List of National Highways in India

India holds the second-largest road and highway network worldwide. The National Highways run throughout the country and connect the northern, southern, eastern and western parts with one another. The National highway authority of India maintains the highway networks.

According to the Ministry of Roads, Transport and Highways data, there are about 599 national highways in India. The highways constituted 2.04% of India's total road network. Nevertheless, they maintained about 40% of road traffic. In the sections below, get to know about the list of national highways in India.

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List of 25 National Highways in India

Here is the list of national highways in India, along with the Old National Highway Number and new National Highway Number stated below:

1. National Highway 1 (NH 1)

States/UTs: Jammu and Kashmir
Old National Highway Number: NH 1 A and NH 1 D
New National Highway Number: NH 1

2. National Highway 244 (NH 244)

States/UTs: Jammu and Kashmir
Old National Highway Number: NH 1 B
New National Highway Number: NH 244

3. National Highway 19 (NH 19)

States/UTs: Bihar, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Delhi
Old National Highway Number: NH 2
New National Highway Number: NH 19 (Part of the Golden Quadrilateral)

4. National Highway 114 (NH 114)

States/UTs: West Bengal
Old National Highway Number: NH 2B
New National Highway Number: NH 114

5. National Highway 519 (NH 519)

States/UTs: Uttar Pradesh
Old National Highway Number: NH 2A
New National Highway Number: NH 519

6. National Highway 60 (NH 60)

States/UTs: Maharashtra
Old National Highway Number: NH 3 and NH 50
New National Highway Number: NH 60

7. National Highway 4 (NH 4)

States/UTs: Andaman and Nicobar Island
Old National Highway Number: NH 223
New National Highway Number: NH 4

8. National Highway 748 (NH 748)

States/UTs: Goa, Karnataka
Old National Highway Number: NH 4A
New National Highway Number: NH 748

9. National Highway 348 (NH 348)

States/UTs: Maharashtra
Old National Highway Number: NH 4B
New National Highway Number: NH 348

10. National Highway 16 (NH 16)

States/UTs: Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal
Old National Highway Number: NH 5, NH 6, NH 60, NH 217
New National Highway Number: NH 16 (Part of the Golden Quadrilateral)

11. National Highway 135 (NH 135)

States/UTs: Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh
Old National Highway Number: NH 7
New National Highway Number: NH 135

12. National Highway 138 (NH 138)

States/UTs: Tamil Nadu
Old National Highway Number: NH 7A
New National Highway Number: NH 138

13. National Highway 48 (NH 48)

States/UTs: Gujarat, Karnataka, Delhi, Haryana, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan
Old National Highway Number: NH 8
New National Highway Number: NH 48 (Part of the Golden Quadrilateral)

14. National Highway (NH 41)

States/UTs: Gujarat
Old National Highway Number: NH 8A
New National Highway Number: NH 41

* National Highway 8B and 8C are also re-numbered into NH 147 and NH 151, respectively. Both are located in Gujarat.

15. National Highway 65 (NH 65)

States/UTs: Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Telangana
Old National Highway Number: NH 9
New National Highway Number: NH 65

16. National Highway 20 (NH 20)

States/UTs: Punjab, Himachal Pradesh
New National Highway Number: NH 20

17. National Highway 21 (NH 21)

States/UTs: Chandigarh, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh
New National Highway Number: NH 21

18. National Highway 28 (NH 28)

States/UTs: Bihar, Uttar Pradesh
New National Highway Number: NH 28

19. National Highway 28C (NH 28C)

States/UTs: Uttar Pradesh
New National Highway Number: NH 28C

20. National Highway 30 (NH 30)

States/UTs: Bihar
New National Highway Number: NH 30

21. National Highway 37A (NH 37A)

States/UTs: Assam
New National Highway Number: NH 37A

22. National Highway 45 (NH 45)

States/UTs: Tamil Nadu
New National Highway Number: NH 45

23. National Highway 44 (NH 44)

States/UTs: Meghalaya, Assam, Tripura
Old National Highway Number: NH 7
New National Highway Number: NH 44

24. National Highway 47 (NH 47)

States/UTs: Tamil Nadu, Kerala
Old National Highway Number: NH 8A, NH 59, NH 59A & NH 69
New National Highway Number: NH 47

25. National Highway 52 (NH 52)

States/UTs: Karnataka, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Haryana
Old National Highway Number: NH 17
New National Highway Number: NH 52

How are National Highways in India Numbered?

On 28th April 2010, the Ministry of road and Transport and Highway came up with a new numbering system to number the national highway network. Here are the rules used to name the national highways in India. The numbering system depends on the highway's location and demographic orientation.

For the highways stretching from North to South, even numbers are used to number them.
Highways running from East to West, odd numbers are assigned to mark them.
All major highways are marked with a single-digit number or two-digit number.
A three-digit number indicates subsidiary highways. For instance, NH 144, and NH 244 are subsidiaries of National Highway 44.
Further, the sections of subsidiary highways are denoted by suffixes like A, B, C and D.

