National Highway 44 (India)
National Highway 44 (NH 44) is a major north–south National Highway in India and is the longest in the country.
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National Highway 44 in Red on India map | ||||
 Entrance of National Highway 44 in Jammu and Kashmir. | ||||
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Part of  AH1 AH2 AH43 | ||||
| Length | 4,112 km (2,555 mi) | |||
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| North end | Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir | |||
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| South end | Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu | |||
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| Country | India | |||
| States | Jammu and Kashmir: 304 km (189 mi) Himachal Pradesh: 11 km (6.8 mi) Punjab: 279 km (173 mi) Haryana: 257 km (160 mi) Uttar Pradesh: 287 km (178 mi) Madhya Pradesh: 547 km (340 mi) Maharashtra: 260 km (160 mi) Telangana: 533 km (331 mi) Andhra Pradesh: 260 km (160 mi) Karnataka: 135 km (84 mi) Tamil Nadu: 630 km (390 mi) | |||
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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, Hinganghat, Adilabad, Nirmal, Hyderabad, Kurnool, Anantapur,[2]Chikkaballapur, Bangalore, Hosur, Krishnagiri, Dharmapuri, Salem, Namakkal, Karur, Dindigul, Madurai, Virudhunagar and Tirunelveli terminating at Kanyakumari.
Delhi (Mubarka Chowk) to Panipat 70 km section is being upgraded also known as Delhi-Panipat Expressway, at the cost of ₹2,178.82 crores, to a elevated tolled expressway with 8 main lane and 4 (2+2) service lanes, which was completed in July 2023.[3][4][5] The NH-44 road between Salem and Thoppur in Tamil Nadu is very much prone to fatal accidents due to the poor road design in the hilly slopes.[6]
Route
The 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.
Bengaluru–Hosur Road
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.[8]
Tunnels
- 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.[9]
Primary destinations
- Srinagar - 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 (MP)
- 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 - Bangalore (Karnataka)
- Hosur - Krishnagiri - Dharmapuri - Salem - Karur - Dindigul - Madurai - Tirunelveli - Kanyakumari (Tamil Nadu)
Notes
- 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.[10]
- 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.[10]
See also
References
- "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.
- "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.
- "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".
- "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.
- "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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