Asian Highway 45

AH45 is a route of the National Highway Network, running 2,030 kilometres (1,260 mi) from NH1 in Kolkata to NH 43 and NH 47 in Bangalore.[1]


Route

The route shares a large portion of various Indian National Highways; namely NH 6, NH 4, NH 16, NH 46, and NH 44.

Left: NH 16 a part of Asian Highway 45 at Visakhapatnam;
Right: NH 44 a part of Asian Highway 45 near Bengaluru
NH-16 near Mangalagiri

It passes through Berhampur, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Jajpur, Bhadrak, Balasore, Baripada and ends at Jharpokharia, where it meets NH 6 in Odisha. In Andhra Pradesh, it passes through most of the coastal towns in nine coastal districts and covers the cities of Srikakulam, Visakhapatnam, Rajahmundry, Tadepalligudem, Eluru, Vijayawada, Mangalagiri, Guntur, Chilakaluripet, Ongole and Nellore. In Tamil Nadu, it passes through Gummidipundi in Tiruvallur district and enters Chennai.

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:[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Asian Highway Handbook" (PDF). New York. 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 April 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
  2. ↑ "National Highways and their length" (pdf). report. National Highway Authority of India. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "List of National Highways passing through A.P. State". Roads and Buildings Department. Government of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
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