Mahendra Highway

Mahendra Highway
राष्ट्रिय राजमार्ग ०१
East–West Highway
Mahendra Highway in red
Route information
Part of AH2
Maintained by MoPIT (Department of Roads)
Length	1,027.67 km (638.56 mi)
Existed	1967–present
Major junctions
From	Mechinagar NH 327B
Major intersections	NH02 Mechi Highway at Charali NH04 at Birtamod NH73 at Surunga NH78 at Damak, Urlabari NH76 at Damak NH08 Koshi Highway at Itahari NH05 Postal Highway at Laukahi, Kanchanpur NH14 at Beriyar NH16 Sagarmatha Highway at Kadmaha NH20 Siddhicharan Highway at Chaul, Mirchaiya NH13 BP Highway at Bardibas NH32 at Nawalpur NH36 at Chandranigahapur NH35 at Man NH41 Tribhuvan Highway at Pathlaiya, Hetauda NH09 at Hetauda NH42 at Bhandara NH44 Madan Ashrit Highway at Narayanghat NH77 at Narayanghat NH45 at Daldale NH72 at Dumkibas NH46 at Bhumahi NH47 Siddhartha Highway at Butwal NH52 at Saljhandi NH50 at Jitpur NH55 Rapti Highway at Satbariya NH58 Ratna Highway at Kohalpur NH66 Mahakali Highway at Attariya
To	Bhim Datta NH 9
Location
Country	Nepal
Highway system
Roads in Nepal
← NH80 → NH02

Mahendra Highway or NH01 (previously: H01) (Nepali: महेन्द्र राजमार्ग), also called East-West Highway (Nepali: पूर्व पश्चिम राजमार्ग), runs across the Terai geographical region of Nepal, from Mechinagar in the east to Bhim Datta in the west, cutting across the entire width of the country. It is the longest highway in Nepal and was constructed in cooperation with various countries.^[1] The highway is named after King Mahendra Shah.