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National Highway 44 (NH 44) is a major north–south National Highway in India, the longest in the country.
National Highway 44 | ||||
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Route information | ||||
Part of AH1 AH2 AH43 | ||||
Length | 3,508 km (2,180 mi) | |||
Major junctions | ||||
North end | Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir | |||
Major intersections | List
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South end | Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu | |||
Location | ||||
Country | India | |||
States | Jammu and Kashmir: 304 km (189 mi) Punjab: 254 km (158 mi) Haryana: 184 km (114 mi) Uttar Pradesh: 189 km (117 mi) Madhya Pradesh: 504 km (313 mi) Maharashtra: 232 km (144 mi) Telangana: 504 km (313 mi) Andhra Pradesh: 250 km (160 mi) Karnataka: 125 km (78 mi) Tamil Nadu: 627 km (390 mi) | |||
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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] Bangalore, Hosur, Krishnagiri, Dharmapuri, Salem, Namakkal, Karur, Dindigul, Madurai, Virudhunagar and Tirunelveli terminating at Kanyakumari.
Delhi (Mubarka Chowk) to Panipat 70 km section is being upgraded, at the cost of ₹2,178.82 crores, to a barrier-free tolled expressway with 8 main lane and 4 (2+2) service lanes, 42% work of which was completed by June 2019.[3] The NH-44 road between Salem and Thoppur in Tamil Nadu is very much prone to fatal accidents due to the poor road design in the hilly slopes.[4]