AH46

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Asian Highway 46
Route information
Length1,890 km (1,170 mi)
Major junctions
East end Kolkata, West Bengal
West end Surat, Gujarat
Location
Countries India
Highway system
Tabliczka AH45.svg AH45 Tabliczka AH47.svg AH47

Asian Highway 46 (AH46) is a route of the Asian Highway Network within India, from Kolkata in West Bengal to Surat in Gujarat. [1] The route is part of old National Highway 6. [2]

Contents

This highway connects Surat-Bardoli-Dhule-Jalgaon-Akola-Amravati-Nagpur-Bhandara-Durg-Bhilai-Raipur-Saraipali-Bargarh-Sambalpur-Debagarh-Kendujhar-Baharagora-Kharagpur-Kolkata. [1]

Route in India

Length of AH46 is 1514 km. Various cities and towns in the Indian states of West Bengal, Jharkhand, Odisha, Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra lie on AH46 as follows: [1]

West Bengal State

Odisha State

Chhattisgarh State

Maharashtra State

Gujarat State

Constituent highways

AH46 is located entirely within India. National highways have been renumbered since 2010. [3]

New numbered highways

Old numbers

Under old numbers, AH46 was part of old NH6 India.

Junctions

AH45-IN.svg AH45 near Kharagpur, starting point.
AH43-IN.svg AH43 near Nagpur.
AH47-IN.svg AH47 near Dhule, end point.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "United Nations - ESCAP - Asian Highway Database". United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific . Retrieved 30 Apr 2018.
  2. Highways in India
  3. "New National Highways notification - Government of India" (PDF). The Gazette of India . Retrieved 4 May 2018.