National Highway 53 (India)

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NH53-IN.svg
National Highway 53
National Highway 53 (India)
Map of National Highway 53 in red
4 lane roads network highways NH 53 and NH 6 in Chhattisgarh India.jpg
NH 53 in Chhattisgarh
Route information
Part of AH46-IN.svg AH46
Length1,849 km (1,149 mi)
Bharatmala: 1,300 km (810 mi) (Dhule - Barkote)
Major junctions
West end Hajira
East end Paradeep Port
Location
Country India
States Gujarat, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Odisha
Highway system
NH52-IN.svg NH 52 NH54-IN.svg NH 54
Schematic map of National Highways in India Renumbered National Highways map of India (Schematic).jpg
Schematic map of National Highways in India

National Highway 53, (combination of old - NH6 Surat-Kolkata, NH200 Bilaspur-Chandikhole & NH5A Chandikhole-Paradeep) is a national highway in India. [1]

Contents

It connects Hajira in Gujarat and Paradeep port in Odisha. NH-53 traverses the states of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and Odisha in India. [2]

The road is the part of AH46 network in India and it is officially listed as running over 1975 km (1227 mi) from Kolkata to Surat. it is also known as Surat - Kolkata Highway. It passes through Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and Odisha states. [3]

The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) has created a Guinness World Record of constructing the longest highway stretch of 75 kilometres (km) between Amravati and Akola in the least time—105 hours and 33 minutes. The newly constructed road is part of National Highway 53.

Route

Route of primary national highway 53 passes through four states of India. [1] [2]

Gujarat

Hajira, Surat, Vyara, Songadh, Uchchhal - Maharashtra border.

Maharashtra

Gujarat border Navapur Nandubar Dhule, Jalgaon bhusawal, Malkapur, Khamgaon, Akola, murtizapur, Amravati, Karanja(Wardha), Bhandara, Deori Amravati sheep

Chhattisgarh

Maharashtra border - Rajnandgaon, Durg, Bhilai, Raipur, Arang, Ghorari, Pithora, Saraipali - Odisha border.

Odisha

Chhattisgarh border - Bargarh, Sambalpur, Tileibani, Deogarh, Barkote, Pallahara, Samal Barrage, Godibhanga, Talcher, Kamakhyanagar, Bhuban, Sukinda, Dubri, Chandhikhol, Haridaspur, Silipur, Bhutamundai, Paradip Port.

Asian Highways

The stretch of National Highway 53 from Dhule in Maharashtra to Pallahara in Odisha is part of Asian Highway 46. [4]

Junctions list

Gujarat
Aerial view of ONGC bridge across Tapi river, Gujarat Surat Aerial View.jpg
Aerial view of ONGC bridge across Tapi river, Gujarat
Terminal point at Hazira port.
NH64-IN.svg NH 64 near surat
NH48-IN.svg NH 48 near Palsana
NH56-IN.svg NH 56 near Vyara
NH953-IN.svg NH 953 near Songadh
Maharashtra
NH 53 at Dhule, Maharashtra Gurudwara of Dhule.jpg
NH 53 at Dhule, Maharashtra
NH752G-IN.svg NH 752G near Visarwadi
NH753B-IN.svg NH 753B near Shewali
NH160H-IN.svg NH 160H near Kusumbe
NH52-IN.svg NH 52 near Dhule
NH60-IN.svg NH 60 near Dhule
NH753J-IN.svg NH 753J near Jalgaon
NH753F-IN.svg NH 753F near Jalgaon
NH753L-IN.svg NH 753L near Muktainagar
NH753A-IN.svg NH 753A near Malkapur
NH161H-IN.svg NH 161H near Nandura
NH753E-IN.svg NH 753E near Khamgaon
NH548C-IN.svg NH 548C near Khamgaon
NH548CC-IN.svg NH 548CC near Khamgaon
NH161G-IN.svg NH 161G near Balapur
NH161-IN.svg NH 161 near Akola
NH161A-IN.svg NH 161A near Akola
NH361C-IN.svg NH 361C near Murtizapur
NH161E-IN.svg NH 161E near Hiwra Budruk
NH353K-IN.svg NH 353K near Nandgaon Peth
NH347A-IN.svg NH 347A near Talegaon
NH547E-IN.svg NH 547E near Gondkheri
NH353I-IN.svg NH 353I near Nagpur
NH353J-IN.svg NH 353J near Nagpur
NH353D-IN.svg NH 353D near Nagpur
NH44-IN.svg NH 44 near Nagpur
NH247-IN.svg NH 247 near Gumthala
NH247-IN.svg NH 247 near Bhandara
NH353C-IN.svg NH 353C near Sakoli
NH753-IN.svg NH 753 near Kohmara
NH543-IN.svg NH 543 near Deori
Chhattisgarh
NH 53 in Chhattisgarh 4 lane roads network highways NH 53 and NH 6 in Chhattisgarh India 2.jpg
NH 53 in Chhattisgarh
NH30-IN.svg NH 30 near Raipur
NH353-IN.svg NH 353 near Ghorai Mahasamund
NH153-IN.svg NH 153 near Saraipali
Odisha
NH126-IN.svg NH 126 near Sohela
NH26-IN.svg NH 26 near Bargarh
NH55-IN.svg NH 55 near Sambalpur
NH53-IN.svg NH 53 near Pallahara
NH49-IN.svg NH 49 near Pravasuni
NH153B-IN.svg NH 153B near Sarapal
NH149-IN.svg NH 149 near Deogarh
NH720-IN.svg NH 720 near Duburi
NH16-IN.svg NH 16 near Chandikhole
Terminal point at Paradip Port

Map with spur routes

National Highway 53 (India)
Map of NH53 in red, spur routes in blue

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "New Numbering of National Highways notification - Government of India" (PDF). The Gazette of India . Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  2. 1 2 Government of, India (31 March 2019). "The List of National Highways in the Country" (PDF). Ministry of Road Transport and Highways . Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  3. "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.
  4. "Asian Highway Database - Country wise". UNESCAP . Retrieved 21 June 2019.