National Highway 5 (India)(old numbering)

National Highway 16 marker

National Highway 16

Road map of India with National Highway 16 highlighted in solid blue color
Route information
Part of
Length: 1,533 km (953 mi)
GQ: 1448 km (Chennai - Balasore)
Major junctions
North end: Jharpokharia, Odisha
 
South end: Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Location
States: Odisha: 488 km
Andhra Pradesh: 1000 km
Tamil Nadu: 45 km
Primary
destinations:		 Kolkata (by NH 6) - Balasore - Cuttack - Bhubaneswar - Berhampur - Visakhapatnam - Rajahmundry - Eluru - Vijayawada - Guntur - Ongole - Nellore - Chennai
Highway system
← NH 4BNH 5A →

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

NH 16 runs for 1,533 km (953 mi).

Route

In Tamil Nadu, NH 16 starts from Chennai and shortly enters Andhra Pradesh after Gummidipundi in Tiruvallur district.

In Andhra Pradesh, it passes through most of the coastal towns in nine coastal districts and through cities : Nellore, Kavali, Ongole, Chilakaluripet, Guntur, Vijayawada, Eluru, Rajahmundry, Visakhapatnam.

In Odisha, it passes through Berhampur, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Jajpur, Bhadrak, Balasore, Baripada and ends at Jharpokharia in Mayurbhanj district, where it meets NH 6.

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. ↑ "List of National Highways passing through A.P. State". Roads and Buildings Department. Government of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 11 February 2016.

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