History
The route roughly coincides with the Ho Chi Minh trail during the Vietnam War. It is a two-lane highway and is planned to become an 8-lane highway and it will connectRoute
In Village number 5, Xuân Trạch commune, Bố Trạch district, Quảng Bình province, the road divides (QL15-QL16 intersection) into two separate roads: Đường Hồ Chí Minh Đông (Ho Chi Minh Highway East) and Đường Hồ Chí Minh Tây (Ho Chi Minh Highway West). Đường Hồ Chí Minh Đông is a well-traveled road with many trucks, towns and restaurants along it. There are few steep hills on the Đường Hồ Chí Minh Đông, with the exception of the portion of the highway in Quảng Nam just before it merges with Đường Hồ Chí Minh Tây. Conversely, Đường Hồ Chí Minh Tây cuts through extremely mountainous areas with steep hills and few gas stations. Consequently, all heavy traffic avoids these portion of Đường Hồ Chí Minh Tây. At times, heavy rain washes out small segments of Đường Hồ Chí Minh Tây, making it impassable to trucks and cars. Motorists must be alert to domestic goats, buffalo and cows grazing along the roadside. The roads reconnect at the intersection with National road and Asian highway QL9/Future
A new expressway (CT.02) is planned on roughly the same route as the Ho Chi Minh Highway, connecting Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City along the west of Vietnam.See also
* Fall of Saigon * Ho Chi Minh trail * Ho Chi Minh * North Vietnam * South Vietnam * Vietnam War * VietnamReferences
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