National Highway 44 (India)

For the oldest National Highway 4, see National Highway 6 (India), National Highway 8 (India), and National Highway 37 (India).

National Highway 44
Entrance of National Highway 44 in Jammu and Kashmir.
Route information
Part of AH1 AH2 AH43
Length	4,113 km (2,556 mi) GQ: 94 km (58 mi) (Bengaluru – Krishnagiri) NS: 1,828 km (Lakhnadon – Kanyakumari)
Major junctions
North end	Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir
Major intersections	List NH 54 in Pathankot NH 3 in Jalandhar NH 5 in Ludhiana NH 7 in Rajpura NH 709A in Karnal NH 9  / NH 19  / NH 48 in New Delhi NH 21 in Agra NH 23 in Dholpur NH 27  / NH 39 in Jhansi NH 146  / NH 934 in Sagar NH 34 in Lakhnadon NH 53 in Nagpur NH 61 in Nirmal NH 63 in Nizamabad NH 65 in Hyderabad NH 40 in Kurnool NH 67 in Gooty NH 42 in Anantpur NH 69 in Chikkaballapur NH 48 in Bangalore NH 77 in Krishnagiri NH 79  / NH 544 in Salem NH 81 in Karur NH 83 in Dindigul NH 85 in Madurai NH 66 in Kanyakumari
South end	Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu
Location
Country	India
States	Jammu and Kashmir: 304 km (189 mi) Himachal Pradesh: 11 km (6.8 mi) Punjab: 279 km (173 mi) Haryana: 257 km (160 mi) Uttar Pradesh: 287 km (178 mi) Madhya Pradesh: 547 km (340 mi) Maharashtra: 260 km (160 mi) Telangana: 533 km (331 mi) Andhra Pradesh: 260 km (160 mi) Karnataka: 135 km (84 mi) Tamil Nadu: 630 km (390 mi)
Highway system
Roads in India Expressways National State Asian
← NH 43 → NH 45

National Highway 44 (NH 44) is a major north–south National Highway in India and is the longest in the country.

It passes through the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, in addition to the states of Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu. ^[1]

It came into being by merging seven national highways, in full or part, starting with the Jammu–Srinagar National Highway (former NH 1A) from Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir, former NH 1 in Punjab and Haryana ending at Delhi, part of former NH 2 starting from Delhi and ending at Agra, former NH 3 (popularly known as Agra-Bombay National Highway) from Agra to Gwalior, former NH 75 and former NH 26 to Jhansi, and former NH 7 via Lakhnadon, Seoni, Nagpur, Adilabad, Nirmal, Hyderabad, Kurnool, Anantapur, ^[2] Chikkaballapur, Devanahalli, Bangalore, Hosur, Krishnagiri, Dharmapuri, Salem, Namakkal, Karur, Dindigul, Madurai, Virudhunagar, Kovilpatti and Tirunelveli terminating at Kanyakumari. ^[3]

The 70 km Delhi-to-Panipat section, also known as Delhi-Panipat Expressway, is being upgraded, ^[4] at a cost of ₹2,178.82 crores, to an elevated tolled expressway with 8 (4+4) main lanes and 4 (2+2) service lanes, which was completed in July 2023. ^{[5] [6] [7]} The NH-44 road between Salem and Thoppur in Tamil Nadu is much prone to fatal accidents due to the poor road design in the hilly slopes. ^[8] Agra-Gwalior section of this highway is part of the legendary AB Road(Agra-Bombay Road).

Route

The highway starts from Srinagar. NH 44 covers the North-South Corridor of NHDP and it is officially listed as running over 4,112 km (2,555 mi) from Srinagar to Kanyakumari. It is the longest national highway in India.

Route length in states and UTs ^[9]

States/UTs	Total length in State/UT	Junctions	Destinations	Other Cities Covered
Jammu and Kashmir	541 km (336 mi)	4	NH 501 in Anantnag	Srinagar (The Starting point)
			NH 244 in Anantnag
			NH 144 in Domel
			NH 144A in Jammu
Himachal Pradesh	11.08 km (6.88 mi)	0		The route runs parallel to Chakki River.
Punjab	279.42 km (173.62 mi)	4	NH 54 in Pathankot	Mukerian
			NH 3 in Jalandhar
			NH 5 in Ludhiana
			NH 7 in Rajpura
Haryana	257.80 km (160.19 mi)	6	NH 344 in Ambala	Kurukshetra, Faridabad
			NH 152 in Ambala
			NH 709A in Karnal
			NH 709 in Panipat
			NH 334B in Sonipat
			NH 919 in Palwal
Delhi	15 km (9.3 mi)	3	NH 9 in New Delhi
			NH 19 in New Delhi
			NH 48 in New Delhi
Uttar Pradesh	269.10 km (167.21 mi)	3	NH 21 in Agra	Vrindavan, Mathura, Lalitpur,
			NH 27 in Jhansi
			NH 39 in Jhansi
Rajasthan	28.29 km (17.58 mi)	1	NH 23 in Dholpur
Madhya Pradesh	571.9 km (355.4 mi)	1	NH 347 in Seoni	Gwalior, Sagar, Narsinghpur, Lakhnadon, Seoni
Maharashtra	268.36 km (166.75 mi)	11	NH 753 in Mansar	Nagpur, Hinganghat, Pandharkawda
			NH 753 in Amdi
			NH 247 in Kamptee
			NH 53 in Nagpur
			NH 353D in Nagpur
			NH 353I in Jamtha
			NH 361 in Butibori
			NH 347A in Jamb
			NH 347A in Hinganghat
			NH 361B in Wadki
			NH 930 in Karanji
Telangana	492.85 km (306.24 mi)	5	NH 61 in Nirmal	Adilabad, Kamareddy, Jadcherla, Mahbubnagar
			NH 63 in Nizamabad
			NH 65 in Hyderabad
			NH 163 in Hyderabad
			NH 765 in Hyderabad
Andhra Pradesh	260.99 km (162.17 mi) [2]	4	NH 40 in Kurnool	Kurnool,Anantpur
			NH 340C in Dhone
			NH 67 in Gooty
			NH 42 in Anantpur
Karnataka	95.67 km (59.45 mi)	5	NH 69 in Chikkaballapur	Chikkaballapur
			NH 48 in Bangalore
			NH 209 in Bangalore
			NH 75 in Bangalore
			NH 275 in Bangalore
Tamil Nadu	627.18 km (389.71 mi)	14	NH 648 in Hosur	Virudhunagar, Namakkal
			NH 77 in Krishnagiri
			NH 844 in Dharmapuri
			NH 79 in Salem
			NH 544 in Salem
			NH 81 in Karur
			NH 83 in Dindigul
			NH 183 in Dindigul
			NH 209 in Dindigul
			NH 85 in Madurai
			NH 744 in Thirumangalam
			NH 138 in Tirunelveli
			NH 944 near Nagercoil
			NH 66 in Kanyakumari

