Top 10 Longest highways of India
National highways are crucial part of Indian roadway system which connect east, west, north and south parts of India with each other. For the construction of national highways the network of Indian roadmap has become easier to travel and transport from one place to the other. This smooth roadway has been possible due to the constant contribution of national highways authority of India (NHAI), responsible for construction and maintenance of all national highways. In overall, NHAI has played a great role in developing the infrastructure and transport level of the country with the road network system. Within India, there are several national highways connecting one city with another, one part to another through which we can easily commute to another city or state by road. Like railways, waterways and airways, we can travel to distant states or cities via roadways as national highways have connected the whole country in a uniform place. In this article, students will know details about such important national highways of India and their route maps. Students must remember names of national highways, their routes, length etc. for answering question during exam.
National highways are important part of general awareness or general knowledge from which part candidates can score good marks in exam. Knowing about the geographical features, infrastructure, different parts of the country is always interesting. So, candidates can easily remember the names of highways and their route from the study material. India is the second largest country in the world with road network. There are moreover 200 national highways in India. NH 44 is the longest highway which was previously known as NH 7. It is 3745 km long which connect north-south corridor staring from Srinagar in north ended in Kanyakumari in south of India. NH 44 was constructed by merging several other highways like NH 1, NH 1A, NH 2, NH 3, NH 26, NH 75, NH 7. Yellow and white colours are used for national highways. NH 118 along with NH 548 is the shortest national highway in India where NH 118 connects two towns Asanbani and Jamshedpur in Jharkhand. Leh-manali highways is the world’s second highest motor highway in altitude connecting Shimla with Leh.
S. No |
National Highway | Distance (in km) | Route |
(1) | NH 44 (old NH 7) | 3,745 |
Srinagar to Kanyakumari |
(2) |
NH 27 | 3,507 | Porbandar in Gujarat to Silchar in Assam |
(3) | NH 48 (old NH 8) | 2,807 |
Delhi to Chennai |
(4) |
NH 52 | 2,317 | Sangrur, Punjab to Ankola, Karnataka |
(5) | NH 30 (Old NH 221) | 2,040 |
Sitarganj in Uttarakhand to Ibrahimpatnam in Andhra Pradesh. |
(6) |
NH 6 | 1,873 | Jorabat in Meghalaya and terminates at Selling in Mizoram |
(7) | NH 53 | 1,781 |
Hajira in Gujarat and Pradip port in Odisha. |
(8) |
NH 16 (Old NH 5) | 1,711 | East coast of West Bengal to Chennai in Tamil Nadu. |
(9) | NH 66 (Old NH 17) | 1,622 |
Panvel and terminates at Kanyakumari |
(10) |
NH 19 (Old NH 20) | 1,435 |
Delhi to Kolkata |
(11) |
NH 34 | 1,426 |
Gangotri Dham in Uttarakhand to Lakhnadon in Madhya Pradesh |
FAQs:
- Which is the longest highway of India?
Answer. NH 44 is the longest highway of India.
- Which is the shortest highway of India?
Answer. NH 118 along with NH 548 are the shortest national highway in India.
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