National highway in India
National Highway 16 (NH 16 ) orGrand Northern Trunk Road also known as Kolkata - Chennai Highway is a majorNational Highway in India that runs along east coast ofWest Bengal ,Odisha ,Andhra Pradesh , andTamil Nadu .[ 1] It was previously known as National Highway 5.
The northern terminal starts at Dankuni nearKolkata ,West Bengal and the southern terminal ends at Nallur nearChennai ,Tamil Nadu . It is a part of theGolden Quadrilateral project to connect India's major cities.[ 2] [ 3]
Schematic map of Renumbered National Highways in India Many cities and towns across the states ofWest Bengal ,Odisha ,Andhra Pradesh ,Telangana , andTamil Nadu are connected by National Highway 16. NH 16 has a total length of 1,764 km (1,096 mi) and passes through the states ofWest Bengal ,Odisha ,Andhra Pradesh andTamil Nadu .[ 4]
Route length in states:[ 5]
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West Bengal NH 19 near KolkataNH 12 near KolkataNH 116 near KolaghatNH 116A near PanskuraNH 14 near KharagpurNH 49 near KharagpurOdisha NH 18 near BaleshwarNH 316A near BhadrakNH 20 near PanikoiliNH 53 near ChandikholNH 55 near CuttackNH 316 near BhubaneswarNH 57 near KhordhaNH 516A near PalurNH 59 near BrahmapurNH 516A near BrahmapurAndhra Pradesh NH 326A near NarasannapetaNH 26 near NatavalsaNH 216 at KathipudiNH 216A at RajamahendravaramNH 516E at RajamahendravaramNH 365BB at Kovvur near RajamahendravaramNH 516D at DevarapalliNH 216A at Gundugolanu nearEluru NH 65 at VijayawadaNH 544D near GunturNH 167A ChilakaluripetNH 216 near OngoleNH 167B SingarayakondaNH 167BG KavaliNH 67 NelloreNH 71 NaidupetaTamil Nadu NH 716A JanappachataramNH 716 ChennaiNH 48 Chennai Terminal pointThe toll plazas from Kolkata to Chennai are listed below:
West Bengal Dhulagori Debra Rampura (Kharagpur) Odisha Laxmannath (Jaleshwar) Balasore Bhandari Pokhari (Bhadrak) Manguli Godipada Gurapali Andhra Pradesh Bellupada Palasa Madapam (Srikakulam) Chilakapalem (Srikakulam) Nathavalasa Aganampudi (Visakhapatnam) Vempadu Krishnavaram Ethakota (NH 216A) Unguturu (NH 216A) Kovvur state toll plaza at Godavari (EGK ROAD) Veeravalli Yarnagudem Toll plaza (EGK ROAD) Kalaparru (Eluru ) Pottipadu Kaza (Guntur ) Bollapali Tanguturu Musunnur Venkatachalam Budanam Sullurupeta Tamil Nadu Gummidipoondi Nallur (Chennai) Route map
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