National Highway 1 (India, old numbering)

National Highway 1 or NH 1 was a National Highway in Northern India that linked the national capital New Delhi to the town of Attari in Punjab near the India–Pakistan border.[1] Old National Highway 1 in its entirety, was part of historic Grand Trunk Road or simply known as GT Road.

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National Highway 1
Map
Map of Old National Highway 1 in red
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Road map of India with National Highway 1 highlighted in solid blue colour
Route information
Part of AH1 AH2
Length456 km (283 mi)
NS: 380 km (240 mi) (New Delhi - Jalandhar)
Phase III: 49 km (30 mi)
Major junctions
South endDelhi
Major intersectionsNH 2 in Delhi

NH 8 in Delhi
NH 21 to Manali/Leh in Ambala
NH 22 to Shimla in Ambala
NH 10 in burari
NH 71 in Jalandhar

NH 15 in Amritsar
North endAttari, Punjab
Location
CountryIndia
StatesDelhi: 22 km (14 mi)
Haryana: 180 km (110 mi)
Punjab: 254 km (158 mi)
Primary
destinations
Delhi - Panipat- Kurukshetra - Ambala - Jalandhar - Ludhiana - Phagwara - Amritsar - Indo-Pak Border
Highway system
NH 234 NH 1A

New numbering

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As of 2010 notification from Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, NH 1 has been renumbered as follows.[2]

National Highways Development Project

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Approximately 380 km (240 mi) stretch of the old NH 1 from Jalandhar to Delhi is a part of the North-South Corridor.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "NHAI". Archived from the original on 11 June 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2008.
  2. ^ "Rationalisation of Numbering Systems of National Highways" (PDF). Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 February 2009. Retrieved 27 March 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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