State Highway 15 (West Bengal)

State Highway 15 (West Bengal), is a state highway in West Bengal, India.

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State Highway 15
Ahilyabai Holkar Road.
Amta-Howrah Road - SH-15 - Jagatballavpur - Howrah 2014-09-28 8266.JPG
Route information
Major junctions
FromJunction with SH 6 and SH 14 at High Road Morh, near Dainhat
Major intersectionsDainhat Road at Chandrapur Bus Stand connecting to SH 14 at Balgona
SH 8 at Kusumgram
Kalna Road at Satgachia
SH 13/ GT Road at Memari
NH 19 / Durgapur Expressway at Masagram
Tarakeswar-Dhaniakhali Road at Dasghara
SH 2 from Tarakeswar to Champadanga
Haripal-Jangipara Road at Parbatipur
Masat-Munsirhat Road at Masat
TN Mukherji Road at Dankuni linking to NH 19
Benarsas Road at Kona High Road Crossing
NH 16 from Kona High Road crossing to Salap
Mushirhat-Sankrail Road at Jadupur
NH 16 at Bagnan
Antila Road at Antila Bus Stop
Naul-Gopinathpur Road at Shyampur
Dharsa Morh on Grand Trunk Road/SH 6 with SH 13 at Par-Dankuni
SH 6 with NH 19 at Kanaipur
NH 19 with SH 13 at Chanditala Bus Stand.
ToGadiara
Location
CountryIndia
StateWest Bengal
DistrictsBardhaman, Hooghly, Howrah
Highway system
State Highways in West Bengal

Route

SH 15 originates from junction with SH 6 and SH 14 at High Road Morh, near Dainhat (in Bardhaman district) and passes through Chandrapur, Monteswar, Kusumgram, Memari, Masagram, Jamalpur, Tarakeswar, Champadanga, Masat, Chanditala, Dankuni, Domjur, Bargachia, Munsirhat, Amta, Bagnan, Khalor and Shyampur and terminates at Gadiara (in Howrah district).[1] Recently in January 2022, the road from Dharsa Morh to Naity Block Development Office(BDO), commonly known as Naity Road has been renumbered as State Highway 15A(SH-15A) since the road is connecting Grand Trunk Road/SH 6 with SH 13 at Par Dankuni, with National Highway 19(NH-19) at Kanaipur and further with SH 15 at Chanditala Bus Stand.

The total length of SH 15 is 256 kilometres (159 mi) [2]

National Highway Authority of India or NHAI has proposed to include section of SH 15 from Champadanga via Masat, Chanditala to Dankuni under a new National Highway from 2022/23. But Highway number is still not decided & will be notified later. The new highway will connect Jhargram with Dankuni via Jhilimili, Mukutmanipur, Simlapal, Taldangra, Bishnupur, Jaypur, Kotulpur, Arambag, Champadanga & Chanditala. The new proposed National Highway will merge SH 2, SH 5 & SH 15 into a single route covering distance of 296 kilometres (184 mi).

Districts traversed by SH 15 are:[3]
Bardhaman district (from 0 to 87.66 km)
Hooghly district (from 87.66 to 148.15 km)
Howrah district (from 148.15 to 247.15 km)

Road sections

It is divided into different sections as follows:[2][4][5][6][3]

Road SectionDistrictCD BlockLength (km)
Dainhat-ManteswarBardhamanKatwa II, Manteswar30
Manteswar-MemariBardhamanMemari I, Memari II32
Memari-ChakdighiBardhamanJamalpur31
Chakdighi-TarakeswarHooghlyDhaniakhali, Tarakeswar13
Tarakeswar-ChampadangaHooghly-6
Champadanga-Chanditala (Ahalyabai Holkar Road)HooghlyHaripal, Chanditala I, Chanditala II36
Chanditala-EksaraHowrahDomjur14
Eksara-Salap (via NH 16)Howrah-4
Salap-Bargachhia-AmtaHowrahJagatballavpur, Munshirhat ,Amta I36
Amta-BagnanHowrahBagnan I, Bagnan II13
Bagnan-Shyampur-GadiaraHowrahShyampur II, Shyampur I37

See also

References
  1. Google maps
  2. "List of State Highways in West Bengal". West Bengal Traffic Police. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  3. "Road - Highway". Public Works Department, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  4. "Bardhaman Tehsil/ CD Block Map". Maps of India. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  5. "Hugli Tehsil CD Block Map". Maps of India. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  6. "Haora Tehsil CD Block Map". Maps of India. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
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