National Highway 16 | |
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Schematic map of Renumbered National Highways in India
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Route information | |
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Length: | 1,533 km (953 mi) GQ: 1448 km (Chennai – Balasore) |
Major junctions | |
North end: | Dankuni, Kolkata, West Bengal |
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South end: | Chennai, Tamil Nadu |
Location | |
States: |
Odisha: 488 km Andhra Pradesh: 1,024 km Tamil Nadu: 45 km |
Primary destinations: |
Kolkata (Junction of NH 6) – Balasore – Bhubaneswar – Visakhapatnam – Eluru - Vijayawada – Guntur - Nellore – Chennai |
Highway system | |
National Highway 16 (NH 16), (previously NH 5), is a major National Highway in India, that runs along east coast of West Bengal, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. It is renumbered as NH 16. The northern terminal is at National Highway 19 near Kolkata and the southern terminal is at Chennai in Tamil Nadu. It is a part of the Golden Quadrilateral project undertaken by National Highways Development Project.
Many cities and towns in various districts in the States of West Bengal, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu are connected by National Highway 16. NH 16 has a total length of 1,533 km (953 mi) and passes through the states of West Bengal, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.
Route length in states:
NH 16 view at Visakhapatnam
NH-16 near Mangalagiri
NH-16 near Ongole