National Highway 2 (India, old numbering)

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National Highway 2
Road map of India with National Highway 2 highlighted in solid blue color
Durgapur Expressway, Asansol
Route information
Part of AH1
Length1,465 km (910 mi)
GQ: 1454 km (New Delhi – Kolkata)
NS: 253 km (New Delhi – Agra)
EW: 35 km (Barah – Kanpur)
Major junctions
West endNew Delhi
Major intersections
List
East endDankuni near Kolkata
Location
CountryIndia
StatesDelhi: 12 km, Haryana: 74 km, Uttar Pradesh: 752 km, Bihar: 202 km, Jharkhand: 190 km, West Bengal: 235 km. It is also part of AH1 of Asian Highway Network, that traverses from Japan to Turkey.
Primary
destinations
New Delhi, Faridabad, Agra, Etawah, Auraiya, Akbarpur, Panki, Barra, Kidwai Nagar, Kanpur, Chakeri, Rooma, Maharajpur, Sarsaul, Bindki, Fatehpur District, Khaga, Kaushambi, Allahabad, Varanasi, Mughalsarai, Mohania, Barhi, Panagarh, Palsit
Highway system
NH 1D NH 2A
A view of Delhi Faridabad Skyway, Delhi NCR

Old National Highway 2 or Old NH 2, (currently National Highway 19) was a major National Highway in India, that connected the states of Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal. It constitutes a major portion of the historical Grand Trunk Road along with old NH 91 and old NH 1 in India. The highway connects national capital Delhi with Kolkata as well as important cities such as Faridabad, Mathura, Agra, Kanpur, Allahabad, Varanasi, Dhanbad, Asansol, Durgapur and Bardhaman.[1]

  1. ^ "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.