National Highway 13 (NH 13), part of the larger
Trans-Arunachal Highway network, is a 1,559 km long
two-lane national highway across
Arunachal Pradesh
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in India running from
Tawang
Tawang is a town and administrative headquarter of Tawang district in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. The town was once the capital of the Tawang Tract, which is now divided into the Tawang district and the West Kameng district. Tawan ...
in northwest to
Wakro
Wakro (Wakro H.Q.) is a village in Wakro circle of the Lohit district in Arunachal Pradesh state of India. The PIN code of Wakro is 792102. Wakro is connected by two national highways, National Highway 13 and National Highway 15
Demographics ...
in southeast.
[Road network fundingMODNER]
/ref> Entire route became operational in 2018 when 6.2 km long Dibang River Bridge was completed across Dibang River
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.[Largest and longest bridges in India]
ww.tentaran.com Tentaran Sela Tunnel, a shorter alternative route with target completion by Jan/Feb 2022, will provide all-weather connectivity.[Sela pass tunnel]
Economic Times, 1 Feb 2018.[Sela tunnel construction to start soon]
Business Standard, 21 Nov 2018. Before the renumbering of highways, it was known as NH 229 and NH52.Indian military
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's capabilities in combating the threat of China's Western Theater Command
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opposite India's eastern sector of Line of Actual Control
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.
Route
NH13 links Tawang
Tawang is a town and administrative headquarter of Tawang district in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. The town was once the capital of the Tawang Tract, which is now divided into the Tawang district and the West Kameng district. Tawan ...
, Bomdila
Bomdila is the headquarters of West Kameng district in the state of Arunachal Pradesh in India. Bomdila is one of the 60 constituencies of the state of Arunachal Pradesh.
Geography and Climate
Bomdila is located at . It has an average elevati ...
, Nechipu, Seppa
Seppa (formerly known as Sabpa) is the headquarters of the East Kameng district in the state of Arunachal Pradesh in India. ''Sabpa'' means 'marshy' land in the local dialect. It lies on the bank of Kameng River and there is a helipad there. It ...
, Sagalie, Ziro
Ziro is a town and the district headquarters of the Lower Subansiri district in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. It is included the Tentative List for UNESCO's World Heritage Site for the '' Apatani cultural landscape''. The part of the ...
, Daporijo
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Nomenclature
Originally Dapo referred to "protection" or "the barrier" against the epidemic or evil spirits while Rijo stoo ...
, Along, Pasighat
Pasighat is the headquarters of East Siang district in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. Situated at the eastern foothills of the Himalayas at above mean sea level, Pasighat is Arunachal's oldest town. The Government of India included Pa ...
, Tezu
Tezu is a census town and the headquarters of Lohit district in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. It is the fifth largest town in Arunachal Pradesh and one of its most developed.
Tezu is one of the 60 constituencies of Legislative Assembl ...
and terminates at its junction with NH-15 near Wakro in the state of Arunachal Pradesh.
Junctions
: near Joram
: near Hoj
: near Pasighat
: near Pasighat
: near Meka
: near Meka
: near Hawacamp
: Terminal near Wakro.
See also
* Arunachal Frontier Highway
Arunachal Frontier Highway, also Mago-Thingbu– Vijaynagar Border Highway, is a planned border highway in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. The road follows the McMahon Line, the international border between India and China. The Governme ...
, proposed along Indo-China border across upper Arunachal Pradesh
* Arunachal East-West Corridor, proposed across foothills of lower upper Arunachal Pradesh
* List of National Highways in India (by Highway Number)
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* List of National Highways in India
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* National Highways Development Project
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References
External links
NH 13 on OpenStreetMap
retrieved 19 September 2021.
National highways in India
National Highways in Arunachal Pradesh
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