National Highway 44 (India)
National Highway 44 (NH 44), (previously National Highway 7[1]), is longest running major North-South National Highway in India that starts from Srinagar and terminates in Kanyakumari, the highway passes through the states of Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu.[2] NH-44 was laid and is maintained by Central Public Works Department (CPWD). This highway starts from Srinagar.
The highway connects several important Indian cities such as Srinagar , Delhi, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Madurai and Kanyakumari. NH 44 covers the North-South Corridor of NHDP and it is officially listed as running over 3,745 km (2,327 mi) from Srinagar to Kanyakumari. It is the longest national highway in India.
Hyderabad-Bangalore road
This stretch of appx. 500 km is very good; you can cover in less than 7 hours. The Rajiv Gandhi International Airportin Hyderabad and the Kempegowda International Airport in Bangalore lies in this stretch of the highway.
Bangalore-Hosur road
Bangalore-Hosur Road is the part of National Highway 7 which connects the city of Bangalore capital of Karnataka, and the Tamil Nadu border town of Hosur in Krisnagiri district. 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 famous IT industrial park Electronics City is also located alongside Hosur Road.
The National Highways Authority of India has constructed a 10-kilometer-long elevated highway between Bommanahalli and Electronics City. This toll road has made travel to Electronics City a lot faster. The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike and Bangalore Development Authority have planned a series of flyovers and underpasses to make this arterial road signal free.[3]
Bangalore-Krishnagiri stretch
The stretch from Bangalore to Krishnagiri (connecting NH 48) is a part of the Golden Quadrilateral connecting Mumbai and Chennai via Pune,Bangalore,Hosur,Krishnagiri, Vellore and Kancheepuram.
Krishnagiri-Kanyakumari stretch
It is a 4laned stretch of this highway connecting major Cities of Tamilnadu and Kerala.
The cities connected are
- Dharmapuri
- Salem
- Erode,Coimbatore,Palakkad,Thrissur,Ernakulam, Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram from Salem via |NH 544 and |NH 66
- Namakkal
- Karur
- Tiruchirapalli,Thanjavur,Tiruvarur and Nagappattinam from Karur with NH 83
- Dindigul
- Sathyamangalam,Coimbatore,Pollachi and Palani from Dindigul with NH 83
- Madurai
- Theni and Ernakulam from Madurai with NH 85
- Tuticorin from Madurai with NH 138
- Ramanathapuram,Rameshwaram and Dhanushkodi from Madurai with NH 87 & NH 85
- Tirunelveli
- Kanyakumari
- Nagercoil with NH 66
Gallery
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The section where NH 16 joins NH 44 in Nizamabad -
Night View of L&T Toll Plaza on NH44 Near Kurnool City, Andhra Pradesh -
NH 44 Tollplaza on Krishnagiri-Hosur Road towards Bangalore. -
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Hosur Road Elevated Expressway in Bangalore at Night. -
NH 44 in Bangalore. -
Namakkal-Karur Toll plaza on NH 44 in Tamil Nadu -
NH 44 Tollplaza on Karur Dindigul Toll Road in Tamil Nadu. -
NH 44 Omalur Toll Plaza in Salem district, Tamil Nadu -
NH 7 in Karnataka, South Bound. -
NH 7 Thoppur-Toll-Plaza in Dharmapuri district, Tamil Nadu -
NH 7 in Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu
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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.[4]
- 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.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "List of National Highways passing through A.P. State". Roads and Buildings Department. Government of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
- ^ "Rationalisation of Numbering Systems of National Highways" (PDF). New Delhi: Department of Road Transport and Highways. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
- ^ "Hosur Road widening is in full swing".
- ^ a b "Highways Project" (PDF). National Highways Authority of India. Retrieved 2009-04-27.
External links
- National Highways in Uttar Pradesh
- National Highways in Madhya Pradesh
- National Highways in Maharashtra
- National Highways in Telangana
- National Highways in Andhra Pradesh
- National Highways in Karnataka
- National Highways in Tamil Nadu
- Golden Quadrilateral
- Transport in Tirunelveli
- North–South and East–West Corridor
- Indian National Highways