Araniko Highway

The Araniko Highway or NH 34 (Nepali: अरनिको राजमार्ग, Arāniko Rājmārga) connects Kathmandu with Kodari, 112 kilometres (70 mi) northeast of the Kathmandu Valley, on the Nepal-China border. It is among the most dangerous of highways in Nepal due to extremely steep slopes on each side of the road from Tatopani Barabise onwards; massive landslides and bus plunges are not uncommon, especially after rains. The Sino-Nepal Friendship Bridge connects with China National Highway 318 to Lhasa, and eventually to Shanghai.