Bengaluru–Hosur Road

National Highway 44 near Bengaluru

16km long elevated stretch of NH 44 through Pench Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh

Bengaluru–Hosur Road of this highway connects Bengaluru, the capital of the state of Karnataka, and the city of Hosur, in the Krishnagiri district on the border of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. It is a four- to six-lane highway which also has service lanes on either sides at the busier parts. Apart from being a part of the National Highway, the road is also significant because it consist of many industrial and IT business houses. The IT industrial park Electronic City is also located alongside Hosur Road.

The National Highways Authority of India has constructed a 10-kilometre-long (6.2 mi) elevated highway between Bommanahalli and Electronic City. This toll road has made travel to Electronic City a lot faster. The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike and the Bengaluru Development Authority have planned a series of flyovers and underpasses to make this arterial road signal-free. ^[10]

Major intersections

• NH 719 in Gwalior
• NH 146 in Sagar
• NH 547 in Narasinghpur
• NH 34 in Lakhnadon
• NH 347 in Seoni
• NH 753 in Ramtek
• NH 47  / NH 53  / NH 353D in Nagpur

Tunnels

• T5 Tunnel: On 16 March 2023, the National Highways Authority of India Thursday opened for traffic T5 tunnel, a 870-metre tunnel that bypasses landslide-prone stretch of the mountainous road between Panthial and Magerkote, on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway in Ramban district. ^[11]

Primary destinations

- Srinagar – Udhampur - Jammu – Kathua (Jammu and Kashmir)
– Pathankot – Jalandhar – Ludhiana (Punjab)
– Ambala – Kurukshetra – Panipat – Sonipat (Haryana)
– Delhi (Delhi)
– Faridabad – Palwal (Haryana)
– Mathura – Agra (UP)
– Dholpur (Rajasthan)

- Morena - Gwalior (MP)
– Jhansi – Lalitpur (UP)
– Sagar – Narsinghpur – Lakhnadon – Seoni (MP)
– Nagpur – Hinganghat (Maharashtra)
– Adilabad – Nirmal – Nizamabad- Kamareddy – Hyderabad – Jadcherla (Telangana)
– Kurnool – Dhone – Anantapur (AP)
– Chikkaballapur – Devanahalli – Bangalore – Hebbagodi – Attibele (Karnataka)
– Hosur – Krishnagiri – Dharmapuri – Salem – Karur – Dindigul – Madurai – Tirunelveli – Kanyakumari (Tamil Nadu)

Notes

• A major stretch of NH 44 from Lakhnadon to Kanyakumari (1,910 km (1,190 mi)) has been selected as a part of the North-South Corridor by the National Highways Development Project. ^[12]
• Approximately 82 km (51 mi) stretch of NH 44 between Bengaluru and Krishnagiri has been selected as a part of the Golden Quadrilateral also by the National Highways Development Project. ^[12]

See also

• List of national highways in India
• National Highways Development Project
• NH 138

References

1. "Rationalisation of Numbering Systems of National Highways" (PDF). New Delhi: Department of Road Transport and Highways. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
2. "List of National Highways passing through A.P. State". Roads and Buildings Department. Government of Andhra Pradesh. Archived from the original on 28 March 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
3. "NH-44's Impact on Real Estate: Route & Growth". Times Property. 23 November 2023. Archived from the original on 16 April 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
4. "Delhi-Panipat Expressway Reduces Travel Time to One Hour - Details Inside". 7 May 2024.
5. "Centre opens 11 flyovers on Delhi-Panipat stretch of NH-44". The Times of India. 21 June 2023.
6. "Gadkari inaugurates 11 flyovers on eight-lane Delhi-Panipat NH section". 20 June 2023.
7. "NHAI tells contractor to complete road construction by month-end : The Tribune India".
8. "Accident-prone spots on Salem-Thoppur stretch inspected". The Hindu. 22 October 2016. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 31 December 2020.
9. "Details of National Highways" (PDF). morth.nic.in. MoRTH. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
10. "Hosur Road widening is in full swing". Archived from the original on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
11. Sharma, Arun (17 March 2023). "T5 tunnel opens for traffic, bypasses most vulnerable stretch on Jammu-Srinagar NH". The Indian Express. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
12. "Highways Project" (PDF). National Highways Authority of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 February 2009. Retrieved 4 November 2018.

External links

• NH 44 on OpenStreetMap

Route map