National Highway 44 (NH 44) is a major north–south National Highway in India and is the longest in the country.
It passes through the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, in addition to the states of Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu.[1]
It came into being by merging seven national highways, in full or part, starting with the Jammu–Srinagar National Highway (former NH 1A) from Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir, former NH 1 in Punjab and Haryana ending at Delhi, part of former NH 2 starting from Delhi and ending at Agra, former NH 3 (popularly known as Agra-Bombay National Highway) from Agra to Gwalior, former NH 75 and former NH 26 to Jhansi, and former NH 7 via Lakhnadon, Seoni, Nagpur, Adilabad, Nirmal, Hyderabad, Kurnool, Anantapur,[2]Chikkaballapur, Devanahalli, Bangalore, Hosur, Krishnagiri, Dharmapuri, Salem, Namakkal, Karur, Dindigul, Madurai, Virudhunagar and Tirunelveli terminating at Kanyakumari.[3]
The 70 km Delhi-to-Panipat section, also known as Delhi-Panipat Expressway, is being upgraded,[4] at a cost of ₹2,178.82 crores, to an elevated tolled expressway with 8 (4+4) main lanes and 4 (2+2) service lanes, which was completed in July 2023.[5][6][7] The NH-44 road between Salem and Thoppur in Tamil Nadu is much prone to fatal accidents due to the poor road design in the hilly slopes.[8] Agra-Gwalior section of this highway is part of the legendary AB Road(Agra-Bombay Road).
Route
editThe highway starts from Srinagar. NH 44 covers the North-South Corridor of NHDP and it is officially listed as running over 4,112 km (2,555 mi) from Srinagar to Kanyakumari. It is the longest national highway in India.
| States/UTs | Total length in State/UT | Junctions | Destinations | Other Cities Covered |
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| Jammu and Kashmir | 541 km (336 mi) | 4 |  NH 501 in Anantnag
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Srinagar (The Starting point) |
 NH 244 in Anantnag
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 NH 144 in Domel
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 NH 144A in Jammu
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| Himachal Pradesh | 11.08 km (6.88 mi) | 0 | The route runs parallel to Chakki River. | |
| Punjab | 279.42 km (173.62 mi) | 4 |  NH 54 in Pathankot
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Dasua |
 NH 3 in Jalandhar
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 NH 5 in Ludhiana
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 NH 7 in Rajpura
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| Haryana | 257.80 km (160.19 mi) | 6 |  NH 344 in Ambala
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Kurukshetra, Faridabad |
 NH 152 in Ambala
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 NH 709A in Karnal
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 NH 709 in Panipat
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 NH 334B in Sonipat
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 NH 919 in Palwal
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| Delhi | 15 km (9.3 mi) | 3 |  NH 9 in New Delhi
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 NH 19 in New Delhi
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 NH 48 in New Delhi
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| Uttar Pradesh | 269.10 km (167.21 mi) | 3 |  NH 21 in Agra
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Vrindavan, Mathura, Lalitpur, Gurha |
 NH 27 in Jhansi
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 NH 39 in Jhansi
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| Rajasthan | 28.29 km (17.58 mi) | 1 |  NH 23 in Dholpur
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| Madhya Pradesh | 571.9 km (355.4 mi) | Gwalior, Sagar, Narsinghpur, Lakhnadon, Seoni | ||
| Maharashtra | 268.36 km (166.75 mi) | Nagpur, Hinganghat | ||
| Telangana | 492.85 km (306.24 mi) | 5 |  NH 61 in Nirmal
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Adilabad, Kamareddy, Jadcherla, Mahbubnagar |
 NH 63 in Nizamabad
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 NH 65 in Hyderabad
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 NH 163 in Hyderabad
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 NH 765 in Hyderabad
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| Andhra Pradesh | 260.99 km (162.17 mi)[2] | 4 |  NH 40 in Kurnool
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 NH 340C in Dhone
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 NH 67 in Gooty
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 NH 42 in Anantpur
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| Karnataka | 95.67 km (59.45 mi) | 5 |  NH 69 in Chikkaballapur
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Anantapur |
| NH 48 in Bangalore
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 NH 209 in Bangalore
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 NH 75 in Bangalore
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 NH 275 in Bangalore
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| Tamil Nadu | 627.18 km (389.71 mi) | 14 |  NH 648 in Hosur
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Virudhunagar, Namakkal |
 NH 77 in Krishnagiri
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 NH 844 in Dharmapuri
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 NH 79 in Salem
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 NH 544 in Salem
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 NH 81 in Karur
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 NH 83 in Dindigul
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 NH 183 in Dindigul
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| NH 209 in Dindigul
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 NH 85 in Madurai
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 NH 744 in Thirumangalam
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 NH 138 in Tirunelveli
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 NH 944 near Nagercoil
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 NH 66 in Kanyakumari
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Bengaluru–Hosur Road
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Bengaluru–Hosur Road of this highway connects Bengaluru, the capital of the state of Karnataka, and the city of Hosur, in the Krishnagiri district on the border of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. 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 IT industrial park Electronic City is also located alongside Hosur Road.
