National Highway 1 (India)

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National Highway 1
National Highway 1D India.JPG
NH 1 through the Himalayan mountains
Route information
Maintained by BRO
Length534 km (332 mi)
Major junctions
East end NH 3, Leh
Major intersections
West endS-3 Strategic Highway, Hattian Bala
Location
CountryIndia
StatesJammu & Kashmir, Ladakh
Primary
destinations
Baramulla, Srinagar, Kargil
Highway system
NH 87 NH 301


Schematic map of National Highways in India

National Highway 1 (NH 1) in India runs between the union territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh. It comprises parts of old NH1A and NH1D.[1][2] The number 1 indicates, under the new numbering system,[2] that it is the northernmost East-West highway in India.

  1. ^ "New National Highways notification - GOI" (PDF). The Gazette of India. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Rationalisation of Numbering Systems of National Highways" (PDF). New Delhi: Department of Road Transport and Highways. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2012.