India's Longest Highway
Varun Gupta
National Highway 7 (India)
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.png) Road map of India with National Highway 44 highlighted in solid BLUE color | ||||
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| Length: | 2,369 km (1,472 mi) GQ: 94 km (58 mi) (Bengaluru - Krishnagiri) NS: 1828 km (Lakhnadon - Kanyakumari) |
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| North end: | Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh | |||
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| South end: | Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu | |||
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| States: | Uttar Pradesh: 128 km (80 mi) Madhya Pradesh: 504 km (313 mi) Maharashtra: 232 km (144 mi) Andhra Pradesh: 754 km (469 mi) Karnataka: 125 km (78 mi) Tamil Nadu: 627 km (390 mi) |
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| Primary destinations: | Varanasi - Rewa - Jabalpur - Nagpur -Hyderabad - Bangalore - Salem-Nammakal - Karur - Dindigul -Madurai - Virudhunagar - Kovilpatti -Tirunelveli - Kanyakumari | |||
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National Highway 44, commonly referred to as NH 44(old NH 7), is major North-South National Highway in India that runs through the states ofUttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu. NH-44 was laid and is maintained by Central Public Works Department(CPWD).
The highway connects several important Indian cities such as Varanasi, Rewa, Jabalpur, Nagpur, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Salem, Virudhunagar,Tirunelveli, Dindigul, Madurai. A major part of NH 44 covers the North-South Corridor of NHDP and it is officially listed as running over 2,369 km (1,472 mi) from Varanasi to Kanyakumari. It is the longest national highway in India. As per the recent rationalization of Highway numbers this is renamed as NH 44.[1]