Interesting Facts about National Highways in India

India has over 200 national highways, which account for a total length of 101,011 km. The cumulative length of the state highways is 1, 31,899 km.
The milestone on the highway is colour-coded to help travellers distinguish between national highways, state highways and city highways. National highways are denoted by yellow and white colours. For marking state highways, green and white colour is used. Black and white are used to indicate city highways.
NHAI (National Highways Authority of India) is an autonomous authority that is in charge of developing and maintaining national highways.
India has the Golden Quadrilateral. It is a national highway network that connects India's four major cities: Delhi (North), Kolkata (East), Mumbai (West) and Chennai (South).
NH 44 covers the entire North-South corridor and is formed by merging seven national highways: NH 1, NH 2, NH 3, NH 1A, NH 75, NH 26 and NH 7.
The Bharatmala Pariyojana is an effective program that is launched by the Government of India to emphasise road traffic movement and mitigate the infrastructural gaps. This umbrella project focuses on the development of the National Corridor, which includes the Golden Quadrilateral. The project envisions optimising the efficiency of movements and connecting around 550 districts in the country by national highway linkages.

List of National Highways and Their Respective Routes

Here is the list of National Highways in India, and the cities that they pass through the distance:

National Highways	Route	Length of National Highways (Kms)	Passes via States/UTs
NH 1	Union territories of Jammu and Kashmir	534	Delhi, Haryana, Punjab
NH 244	Union territories of Jammu and Kashmir	246 km	Jammu and Kashmir
NH 19	Ghazipur in Uttar Pradesh to Patna in Bihar	240 km	Bihar, Uttar Pradesh
NH 114	Mallarpur, Sainthia, Ahmedpur, Bolpur, Guskara, Talit and Bardhaman in West Bengal	109 km	West Bengal
NH 519	Sikander and Bhognipur in UP	28 km	Uttar Pradesh
NH 60	Pune and Dhule in Maharashtra	360.6 km	Maharashtra
NH 4	Port Blair to Diglipur	333 KM	Andaman and Nicobar Islands
NH 748	Belgaum in Karnataka to Panaji in North	160 km	Goa, Karnataka
NH 348	Traverses through Maharashtra	28 km	Maharashtra
NH 16	Passes through West Bengal, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh	1711 km	Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal
NH 135	Mirzapur in Uttar Pradesh to Mangawan in Madhya Pradesh	130 km	Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh
NH 138	Palayamkottai in Tirunelveli city to V.O. Chidambaranar Port Trust in Thoothukudi city	54 km	Tamil Nadu
NH 48	Delhi to Chennai	2807 km	Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu
NH 41	Samakhiali to Narayan Sarovar in Gujarat	290 km	Gujarat
NH 65	Pune to Machilipatnam	926 km	Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana
NH 20	Pathankot to Nurpur to Kangra-Nagrota to Bagwan toPalampur-Baijnath to Joginder Nagar-Mandi	220km	Punjab, Himachal Pradesh
NH 21	Traverses NH22 near Chandigarh via Ropar to Bilaspur to Mandi-Kullu-Manali	323 km	Chandigarh, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh
NH 28	Traverses through NH 31 near Barauni to Muzaffarpur-Pipra to Kothi and then from Gorakhpur-Lucknow	570 km	Bihar, Uttar Pradesh
NH 28C	Passes through NH 28 by travelling near Barabanki to Bahraich and Nepalganj	184 km	Uttar Pradesh
NH 30	Traverses through NH 2 near Mohania to Arrah to Patna-Bakhtiyarpur	230 km	Bihar
NH 37A	Passes through the junction of NH 52 near Tezpur	23 km	Assam
NH 45	Traverses through Chennai to Tambaram to Tindivanam to Villupuram via Trichy to Manapparai to Dindigul via Periyakulam via the junction of NH 49 which is near Theni	387 km	Tamil Nadu
NH 44	Traverses through Aizawl to Manu	230 km	Mizoram, Tripura
NH 47	Travels through Salem-Sankari- Chitode to Perundurai via the Erode Bypass to Perumanallur to Avisahi to Coimbatore to Palghat- Trichur to Kochi to Alappuzha to Quilon to Trvandrum to Nagercoil to the Kanyakumari	640 km	Tamil Nadu, Kerala
NH 52	NH 52 traverses from Punjab, Haryana to Fatehpur, to Jaipur to Kota to Aklera in Rajasthan, via Rajgarh, Dewas, Sendhwa in the Madhya Pradesh to Maharashtra to Bijapur to Hubli and further, it terminates at NH 66 in Karnataka.	2124 km	Karnataka, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Haryana

To sum up, the National highways are arterial routes owned by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. National highways are a network of trunk roads that are considered the pivot of road networks and have a vital role in the infrastructural development of the country. Hence, this requires proper maintenance. Moreover, it connects every major Indian city and makes transportation smoother. `

FAQ's About National Highways in India

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Which is the longest-running national highway in India?

National Highway 44 (NH 44), the old NH 7, is the longest NH in India. The highway stretches from the Union Territory from Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir in the North to Kanyakumari and Tamil Nadu in the South. It passes through the states of Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, and Telangana.

Which are the shortest Indian National highways?

NH 548 and NH 118 are the shortest National highways. The NH 118 connects Jamshedpur and Asanbani in Jharkhand. National Highway 548 passes through the state of Maharashtra.

Which is the world’s second largest-altitude motor highway?

Leh-Manali is the second highest-altitude motor highway in the world. The highway stretches from Shimla in Himachal Pradesh to Leh in Jammu and Kashmir.

What is the National Highways Development Project?

National Highways Development Project (NHDP) is implemented by the NHAI to rehabilitate and widen the prominent Indian highways and take the network of highways to a higher standard.