National Highway 1D (India, old numbering)
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National Highway 1D (NH 1D), also known as Srinagar–Leh Highway, was a National Highway in the state of Jammu and Kashmir that connected Srinagar to Leh in Ladakh. The Srinagar-Leh Highway was declared as National Highway in 2006.[1][2] It is now part of National Highway 1 that extends west to Uri.
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National Highway 1D | ||||
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Length | 422 km (262 mi) | |||
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West end | Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir | |||
Major intersections | NH 1A in Srinagar | |||
East end | Leh, Ladakh | |||
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Country | India | |||
States | Jammu and Kashmir: 422 km (262 mi) | |||
Primary destinations | Srinagar - Zoji La - Kargil - Leh | |||
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The old Central Asian trade route Srinagar–Leh–Yarkand was also known as the Treaty Road, after a commercial treaty signed in 1870[3] between Maharaja Ranbir Singh and Thomas Douglas Forsyth.[4]