Stilwell Road
Burma Road and Ledo Road in 1944
Allied lines of communication in Southeast Asia (194243). The Ledo Road is shown at far right.
There was a sign at the start of the Ledo Road listing the distance in miles (pictured American GIs at the sign circa 1945):[1][2] Ledo Assam 0 Shingbwiyang 103 Warazup 189 Myitkyina 268 Bhamo 372 Wanting 507 Lungling 560 Paoshan 652 Yungping 755 Yunnanyi[zh] 876 Tsuyung 959 Kunming 1079
A U.S. Army soldier and a Chinese soldier place the flag of their ally on the front of their jeep just before the first truck convoy in almost three years crossed the China border en route from Ledo, India, to Kunming, China, over the Stilwell road in 1945
"U.S.-built Army trucks wind along the side of the mountain over the Ledo supply road now open from India into Burma..."
Image of Stilwell Road displayed in Coal Heritage Park & Museum, Margherita, Assam.
A paved stretch on the way to Nampong from Jairampur, India.
A display board at Stilwell Park in Lekhapani near Ledo marks the starting point of the Ledo Road.
Zero Point at Ledo Road
Memorial at Ledo
Stilwell Road
Stilwell Road, Changlang Overview
Also known as Ledo Road, this is a historic road as it was connected by the Americans during World War II to connect Ledo to Changlang. The route of the entire road is quite circuitous and covers a challenging path, to say the least.
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