadInterchange
Club RoadIntersection
Khayaban-e-SuhrwardyInterchange
(eastbound only)
Seventh AvenueInterchange
Islamabad ExpresswayZero Point Interchange
Ninth AvenuePeshawar Morr Interchange
Golra RoadRoundabout
N-5 National HighwayInterchange
M-2 MotorwayInterchange
Islamabad International AirportInterchange

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.dawn.com/news/616290/kashmir-highway-future-lifeline-for-islamabad
  2. ↑ http://awaztoday.pk/News_Kashmir-Highway-project-Instead-of-receiving-funds-CDA-conducting-inquiry_1_38464_Political-News.aspx
  3. ↑ Kashmir Highway A way to Bright Future for Islamabad http://www.pakistannewshd.com/kashmir-highway-a-way-to-bright-future-for-islamabad/
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