*** Welcome to piglix ***

National Highway 2 (India, old numbering)

National Highway 2 shield}}

National Highway 2
Road map of India with National Highway 2 highlighted in solid blue color
Route information
Part of
Length: 1,465 km (910 mi)
GQ: 1454 km (New Delhi – Kolkata)
NS: 253 km (New Delhi – Agra)
EW: 35 km (Barah – Kanpur)
Major junctions
West end: New Delhi
 
East end: Dankuni near Kolkata
Location
States: Delhi: 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

National Highway 2 shield}}

National Highway 2 or NH 2, is a major National Highway in India, that connects 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 NH 91 and 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 and Asansol.

The road is the part of National Highway network of India, and it is officially listed as running over 1,465 km. The kilometer counts in each of the states are Delhi (12), Haryana (74), Uttar Pradesh (752), Bihar (202), Jharkhand (190), West Bengal.

The National Highway 2 enters Haryana through Delhi Faridabad Skyway. The skyway is located at the border of Delhi and NCR city of Faridabad. The highway passes through the centre of Faridabad and runs parallel to the Faridabad corridor of Delhi Metro. The highway passes through Palwal before entering Uttar Pradesh.


...
Wikipedia

...