National Highway 44 (India)

National Highway 44
Route information
Part of
Length:	3,745 km (2,327 mi) GQ: 94 km (58 mi) (Bengaluru - Krishnagiri) NS: 1828 km (Lakhnadon - Kanyakumari)
Major junctions
North end:	Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir
	List NH 1 in Srinagar NH 444 in Wanpoh NH 501 in Anantnag NH 244 in Anantnag NH 144 in Domel NH 144A in Jammu NH 54 in Pathankot NH 3 in Jalandhar NH 5 in Ludhiana NH 7 in Rajpura NH 344 in Ambala NH 152 in Ambala NH 709A in Karnal NH 709 in Panipat NH 334B in Sonipat NH 9, NH 19, NH 48 in New Delhi NH 919 in Palwal NH 21 in Agra NH 23 in Dholpur NH 719 in Gwalior NH 21 in Agra NH 27 in Jhansi NH 39 in Jhansi NH 146 in Sagar NH 547 in Narasinghpur NH 34 in Laghnadon NH 347 in Seoni NH 53 in Nagpur NH 61 in Nirmal NH 63 in Nizamabad NH 65, NH 163, NH 765 in Hyderabad NH 40 in Kurnool NH 67 in Gooty NH 42 in Anantpur NH 48 in Bangalore NH 209 in Bangalore NH 75 in Bangalore NH 275 in Bangalore NH 648 in Hosur NH 77 in Krishnagiri NH 79 in Salem NH 544 in Salem NH 81 in Karur NH 83 in Dindigul NH 183 in Dindigul NH 85 in Madurai NH 744 in Thirumangalam NH 138 in Tirunelveli NH 944 near Nagarcoil NH 66 in Kanyakumari
South end:	Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu
Location
States:	Uttar Pradesh: 128 km (80 mi) Madhya Pradesh: 504 km (313 mi) Maharashtra: 232 km (144 mi) Telangana: 504 km (313 mi) Andhra Pradesh: 250 km (160 mi) Karnataka: 125 km (78 mi) Tamil Nadu: 627 km (390 mi)
Primary destinations:	Srinagar - Jammu - Kathua (Jammu & Kashmir) - Pathankot - Jalandhar - Ludhiana (Punjab) - Ambala - Karnal - Panipat (Haryana) - Delhi (Delhi) - Faridabad - Palwal - Mathura - Agra - Dholpur (UP) - Gwalior (MP) - Jhansi - Lalitpur (UP) - Sagar - Narsinghpur - Lakhnadon - Seoni (MP) - Nagpur (Maharashtra) - Adilabad - Nizamabad- Kamareddy - Hyderabad (Telangana) - Kurnool - Anantapur (AP) - Chikkaballapur - Bangalore (Karnataka) - Hosur - Krishnagiri - HuDharmapuri - Salem - Karur - Dindigul - Madurai - Tirunelveli - Kanyakumari (Tamil Nadu)
Highway system
Indian road network National Expressways State ← NH 43 NH 45 →

National Highway 44 (NH 44), (previously National Highway 7^[1]), is the longest running major North-South National Highway in India that starts from Srinagar and terminates in Kanyakumari, the highway passes through the states of Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu.^[2] NH-44 was laid and is maintained by Central Public Works Department (CPWD).

Route

This highway starts from Srinagar. The highway connects several important Indian cities such as Srinagar, Jammu, Pathankot, Ludhiana, Ambala, Delhi, Agra, Gwalior, Jhansi, Nagpur, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Dharmapuri, Salem, Karur, Madurai, Tirunelveli and Kanyakumari. NH 44 covers the North-South Corridor of NHDP and it is officially listed as running over 3,745 km (2,327 mi) from Srinagar to Kanyakumari. It is the longest national highway in India.

Route length in states

• Uttar Pradesh: 128 km (80 mi)
• Madhya Pradesh: 504 km (313 mi)
• Maharashtra: 232 km (144 mi)
• Telangana: 504 km (313 mi)
• Andhra Pradesh: 250 km (160 mi)^[1]
• Karnataka: 125 km (78 mi)
• Tamil Nadu: 627 km (390 mi)

Bangalore-Hosur road

Bangalore-Hosur Road of this highway which connects the city of Bangalore capital of Karnataka, and the Tamil Nadu border town of Hosur in Krisnagiri district. 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 famous IT industrial park Electronics City is also located alongside Hosur Road.

The National Highways Authority of India has constructed a 10 km (6.2 mi) long elevated highway between Bommanahalli and Electronics City. This toll road has made travel to Electronics City a lot faster. The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike and Bangalore Development Authority have planned a series of flyovers and underpasses to make this arterial road signal free.^[3]

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.^[4]
• 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.^[4]

See also

• List of National Highways in India (by Highway Number)
• National Highways Development Project
• NH 7A
• NH 44 on OpenStreetMap

References

1. "List of National Highways passing through A.P. State". Roads and Buildings Department. Government of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
2. "Rationalisation of Numbering Systems of National Highways" (PDF). New Delhi: Department of Road Transport and Highways. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
3. "Hosur Road widening is in full swing".
4. "Highways Project" (PDF). National Highways Authority of India. Retrieved 2009-04-27.

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