Srinagar Highway

For the highway in Indian-administered Kashmir, see Jammu–Srinagar National Highway.

Srinagar Highway
شاہراہ سری نگر
Islamabad Highway From the 9th avenue bridge.jpg
Peshawar Morr Interchange, 2017
Route information
Maintained by the Capital Development Authority
Length25 km (16 mi)
Existed1973–present
Major junctions
East endE-75 Expressway (Murree Road)
Major intersectionsN-5 National Highway
Ninth Avenue
Zero Point Interchange
West endIslamabad International Airport
Location
CountryPakistan
RegionsIslamabad Capital Territory
Highway system

The Srinagar Highway (Urdu: شاہراہ سری نگر), formerly known as the Kashmir Highway (شاہراہ کشمیر),[1][2] is a major east–west highway in the Islamabad Capital Territory of Pakistan.[3] It provides quick access through Islamabad and connects the Islamabad International Airport in the west to the E-75 Expressway in the east. Running for 25 kilometres (16 mi), the highway's width varies from three lanes to five lanes, with a total of five interchanges.[4][5]

Name

Main article: Kashmir conflict

Originally named after Kashmir from 1973 to 2020, the highway was renamed after the city of Srinagar to commemorate the first official Youm-e-Istehsal, which has been an annual observance in Pakistan as an expression of the country's solidarity with the Kashmiri people every 5 August—the day on which Jammu and Kashmir's special status was revoked in 2019. Despite the name, the highway is not connected to Srinagar, which is administered by India, but claimed by Pakistan.

Interchanges and exits

Intersections Traffic Control Method
Srinagar, Muzaffarabad, Murree, E-75 Expressway (North Exit), Kashmir Chowk, Faizabad, Rawalpindi (South Exit) Dhokri Interchange
Serena Hotel, Pakistan Secretariat, Parliament House, Diplomatic Enclave (North Exit), Club Road (South Exit) Serena Hotel Intersection
Khayaban-e-Suharwardy (North Exit) Interchange
(North exit only)
Seventh Avenue (East Exit), Garden Avenue (West Exit) Seventh Avenue Intersection
Faisal Avenue, Faisal Mosque, Blue Area (East Exit) Islamabad Expressway, Lahore, Gujranwala (West Exit) Zero Point Interchange
Sectors E-8, E-9, Margalla Road, 9th Avenue (East Exit) Rawalpindi, IJP Road, Ninth Avenue (West Exit) Peshawar Morr Interchange
Sector G-9 (North Exit) G-9 Intersection
Sectors G-10, F-10 (North Exit) G-10 Intersection
Sectors H-11, I-11, IJP Road (South Exit) H-11 Intersection
Sector G-11, F-11 (North Exit), Sector H-12 (NUST) (South Exit) G-11 Intersection
Sector G-13, Golra Sharif (North Exit), Haji Camp, Rawalpindi (South Exit) Golra Sharif Interchange
Peshawer, Taxila N-5 National Highway (North Exit), Rawalpindi, Lahore (N-5) (South Exit) G.T Road Interchange
Motorway M-1 (North Exit), M-2 Motorway (South Exit) Motorway Interchange
Islamabad International Airport Airport Interchange

See also

References

  1. ^ "Kashmir Highway symbolically renamed to Srinagar Highway". Global Village Space. 3 August 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Kashmir Highway renamed as 'Srinagar Highway'". Daily Times. 4 August 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Kashmir Highway — future lifeline for Islamabad - Newspaper - DAWN.COM". 27 March 2011.
  4. ^ "Kashmir Highway project: Instead of receiving funds, CDA conducting inquiry". awaztoday.pk. Archived from the original on 2016-11-28.
  5. ^ Kashmir Highway A way to Bright Future for Islamabad http://www.pakistannewshd.com/kashmir-highway-a-way-to-bright-future-for-islamabad/