The National Highways Authority of India has constructed a 10-kilometre-long (6.2 mi) elevated highway between Bommanahalli and Electronic City. This toll road has made travel to Electronic City a lot faster. The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike and the Bengaluru Development Authority have planned a series of flyovers and underpasses to make this arterial road signal-free.[10]
Major intersections
editThis article contains a bulleted list or table of intersections which should be presented in a properly formatted junction table. (November 2021) |
Tunnels
edit- T5 Tunnel: On 16 March 2023, the National Highways Authority of India Thursday opened for traffic T5 tunnel, a 870-metre tunnel that bypasses landslide-prone stretch of the mountainous road between Panthial and Magerkote, on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway in Ramban district.[11]
Primary destinations
edit- Srinagar – Udhampur - Jammu – Kathua (Jammu and Kashmir)
– Pathankot – Jalandhar – Ludhiana (Punjab)
– Ambala – Kurukshetra – Panipat – Sonipat (Haryana)
– Delhi (Delhi)
– Faridabad – Palwal (Haryana)
– Mathura – Agra (UP)
– Dholpur (Rajasthan)
- Morena - Gwalior (MP)
– Jhansi – Lalitpur (UP)
– Sagar – Narsinghpur – Lakhnadon – Seoni (MP)
– Nagpur – Hinganghat (Maharashtra)
– Adilabad – Nirmal – Nizamabad- Kamareddy – Hyderabad – Jadcherla (Telangana)
– Kurnool – Dhone – Anantapur (AP)
– Chikkaballapur – Devanahalli – Bangalore – Hebbagodi – Attibele (Karnataka)
– Hosur – Krishnagiri – Dharmapuri – Salem – Karur – Dindigul – Madurai – Tirunelveli – Kanyakumari (Tamil Nadu)
Notes
edit- A major stretch of NH 44 from Lakhnadon to Kanyakumari (1,910 km (1,190 mi)) has been selected as a part of the North-South Corridor by the National Highways Development Project.[12]
- Approximately 82 km (51 mi) stretch of NH 44 between Bengaluru and Krishnagiri has been selected as a part of the Golden Quadrilateral also by the National Highways Development Project.[12]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Rationalisation of Numbering Systems of National Highways" (PDF). New Delhi: Department of Road Transport and Highways. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
- ^ a b "List of National Highways passing through A.P. State". Roads and Buildings Department. Government of Andhra Pradesh. Archived from the original on 28 March 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
- ^ "NH-44's Impact on Real Estate: Route & Growth". Times Property. 23 November 2023. Archived from the original on 16 April 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ "Delhi-Panipat Expressway Reduces Travel Time to One Hour - Details Inside". 7 May 2024.
- ^ "Centre opens 11 flyovers on Delhi-Panipat stretch of NH-44". The Times of India. 21 June 2023.
- ^ "Gadkari inaugurates 11 flyovers on eight-lane Delhi-Panipat NH section". 20 June 2023.
- ^ "NHAI tells contractor to complete road construction by month-end : The Tribune India".
- ^ "Accident-prone spots on Salem-Thoppur stretch inspected". The Hindu. 22 October 2016. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- ^ "Details of National Highways" (PDF). morth.nic.in. MoRTH. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ^ "Hosur Road widening is in full swing". Archived from the original on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
- ^ Sharma, Arun (17 March 2023). "T5 tunnel opens for traffic, bypasses most vulnerable stretch on Jammu-Srinagar NH". The Indian Express. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ^ a b "Highways Project" (PDF). National Highways Authority of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 February 2009. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
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