National Highway 16 (India)

For the old National Highway 16, see National Highway 63 (India).

National Highway 16 marker

National Highway 16
Route information
Part of
Length: 1,448 km (900 mi)
GQ: 1448 km (Chennai – Balasore)
Major junctions
North end: Kharagpur, West Bengal
 
South end: Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Location
States: Odisha: 488 km
Andhra Pradesh: 1,024 km
Tamil Nadu: 45 km
Primary
destinations:		 Kolkata (Junction of NH 6) – Balasore – Bhubaneswar – Visakhapatnam – Vijayawada – Nellore – Chennai
Highway system

National Highway 16 (NH 16), (previously NH 5), is a major National Highway in India, that runs along east coast of West Bengal, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. It is renumbered as NH 16. The northern terminal is at National Highway 19 near Kolkata and the southern terminal is at Chennai in Tamil Nadu. It is a part of the Golden Quadrilateral project undertaken by National Highways Development Project.[1][2]

Route

Many cities and towns in various districts in the States of West Bengal, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu are connected by National Highway 16. NH 16 has a total length of 1,533 km (953 mi) and passes through the states of West Bengal, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.

Route length in states:[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Rationalisation of Numbering Systems of National Highways" (PDF). New Delhi: Department of Road Transport and Highways. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
  2. 1 2 "List of National Highways passing through A.P. State". Roads and Buildings Department. Government of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  3. ↑ "National Highways and their length" (pdf). report. National Highway Authority of India. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
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