National Highway 9 (India)

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National Highway 9
National Highway 9 (India)
Map of National Highway 9 in red
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Schematic map of National Highways in India
Route information
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Length954 km (593 mi)
Major junctions
east endGori Ganga Bridge atAskot in Pithoragarh(Kumaun) District, Uttarakhand
Major intersections
west end Fazilka, Punjab
Location
Country India
States Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand,
Primary
destinations
Fazilka, Malout (Punjab)
Sirsa-Hisar-Rohtak (Haryana)
Delhi
Ghaziabad-Moradabad-Rampur (Uttar Pradesh)
Rudrapur-Sitarganj-Tanakpur-Pithoragarh (Uttarakhand), Gori Ganga Bridge Askot(Kailash Mansarovar Road).
Highway system
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National Highway 9 (NH 9) is a National Highway in India in east-west direction. It starts at Fazilka in Punjab and ends at Gori Ganga Bridge at Askot in Pithoragarh (Kumaun) District of Uttarakhand [1] in Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand. It passes through the states of Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. [2] 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 (Fazilka-Delhi section), Old NH 24 (Delhi-Rampur section), Old NH 87 (Rampur-Rudrapur section), Old NH 74 (Rudrapur-Sitarganj-Khatima section) and Old NH 125 (Tanakpur-Pithoragarh section).

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Route

Starting at Fazilka in Punjab and ending at Gori Ganga Bridge Askot in the State of Uttarakhand, it passes connects several important cities in five states in North India (from west towards east): [3] [4] The highway runs 954 kilometres (593 mi) end to end and is also known as Kailash Mansarovar Road in Uttarakhand.

Map with spur routes

National Highway 9 (India)
Map of NH9 in red, spur routes in blue

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References

  1. "Press Information Bureau GOI - 145083" . Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  2. "Rationalisation of Numbering Systems of National Highways" (PDF). New Delhi: Department of Road Transport and Highways. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 December 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
  3. "National highway 9 route substitution notification" (PDF). The Gazette of India . 31 March 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  4. "Press Information Bureau GOI - 145083" . Retrieved 10 March 2018.