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.
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, at the cost of ₹2,178.82 crores, to a barrier-free tolled expressway with 8 main lane and 4 (2+2) service lanes, 42% work of which was completed by June 2019.[3] 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.[4]
Route
The highway starts from Srinagar. The highway connects several cities and towns such as Srinagar, Anantnag, Jammu, Pathankot, Dasua, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Ambala, Kurukshetra, Karnal, Panipat, Sonipat, Delhi, Faridabad, Mathura, Gwalior, Jhansi, Lalitpur, gurha , Sagar, Lakhnadon, Seoni, Nagpur, Hinganghat, Adilabad, Nizamabad, Kamareddy, Hyderabad, Jadcherla, Kurnool, Gooty, Anantapur, Chikkaballapur, Bengaluru, Hosur, Krishnagiri, Dharmapuri, Salem, Namakkal, Karur, Dindigul, Madurai, Virudhunagar, Tirunelveli and Kanyakumari. 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.
Route length in states and UT
- Jammu and Kashmir : 304 km (189 mi)
- Himachal Pradesh: 11 km (6.8 mi)
- Punjab: 254 km (158 mi)
- Haryana: 184 km (114 mi)
- Uttar Pradesh: 189 km (117 mi)
- Rajasthan: 28 km (17 mi)
- Madhya Pradesh: 504 km (313 mi)
- Maharashtra: 232 km (144 mi)
- Telangana: 504 km (313 mi)
- Andhra Pradesh: 250 km (160 mi)[2]
- Karnataka: 150 km (93 mi)
- Tamil Nadu: 627 km (390 mi)
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.[5]
Major intersections
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- NH 501 / NH 244 in Anantnag
- NH 144 in Domel
- NH 144A in Jammu
- NH 54 in Pathankot
- NH 3 in Jalandhar
- NH 5 in Ludhiana
- NH 7 in Rajpura
- NH 344 / NH 152 in Ambala
- NH 709A in Karnal
- NH 709 in Panipat
- NH 334B in Sonipat
- NH 9 / NH 19 / NH 48 in New Delhi
- NH 919 in Palwal
- NH 21 in Agra
- NH 23 in Dholpur
- NH 719 in Gwalior
- NH 27 / NH 39 in Jhansi
- NH 146 in Sagar
- NH 547 in Narasinghpur
- NH 34 in Lakhnadon
- NH 347 in Seoni
- NH 753 in Ramtek
- NH 47 / NH 53 / NH 353D in Nagpur
- NH 61 in Nirmal
- NH 63 in Nizamabad
- NH 65 / NH 163 / NH 765 in Hyderabad
- NH 40 in Kurnool
- NH 340C in Dhone
- NH 67 in Gooty
- NH 42 in Anantpur
- NH 69 in Chikkaballapur
- NH 48 / NH 209 / NH 75 / NH 275 in Bangalore
- NH 648 in Hosur
- NH 77 in Krishnagiri
- NH 844 in Dharmapuri
- NH 79 / NH 544 in Salem
- NH 81 in Karur
- NH 83 / NH 183 in Dindigul
- NH 85 in Madurai
- NH 744 in Thirumangalam
- NH 138 in Tirunelveli
- NH 944 near Nagercoil
- NH 66 in Kanyakumari
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.[6]
- 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.[6]
See also
References
- ^ (PDF). New Delhi: Department of Road Transport and Highways. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
- ^ a b . Roads and Buildings Department. Government of Andhra Pradesh. Archived from the original on 28 March 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
- ^ Battle of Panipat commute to Delhi
- ^ "Accident-prone spots on Salem-Thoppur stretch inspected". The Hindu. Special Correspondent. 22 October 2016. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ . Archived from the original on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
- ^ a b (PDF). National Highways Authority of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 February 2009. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
External links
- NH 44 on OpenStreetMap