National Highway 65 (India)

National Highway 65 (NH 65), (previously National Highway 9[1][2]), is a National Highway in India. It runs along the states of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. It starts at Pune and ends at Machilipatnam.[3][4] Major cities on this route are Pune, Solapur, Hyderabad, Suryapet, Vijayawada and Machilipatnam. The section between Hyderabad and Vijayawada, is known as Vijayawada–Hyderabad Expressway and is a major expressway.

For the old National Highway 65, see National Highway 52 (India), National Highway 58 (India), National Highway 62 (India), and National Highway 152 (India).

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National Highway 65
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National Highway 65 near Ramoji Film City, Hyderabad
Route information
Length926 km (575 mi)
Major junctions
West endPune, Maharashtra
Major intersections
East endMachilipatnam, Andhra Pradesh
Location
CountryIndia
States
Primary
destinations		Pune - Solapur - Omerga - Humnabad - Zaheerabad - Hyderabad - Suryapet-Kodad - Nandigama - Vijayawada - Machilipatnam
Highway system
← NH 48→ NH 216

The highway runs through the beautiful scenario of regions like Pune, Solapur, Hyderabad, Suryapet and more. The four lane wide highway drives swiftly through the villages of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh with best road conditions and minimum toll collection. For less traffic it takes bypass at many major cities like Indapur , Solapur, Hyderabad, Suryapet.The highway is in very poor conditions between Solapur until Maharashtra border with some stretches lacking any semblance of a road let alone a highway making it extremely prone to accidents.

Route

The NH 65 passes through below cities and towns, in the order of travel from west to east:

Maharashtra (349.20 km)[1][5]
Karnataka (75.61 km)[1]
Telangana (276.80 km)[1]
Andhra Pradesh (150.05 km)[1]

See also

References
  1. Renumbering of NHs (with old numbers) and state wise length of NHs
  2. Tejaswi, Amar (12 January 2014). "NH-65 miles away from 'world-class'". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  3. "Rationalisation of Numbering Systems of National Highways" (PDF). New Delhi: Department of Road Transport and Highways. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 December 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
  4. "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.
  5. State-wise length of National Highways (NH) in India as on 30.11.2018
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