National Highway 44 (India)

National Highway 44 (NH 44) is the Second longest-running major north–south National Highway in India.

For the old National Highway 4, see National Highway 6 (India), National Highway 8 (India), and National Highway 37 (India).

National Highway 44
Map of the National Highway in red
Route information
Part of


AH23
AH29
Length4,112 km (2,555 mi)
GQ: 94 km (58 mi) (Bengaluru - Krishnagiri)
NS: 1,828 km (Lakhnadon - Kanyakumari)
Major junctions
North endSrinagar, Jammu and Kashmir
 
South endKanyakumari, Tamil Nadu
Location
StatesJammu and Kashmir: 304 km (189 mi)
Punjab: 254 km (158 mi)
Haryana: 184 km (114 mi)
Uttar Pradesh: 189 km (117 mi)
Madhya Pradesh: 504 km (313 mi)
Maharashtra: 232 km (144 mi)
Telangana: 504 km (313 mi)
Andhra Pradesh: 250 km (160 mi)
Karnataka: 125 km (78 mi)
Tamil Nadu: 627 km (390 mi)
Primary
destinations		Srinagar - Jammu - Kathua (Jammu and Kashmir)
- Pathankot - Jalandhar - Ludhiana (Punjab)
- Ambala - Kurukshetra - Panipat - Sonipat (Haryana)
- Delhi (Delhi)
- Faridabad - Palwal - Mathura - Agra - Dholpur (Rajasthan)
- Gwalior (MP)
- Jhansi - Lalitpur (UP)
- Sagar - Narsinghpur - Lakhnadon - Seoni (MP)
- Nagpur - Hinganghat(Maharashtra)
- Adilabad - Nirmal - Nizamabad- Kamareddy - Hyderabad - Mahbubnagar (TELANGANA)
- Kurnool - Anantapur (AP)
- Chikkaballapur - Bangalore (Karnataka)
- Hosur - Krishnagiri - Dharmapuri - Salem - Namakkal - Karur - Dindigul - Madurai - Virudhunagar-kovilpatti-Tirunelveli - Kanyakumari (Tamil Nadu)
Highway system
← NH 43→ NH 45

It passes through the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, in addition to the states of Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu.[1]

It came into being by merging seven national highways, in full or part, starting with the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway (former NH 1A) from Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir, former NH 1 in Punjab and Haryana ending at Delhi, part of former NH 2 starting from Delhi and ending at Agra, former NH 3 (popularly known as Agra-Bombay National Highway) from Agra to Gwalior, former NH 75 and former NH 26 to Jhansi, and former NH 7 via Lakhnadon, Seoni, Nagpur, Adilabad, Nirmal, Hyderabad, Kurnool, Anantapur,[2] Bangalore, Hosur, Krishnagiri, Dharmapuri, Salem, Namakkal, Karur, Dindigul, Madurai and Tirunelveli terminating at Kanyakumari.

Delhi (Mubarka Chowk) to Panipat 70 km section is being upgraded, at the cost of ₹2,178.82 crores, to a barrier-free tolled expressway with 8 main lane and 4 (2+2) service lanes, 42% work of which was completed by June 2019.[3] The NH-44 road between Salem and Thoppur in Tamil Nadu is very much prone to fatal accidents due to the poor road design in the hilly slopes.[4]

Route

The highway starts from Srinagar. The highway connects several cities and town such as Srinagar, Anantnag, Jammu, Pathankot, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Ambala, Kurukshetra, Panipat, Sonipat, Delhi, Faridabad, Mathura,Gwalior ,Jhansi,Lalitpur, Sagar, Lakhnadon, Seoni, Nagpur, Adilabad, Nizamabad, Kamareddy, Hyderabad Mahbubnagar, Kurnool, Anantapur, Chikkaballapur, Bengaluru, Hosur, Krishnagiri, Dharmapuri, Salem, Namakkal, Karur, Dindigul, Madurai, Kovilpatti, Tirunelveli and Kanyakumari. NH 44 covers the North-South Corridor of NHDP and it is officially listed as running over 3,806 km (2,365 mi) from Srinagar to Kanyakumari. It is the longest national highway in India.

Route length in states and UT

Bengaluru–Hosur Road

Bengaluru–Hosur Road of this highway which connects Bangalore, the capital of the state of Karnataka, and the city of Hosur, in the Krishnagiri district on the border of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. 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 IT industrial park Electronic City is also located alongside Hosur Road.

The National Highways Authority of India has constructed a 10-kilometre-long (6.2 mi) elevated highway between Bommanahalli and Electronic City. This toll road has made travel to Electronic City a lot faster. The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike and the Bengaluru Development Authority have planned a series of flyovers and underpasses to make this arterial road signal-free.[5]

Notes

See also

References
  1. "Rationalisation of Numbering Systems of National Highways" (PDF). New Delhi: Department of Road Transport and Highways. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
  2. "List of National Highways passing through A.P. State". Roads and Buildings Department. Government of Andhra Pradesh. Archived from the original on 28 March 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  3. Battle of Panipat commute to Delhi
  4. "Accident-prone spots on Salem-Thoppur stretch inspected". The Hindu. Special Correspondent. 22 October 2016. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 31 December 2020.CS1 maint: others (link)
  5. "Hosur Road widening is in full swing". Archived from the original on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
  6. "Highways Project" (PDF). National Highways Authority of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 February 2009. Retrieved 4 November 2018.

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