National Highway 53 (India)
National Highway 53, combination of old (NH6 Surat-Kolkata), (NH200 Bilaspur-Chandikhole) & (NH5A Chandikhole-Paradeep) is a national highway in India.[1] It connects Hajira in Gujarat and Paradeep port in Odisha. NH-53 traverses the states of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and Odisha in India.[2] The road is the part of AH46 network in India and it is officially listed as running over 1949 km (1211 mi) from Kolkata to Surat. it is also known as Surat - Kolkata Highway. It passes through Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and Odisha states.[3]
National Highway 53 | ||||
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Route information | ||||
Part of AH46 | ||||
Length | 1,795 km (1,115 mi) | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end | Hajira | |||
East end | Paradeep Port | |||
Location | ||||
Country | India | |||
States | Gujarat, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Odisha | |||
Highway system | ||||
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The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) has created a Guinness World Record of constructing the longest highway stretch of 75 kilometres (km) between Amravati and Akola in the least time--105 hours and 33 minutes. The newly constructed road is part of National Highway 53.
Route
Route of primary national highway 53 passes through four states of India.[1][2]
Maharashtra
Gujarat border Navapur Nandubar Dhule, Jalgaon, Malkapur, Khamgaon,Akola, Amravati,Karanja(Wardha)Nagpur, Bhandara, Tirora,Gondia, Deori
Chhattisgarh
Maharashtra border - Rajnandgaon, Durg, Bhilai, Raipur, Arang, Ghorari Mahasamund Saraipali - Odisha border.
Odisha
Chhattisgarh border - Bargarh, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Kaniah, Talcher, Kamakhyanagar, Sukinda, Dubri, Chandhikhol, Haridaspur, Silipur, Bhutamundai, Paradip Port.
Asian Highways
The stretch of National Highway 53 from Dhule in Maharashtra to Deogarh in Odisha is part of Asian Highway 46.[4]
Junctions list
- Gujarat
- Terminal point at Hazira port.
- NH 64 near surat
- NH 48 near Palsana
- NH 56 near Vyara
- NH 953 near Songadh
- Maharashtra
- NH 752G near Visarwadi
- NH 753B near Shewali
- NH 160H near Kusumbe
- NH 52 near Dhule
- NH 60 near Dhule
- NH 753J near Jalgaon
- NH 753F near Jalgaon
- NH 753L near Muktainagar
- NH 753A near Malkapur
- NH 161H near Nandura
- NH 753E near Khamgaon
- NH 548C near Khamgaon
- NH 548CC near Khamgaon
- NH 161G near Balapur
- NH 161 near Akola
- NH 161A near Akola
- NH 361C near Murtizapur
- NH 161E near Hiwra Budruk
- NH 353K near Nandgaon Peth
- NH 347A near Talegaon
- NH 547E near Gondkheri
- NH 353I near Nagpur
- NH 353J near Nagpur
- NH 353D near Nagpur
- NH 44 near Nagpur
- NH 247 near Gumthala
- NH 247 near Bhandara
- NH 353C near Sakoli
- NH 753 near Kohmara
- NH 543 near Deori
- Chhattisgarh
References
- "New Numbering of National Highways notification - Government of India" (PDF). The Gazette of India. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
- "State-wise length of National Highways in India". Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
- "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.
- "Asian Highway Database - Country wise". UNESCAP. Retrieved 21 June 2019.