The Araniko Highway connects Kathmandu with Kodari, 112.83 kilometres (70.11 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 Barabise onwards; massive landslides and bus plunges are not uncommon, especially after rains. At the Sino-Nepal Friendship Bridge, it connects with China National Highway 318 to Lhasa, and eventually to Shanghai.
Friendship bridge between Zhangmu and Kodari
Arniko Highway in Kodari after border with China
Araniko Highway: pulping bridge, just after border with China
Araniko Highway in Kodari (Népal) just after border with Chin
Kodari is a small village located at the border with Tibet-China. The village is located at the end–point of the Arniko Highway, which connects Kodari with the capital city of Kathmandu. Kathmandu is 144 kilometres (89 mi) away from Kodari. Kodari is a major border crossing from Nepal into the Tibet Autonomous Region.
View of Kodari from the Chinese side of the border.
The Araniko Highway in Kodari just before the Sino-Nepal Friendship Bridge.
The Sino-Nepal Friendship Bridge with Nepal on the left, and China on the right side of the Sun Kosi River.
Women hard at work at the Sino-Nepal Friendship Bridge border crossing.