National Highway 112 (India)

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National Highway 112
National Highway 112 (India)
Map of National Highway 112 in red
Route information
Auxiliary route of NH 12
Part of AH1-IN.svg AH1
Length59 km (37 mi)
Major junctions
South end Barasat
Major intersections
North end Bangaon-Petrapole Border
Location
Country India
StatesWest Bengal
Highway system
NH12-IN.svg NH 12 NH112-IN.svg NH 112
NH 112 at Chhaigharia, Bangaon subdivision NH 112 at Chhaigharia.jpg
NH 112 at Chhaigharia, Bangaon subdivision

National Highway 112 (NH 112) is a highway in the Indian state of West Bengal. [1] It runs from Barasat to Petrapole border with Bangladesh. The road also known as Jessore road.

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NH 112 was earlier denoted as NH 35.

It is one of the most important connecting links between Kolkata and Bangladesh. It is a part of the historic Jessore Road which runs from Shyambazar in North Kolkata to Jessore in Bangladesh.

NH 112 originates from National Highway 12 at Barasat Dak bangalow More and ends at Petrapole near Bangaon, traversing the district of North 24 Parganas. Its eastward continuation, N706 extends to Jessore District in Bangladesh.

Places off NH 112

Junctions

NH12-IN.svg NH 12 Terminal near Barasat
NH312-IN.svg NH 312
NH-706 BGD.svg N706 Terminal at Petrapole on India-Bangladesh border

Asian Highway Network

The highway is also the part of projected highway network of Asian Highway 1 which starts from Tokyo, Japan and end in Istanbul, Turkey.

See also

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References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 10 April 2009. Retrieved 20 July 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Start and end points of National Highways-Source-Government of India