National Highway 44 (India)

National Highway 44 marker

National Highway 44
Route information
Part of
Length: 3,745 km (2,327 mi)
GQ: 94 km (58 mi) (Bengaluru - Krishnagiri)
NS: 1828 km (Lakhnadon - Kanyakumari)
Major junctions
North end: Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir
 
South end: Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu
Location
States: Uttar Pradesh: 128 km (80 mi)
Madhya Pradesh: 504 km (313 mi)
Maharashtra: 232 km (144 mi)
Telangana: 504 km (313 mi)
Andhra Pradesh: 250 km (160 mi)
Karnataka: 125 km (78 mi)
Tamil Nadu: 627 km (390 mi)
Primary
destinations:		 Srinagar - Jammu - Kathua (Jammu & Kashmir)
- Pathankot - Jalandhar - Ludhiana (Punjab)
- Ambala - Karnal - Panipat (Haryana)
- Delhi (Delhi)
- Faridabad - Palwal - Mathura - Agra - Dholpur (UP)
- Gwalior (MP)
- Jhansi - Lalitpur (UP)
- Sagar - Narsinghpur - Lakhnadon - Seoni (MP)
- Nagpur (Maharashtra)
- Adilabad - Nizamabad- Kamareddy - Hyderabad (Telangana)
- Kurnool - Anantapur (AP)
- Chikkaballapur - Bangalore (Karnataka)
- Hosur - Krishnagiri - HuDharmapuri - Salem - Karur - Dindigul - Madurai - Tirunelveli - Kanyakumari (Tamil Nadu)
Highway system
← NH 43NH 45 →

National Highway 44 (NH 44), (previously National Highway 7[1]), is the longest running major North-South National Highway in India that starts from Srinagar and terminates in Kanyakumari, the highway passes through the states of Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu.[2] NH-44 was laid and is maintained by Central Public Works Department (CPWD).

Route

This highway starts from Srinagar. The highway connects several important Indian cities such as Srinagar, Jammu, Pathankot, Ludhiana, Ambala, Delhi, Agra, Gwalior, Jhansi, Nagpur, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Dharmapuri, Salem, Karur, Madurai, Tirunelveli and Kanyakumari. NH 44 covers the North-South Corridor of NHDP and it is officially listed as running over 3,745 km (2,327 mi) from Srinagar to Kanyakumari. It is the longest national highway in India.

Route length in states

Bangalore-Hosur road

Bangalore-Hosur Road of this highway which connects the city of Bangalore capital of Karnataka, and the Tamil Nadu border town of Hosur in Krisnagiri district. It is a four to six-lane highway which also has service lanes on either sides at the busier parts. Apart from being a part of the National Highway, the road is also significant because it consist of many industrial and IT business houses. The famous IT industrial park Electronics City is also located alongside Hosur Road.

The National Highways Authority of India has constructed a 10 km (6.2 mi) long elevated highway between Bommanahalli and Electronics City. This toll road has made travel to Electronics City a lot faster. The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike and Bangalore Development Authority have planned a series of flyovers and underpasses to make this arterial road signal free.[3]

Notes

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "List of National Highways passing through A.P. State". Roads and Buildings Department. Government of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  2. ↑ "Rationalisation of Numbering Systems of National Highways" (PDF). New Delhi: Department of Road Transport and Highways. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
  3. ↑ "Hosur Road widening is in full swing".
  4. 1 2 "Highways Project" (PDF). National Highways Authority of India. Retrieved 2009-04-27.

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