National Highway 16 (India)

For the old National Highway 16, see National Highway 63 (India) (new 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: 1,448 km (900 mi)
GQ: 1448 km (Chennai - Balasore)
Major junctions
North end: Kharagpur, West Bengal
 
South end: Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Location
States: Odisha: 488 km
Andhra Pradesh: 1,024 km
Tamil Nadu: 45 km
Primary
destinations:		 Kolkata (Junction of NH 6) - Balasore - Bhubaneswar - Visakhapatnam - Vijayawada - Nellore - Chennai
Highway system

National Highway 16 (NH 16), (previously National Highway 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 National Highway 19 near Kolkata and the southern terminal is at Chennai in Tamil Nadu. It 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 : gudur,Nellore, Kavali, Ongole, Chilakaluripet, Guntur, Mangalagiri,Vijayawada, Eluru, Tadepalligudem, Tanuku, Rajahmundry, Elamanchili, Visakhapatnam, Srikakulam, Palasa,Ichchapuram

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. 1 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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