Sources

• Distances, the line of the road and fuel pumps: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence. Routes worked out with the Open Source Routing Machine.
• Heights: NASA Shuttle Radar Topography Mission, public domain, served by Open Topo Data.
• National Highway 516E (India)

  en.wikipedia.org · Encyclopedia

• Gandikota Canyon Andhra Pradesh: India's Hidden Grand Canyon Travel Guide 2026

  amaravatitourisminfo.blogspot.com · Published guide · dated May 2026

• Lambasingi

  en.wikipedia.org · Encyclopedia

• Cops Ban Night travel for Heavy Vehicles on ASR Ghat Road

  deccanchronicle.com · News report · dated 12 December 2025

• Night ban on heavy vehicles on ASR ghat roads after bus tragedy

  thecoastaltimes.in · News report · dated 13 December 2025

• Araku Valley

  en.wikipedia.org · Encyclopedia

A gap is not a fact. It means we looked and found no source.

• No official page was found for any rule at Araku, Paderu, Lambasingi or Gandikota. The one dated order recorded is a police order reported in the press.
• Whether the December 2025 night ban on heavy vehicles is still in force, and which ghat roads it names, was not stated in the reports read.
• Highest point: Lambasingi is the only place on the road with a sourced height. Wikipedia gives two different heights for Araku Valley. Arma Konda, 5,510 feet, is the state's highest peak and lies north of Paderu, off the road.
• No source found for the road from Visakhapatnam up to Araku or for the long link between the hills and Gandikota.
• No source found for fuel gaps in the hill stretch or for landslides on the Araku ghat road.
• Usual number of riding days: no source found.
• Videos: the pages give upload dates, not filming dates, so 'filmed' is filled only where the title names a date. Uploads, in order: 2026-03, 2022-11.