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National Highway 8 is a 4-lane National Highway in India. According to estimates, it is the busiest highway in the subcontinent, as it connects the national capital Delhi to the financial capital Mumbai, as well as important cities Gurgaon, Jaipur, Ajmer, Udaipur, Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Surat, Nadiad, Anand and Kheda. The total length is 1428km. Under the new numbering it has become part of the NH48.
On 28 April 2010, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways officially notified the rationalized number system of the national highway network in the Gazette of the Government of India. It is a systematic numbering scheme based on the orientation and the geographic location of the highway. This was adopted to ensure more flexibility and consistency in the numbering of existing and new national highways. According to the system all north–south oriented highway will have even numbers increasing from the east to the west. Similarly all east–west oriented highways will be odd numbered increasing from the north to the south of the country.
National Highway 3, or Old national NH 3, commonly referred to as the Agra–Bombay Road or just Agra Road in Bombay, was a major Indian National Highway that ran through the states of Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra in India. The national highway still exists but its various segments have been assigned new numbers as stated in the following section.
National Highway 206 was a National Highway in India within the state of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. NH 206 connected the towns of Chittoor and Honnavar, Via: Sira, Kadur, Shivamogga and it was 650 km long.
Old National Highway 2 or Old NH 2, was a major National Highway in India, that connected the states of Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal. It constitutes a major portion of the historical Grand Trunk Road along with old NH 91 and old NH 1 in India. The highway connects national capital Delhi with Kolkata as well as important cities such as Faridabad, Mathura, Agra, Kanpur, Allahabad, Varanasi, Dhanbad, Asansol, Durgapur and Bardhaman.
National Highway 83 was a former National Highway in India entirely within the state of Bihar. NH 83 linked state capital, Patna to Dobhi on former National Highway 2 and passed through Jehanabad, Gaya and Bodhgaya. The total length of NH 83 was about 130 km (81 mi). After renumbering of national highways, new National Highway 83 is now located in the state of Tamil Nadu.
National Highway 1A was a National Highway in North India that connected the Kashmir valley to Jammu and the rest of India. The northern terminal was in Uri in Jammu and Kashmir and the southern terminal was in Jalandhar. Stretches of old NH 1A ran through some extremely treacherous terrain and shut-offs because of avalanches or landslides common in Winter months. The famous Jawahar Tunnel that connects Jammu with the Kashmir Valley across the Pir Panjal Range falls en route. The total length of NH 1A was 663 km.
National Highway 70 was a National Highway in Northern India linking Jalandhar in Punjab to Mandi in Himachal Pradesh. After renumbering of all national highways by National Highway Authority of India in 2010, the old NH 70 has now been subsumed in new National Highway 3 (India) or NH 3 and there is no NH 70 now.
National Highway 118 is a national highway of India. It connects Asanbani and Jamshedpur in the state of Jharkhand. At 17 km (11 mi) length, it is one of the shortest national highways in India. Before renumbering of national highways, route of NH-118 was part of old national highway 32. It is a spur road of National Highway 18.
National Highway 69A, was a National Highway in India that ran entirely within the state of Madhya Pradesh. The western terminal was in Multai and the eastern terminal was in Seoni. The length of the highway NH 69 A was 158 km.
National Highway 3, or NH 3, is a national highway in India. It starts from Atari adjacent to India-Pakistan border and near Amritsar and terminates at Leh in Ladakh, via Manali in Himachal Pradesh.
National Highway 4, or NH 4, is the major highway in the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. It is 230.7 km in length. This road running from the capital city of Port Blair to Diglipur connecting all major towns of Ferrargunj, Baratang, Kadamtala, Rangat, Billy Ground, Nimbudera, Mayabunder and Diglipur. This highway is known as the Andaman Trunk Road.
National Highway 9 is a National Highway in India in east-west direction. It starts at Malout in Punjab and ends at Pithoragarh in Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand. It passes through the states of Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. After renumbering of all national highways by National Highway Authority of India in 2010, the current NH 9 was formed by merging segments of five separate national highways in 2010; these were Old NH 10, Old NH 24, Old NH 87, Old NH 74 and Old NH 125.
National Highway 29 is a primary national highway in India. This highway was previously part of old national highways 36, 39 and 150. Due to rationalisation of national highway numbers of India by Gazette notification on 5 March 2010, it was renumbered as National Highway 29. NH-29 runs across the Indian states of Assam, Nagaland and Manipur. This national highway is 338.5 km (210.3 mi) long.
National Highway 205 commonly referred to as NH 205, is a highway in India. The highway passes through the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh and Punjab.
National Highway 234 is a national highway of India It was earlier known as National Highway 121 before renumbering of all national highways by National Highway Authority of India in 2010.
National Highway 507 starts from Herbertpur and ends at Barkot, both places in the state of Uttarakhand. This national highway is 111.4 km (69.2 mi) long. It is a secondary route of National Highway 7. NH-507 runs entirely in the state of Uttarakhand in India. Before renumbering of Indian national highways, it was numbered as NH 123.
National Highway 907 is an Indian National Highway starts from Paonta Sahib, Himachal Pradesh and ends at Yamuna Nagar, Haryana. The highway is 57 km (35 mi) long. Before renumbering of national highways of India, route of NH-907 was part of old national highway 73A.
National Highway 717 is a national highway in India. This highway runs entirely in the state of West Bengal. It is a secondary route of National Highway 17. Prior to renumbering of national highways in 2010, the stretch between Chalsa and Mainaguri was part of old national highway 31. By a gazette notification on 27 December 2013, NH-717 route was extended from Mainaguri to land border crossing of India/Bangladesh border near Changrabandha. Mainaguri to Changrabandha stretch of this route is part of Asian Highway 48.
National Highway 19 is a national highway in India. It was previously referred to as Delhi–Kolkata Road and is one of the busiest national highways in India. After renumbering of national highways, Delhi to Agra route is now national highway 44 and Agra to Kolkata route is numbered national highway 19. It constitutes a major portion of the historical Grand Trunk Road. It is also part of AH1 of Asian Highway Network, that traverses from Japan to Turkey.
