National Highway 251 (India)

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National Highway 251
National Highway 251 (India)
Map of National Highway 251 in red
Route information
Length30 km (19 mi)
Major junctions
East end Una
West endKesaria, Gujarat
Location
Country India
States Gujarat, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
Highway system
NH51-IN.svg NH 51 NH51-IN.svg NH 51

National Highway 251, commonly called NH 251 is a national highway in India. [1] [2] It is a spur road of National Highway 51. [3] NH-251 traverses the state of Gujarat and the union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu in India. [2]

Contents

Route

Gujarat

Una

Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu

Ghoghla, Diu

Gujarat

Kesaria [1] [2]

Junctions

NH51-IN.svg NH 51 Terminal near Una. [1]
NH51-IN.svg NH 51 Terminal near Kesaria. [1]

See also

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References

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