National Highway 44 (India)

For the oldest National Highway 4, see National Highway 6 (India), National Highway 8 (India), and National Highway 37 (India).

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National Highway 44
National Highway 44 in Red on India map
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Entrance of National Highway 44 in Jammu and Kashmir.
Route information
Part of AH1 AH2 AH43
Length4,112 km (2,555 mi)
GQ: 94 km (58 mi) (Bengaluru – Krishnagiri)
NS: 1,828 km (Lakhnadon – Kanyakumari)
Major junctions
North endSrinagar, Jammu and Kashmir
Major intersections
List
South endKanyakumari, Tamil Nadu
Location
CountryIndia
StatesJammu and Kashmir: 304 km (189 mi)
Himachal Pradesh: 11 km (6.8 mi)
Punjab: 279 km (173 mi)
Haryana: 257 km (160 mi)
Uttar Pradesh: 287 km (178 mi)
Madhya Pradesh: 547 km (340 mi)
Maharashtra: 260 km (160 mi)
Telangana: 533 km (331 mi)
Andhra Pradesh: 260 km (160 mi)
Karnataka: 135 km (84 mi)
Tamil Nadu: 630 km (390 mi)
Highway system
← NH 43→ NH 45

National Highway 44 (NH 44) is a major north–south National Highway in India and is the longest in the country.

It passes through the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, in addition to the states of Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu.[1]

It came into being by merging seven national highways, in full or part, starting with the Jammu–Srinagar National Highway (former NH 1A) from Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir, former NH 1 in Punjab and Haryana ending at Delhi, part of former NH 2 starting from Delhi and ending at Agra, former NH 3 (popularly known as Agra-Bombay National Highway) from Agra to Gwalior, former NH 75 and former NH 26 to Jhansi, and former NH 7 via Lakhnadon, Seoni, Nagpur, Adilabad, Nirmal, Hyderabad, Kurnool, Anantapur,[2]Chikkaballapur, Devanahalli, Bangalore, Hosur, Krishnagiri, Dharmapuri, Salem, Namakkal, Karur, Dindigul, Madurai, Virudhunagar and Tirunelveli terminating at Kanyakumari.[3]

The 70 km Delhi-to-Panipat section, also known as Delhi-Panipat Expressway, is being upgraded,[4] at a cost of ₹2,178.82 crores, to an elevated tolled expressway with 8 (4+4) main lanes and 4 (2+2) service lanes, which was completed in July 2023.[5][6][7] The NH-44 road between Salem and Thoppur in Tamil Nadu is much prone to fatal accidents due to the poor road design in the hilly slopes.[8] Agra-Gwalior section of this highway is part of the legendary AB Road(Agra-Bombay Road).

  1. ^ "Rationalisation of Numbering Systems of National Highways" (PDF). New Delhi: Department of Road Transport and Highways. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
  2. ^ "List of National Highways passing through A.P. State". Roads and Buildings Department. Government of Andhra Pradesh. Archived from the original on 28 March 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  3. ^ "NH-44's Impact on Real Estate: Route & Growth". Times Property. 23 November 2023. Archived from the original on 16 April 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Delhi-Panipat Expressway Reduces Travel Time to One Hour - Details Inside". 7 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Centre opens 11 flyovers on Delhi-Panipat stretch of NH-44". The Times of India. 21 June 2023.
  6. ^ "Gadkari inaugurates 11 flyovers on eight-lane Delhi-Panipat NH section". 20 June 2023.
  7. ^ "NHAI tells contractor to complete road construction by month-end : The Tribune India".
  8. ^ "Accident-prone spots on Salem-Thoppur stretch inspected". The Hindu. 22 October 2016. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 31 December 2020.