National Highway 5 (India)(old numbering)
National Highway 16 | ||||
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Road map of India with National Highway 16 highlighted in solid blue color | ||||
Route information | ||||
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Length: |
1,533 km (953 mi) GQ: 1448 km (Chennai - Balasore) | |||
Major junctions | ||||
North end: | Jharpokharia, Odisha | |||
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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 | |||
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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).
- Odisha - 488 km (303 mi)
- Andhra Pradesh - 1,000 km (620 mi)
- Tamil Nadu - 45 km (28 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
- ↑ "Rationalisation of Numbering Systems of National Highways" (PDF). New Delhi: Department of Road Transport and Highways. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
- ↑ "List of National Highways passing through A.P. State". Roads and Buildings Department. Government of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
External links
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