National Highway 109 (India)

National Highway 109 (NH 109), (Previously NH 87), is a highway in India which runs in the Indian state of Uttarakhand.[1] It is one of the most important routes, connecting the entire Kumaon region to the state as well as the country.[2] It is also the major route towards the hill stations such as Nainital, Kausani, Ranikhet, Mukteswar and Almora from Delhi.[3] Previously known as NH 87, it was renumbered as NH 109 in 2010. The northern terminal is at NH 7 near Karnaprayag and the southern terminal is at National Highway 9 near Rudrapur. More than 10,000 vehicles travel through NH-109 in tourist season.[4]

National Highway 109
Schematic map of National Highways in India
Route information
Length284 km (176 mi)
Major junctions
South endRudrapur
 NH 309A and NH 309B at Almora
North endKarnaprayag
Location
StatesUttarkhand
Primary
destinations		Rudrapur, Pantnagar, Haldwani, Kathgodam, Nainital, Almora, Ranikhet, Dwarahat, Karnaprayag
Highway system
← NH 9→ NH 7

Route

The Highway Starts from its Junction with NH 9 and connecting the cities of Rudrapur, Pantnagar, Haldwani, Kathgodam, Nainital, Bhowali, Almora, Ranikhet, Dwarahat, Chaukhutia, Gairsain and Adi Badri, terminates with its junction with NH 7 near Karnaprayag. It runs for a distance of 284 km in the districts of Udham Singh Nagar, Nainital, Almora in Kumaon and Chamoli in Garhwal of the Indian state of Uttarakhand.

Intersections
To Left To Right
Towards Road Junction Road Towards
Kashipur NH 309 Rudrapur NH 9 Kichha
Dineshpur Gadarpur-Matkota Road Patharchatta
Haldwani Rampur road Patharchatta
Lalkuan Bareilly-Nainital road Kichha
Rudrapur Rampur road Haldwani
Kaladhungi Kaladhungi road Haldwani
Kathgodam Sitarganj road Sitarganj
Jeolikot Bhowali-Haldwani road Bhimtal
Kaladhungi Bazpur road Nainital
Bhowali Bhowali-Haldwani road Bhimtal
Kaichi Kaichi-Ramgarh road Ramgarh
Ranikhet Bhowali-Ranikhet road Khairna
Kwarab Mukteshwar road Mukteshwar
Almora NH 309A Bageshwar
Almora Almora-Gopeshwar road Kausani
Ramnagar Ramnagar road Ranikhet
Bhikiyasen Sinar road Dwarahat Kausani road Someshwar
Masi Ganai-Masi road Chaukhutia
Satpuli Kotdwar road Mehalchauri
Simli Almora-Gopeshwar road Bageshwar
Rudraprayag NH 7 Karnaprayag NH 7 Chamoli Gopeshwar

See also

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 10 April 2009. Retrieved 20 July 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Start and end points of National Highways-Source-Government of India
  2. "Landslide spoils festivity, NH-87 blocked". The Times of India. Nainital. TNN. 17 August 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  3. Dash, Deepak K (31 March 2016). "Widening of NH-87 to bring hill stations in U'khand closer in next 3 years". The Times of India. New Delhi. TNN. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  4. "New Haldwani-Nainital bypass to ease traffic". The Times of India. Nainital. TNN. 13 March 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2016.


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