AH61

Asian Highway 61
Asian Highway 61
	AH61 route in Kyrgyzstan
Route information
Length	4,158 km (2,584 mi)
Major junctions
East end	Kashi, China
West end	Krupets, Russia
Location
Countries	China; Kyrgyzstan; Kazakhstan; Russia
Highway system
	Asian Highway Network;

Asian Highway 61 or AH61 is an international route running 4,158 kilometres (2,584 mi) from Kashi in China to Krupets in Russia. This route passes through Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan also.^[1]^[2]

Route

Kashi – Turugart – Torougart – Naryn – Bishkek – Georgievka – Kordai – Merke – Shymkent – Kyzylorda – Aralsk – Karabutak – Aktyubinsk – Ural’sk – Kamenka – Ozinki – Saratov – Borysoglebsk – Voronezh – Kursk – Krupets – Border of Ukraine.^[1]^[3]

Sometimes an alternate end is stated: Kursk - Sudzha - Border of Ukraine.^[4]

Associated routes

China

G314: Kashgar - Kuquwan
G3012: Kuquwan - junction with G3013
G3013: junction with G3013 - Tuopa
G581: Tuopa - Torugart Pass police station
G315: Torugart Pass police station - Torugart Pass border checkpoint

Kyrgyzstan

ЭМ-11 ЭМ-11 Road: Torugart Pass - Bishkek
ЭМ-01 ЭМ-01 Road: Bishkek - Georgievka

Kazakhstan

Post 2024 road numbering scheme

KZ08-06 : Kyrgyz border - Korday
KAZ06 : Korday - Taraz (Bypass) - Shymkent (Northern Bypass) - Kyzylorda
KAZ06 / KZ11-01 : Kyzylorda Bypass
KAZ06 : Kyzylorda - Karabutak - Aktobe
KAZ10 : Aktobe – Oral
KZ07-06 : Oral – Taskala – Russian border

2011-2024 road numbering scheme

A-2 : Kyrgyz border - Korday - Taraz (Bypass) - Shymkent (Northern Bypass)
M-32 : Shymkent (Northern Bypass) - Kyzylorda - Karabutak - Aktobe - Oral
A-29 : Oral – Taskala – Russian border

Russia

A 298: border with Kazakhstan - Ozinki – Yershov – Pristannoye – Saratov^[5]
R 22: Saratov - Borisoglebsk
R 298: Borisoglebsk – Voronezh - Kursk
M 2: within Kursk
38K-010: Kursk – Kurchatov
38K-017: Kurchatov – Lgov – Rylsk – border with Ukraine