Indus Highway

Map of National Highways of Pakistan also indicating N55

The Indus Highway (Urdu: شاہراہ سندھ‎), also known as National Highway 55 (N-55) (Urdu: قومی شاہراہ 55‎), is a 1264 km long four-lane national highway that runs along the Indus River in Pakistan connecting the port city of Karachi with the northwestern city of Peshawar via Dera Ghazi Khan. It is part of Pakistan's National Highways network and is maintained and operated by Pakistan's National Highway Authority. The Indus Highway passes through the Kohat Tunnel.

History

In 1980, the Indus Highway was proposed to provide an alternative and shorter route to the heavily used N-5 and to also aid the development of western Sindh province and eastern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Construction began in 1981 from Karachi and was completed in 1985 in Peshawar.Major cities links Peshawar, Darra Adam Khel, Kohat, Dera Ghazi Khan, Dera Ismail Khan, Shikarpur, Sindh, Larkana, Kotri and Haiderabad,

See also

• Motorways of Pakistan
• Transport in Pakistan

References

External links

• National Highway Authority

National Highways of Pakistan
National Highways	N-5 N-10 N-15 N-25 N-30 N-35 N-40 N-45 N-50 N-55 N-60 N-65 N-70 N-75 N-80 N-85 N-90 N-95 N-105 N-110 N-115 N-120 N-125 N-155 N-255 N-305 N-445 N-655 Strategic Highways S-1 S-2 S-3