National Highway 6 | ||||
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The N6 is indicated in red
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Route information | ||||
Maintained by Ghana Highways Authority | ||||
Length: | 155.34 mi (250.00 km) | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end: | N1 at Accra | |||
North end: | N10 IR4 IR5 R108 R52 at Kumasi | |||
Location | ||||
Major cities: | Accra, Amasaman, Nsawam, Suhum, Apedwa, Bunso, Anyinam, Nkawkaw, Juaso, Konongo, Bomfa, Ejisu, Kumasi | |||
Highway system | ||||
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The N6 or National Highway 6 is a national highway in Ghana that begins at the Nsawam road junction off the N1 in Accra and runs through Nsawam, Nkawkaw, and Ejisu to Kumasi, where it meets the N4. At Kumasi, the N6 intersects with the N10, R52, R108, and IR5.
The route, which spans a distance of 250 kilometers (160 miles), serves as an alternate to the N4 from Accra to Kumasi and runs through the Greater Accra, Eastern, and Ashanti regions of Ghana.
Major towns and cities along the route of the N6 include Accra, Amasaman, Nsawam, Suhum, Apedwa, Bunso, Nkawkaw, Juaso, Konongo, Bomfa, Ejisu, Kumasi.
The N6 begins at the Nasawam Road at the intersection with the N1 in Accra and travels north through Ofankor and Pokuase before entering the Eastern Region.
In the Eastern Region, the N6 runs north through Nsawam, where it intersects with the IR1. The route continues north intersecting with the R41 at Suhum and the R60 at Apedwa before joining the N4 at Bunso. From Bunso, the N6 runs northwest through Anyinam, where it intersects with the [R61 road (Ghana)|R61]] and continues on to Nkawkaw, where it intersects with the IR3 before entering the Ashanti Region.