Prithvi Highway
| Prithvi Highway | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| राष्ट्रिय राजमार्ग १७ | ||||
| National Highway 17 | ||||
Prithvi Highway in red | ||||
Prithvi Highway at Dulegauda market | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by MoPIT (Department of Roads) | ||||
| Length | 174 km (108 mi) | |||
| History | Completed in 1974 | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| East end | Naubise | |||
| West end | Pokhara | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | Nepal | |||
| Primary destinations | Naubise, Galchhi, Gajuri, Malekhu, Kurintar, Mugling, Anbukhaireni, Dumre, Damauli, Pokhara | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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The Prithvi Highway or NH17 (previously: H04)(Nepali: पृथ्वी राजमार्ग) is a 174-kilometre-long (108 mi) highway connecting Naubise of Tribhuvan Highway, 26 km from Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal, and Prithivi Chowk, Pokhara, a tourist city in the western part of Nepal.