National Highway 6 (India, old numbering)
National Highway 6 & Economic Corridor 1 (EC1) (commonly referred to as NH6), was a National Highway in India that has been separately designated under the new national highway numbering system. It was officially listed as running over 1,949 km (1,211 mi)from Surat to Kolkata. The route was also known as Asian Highway 46 (AH46) & Mumbai - Kolkata Highway [1][2] and Great Eastern Highway.
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| Length | 1,949 km (1,211 mi) | |||
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| West end | Hajira, Gujarat | |||
| East end | Kolkata, West Bengal | |||
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| States | Gujarat: 177 km (110 mi) Maharashtra: 813 km (505 mi) Chhattisgarh: 314 km (195 mi) Odisha: 412 km (256 mi) Jharkhand: 22 km (14 mi) West Bengal: 161 km (100 mi) | |||
| Primary destinations | Surat - Dhule - Jalgaon - Bhusawal - Akola - Amravati - Nagpur - Bhandara - Durg - Raipur - Mahasamund - Sambalpur - Baharagora - Kolkata | |||
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NH6 ran through Gujarat, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Jharkhand and West Bengal state in India. The highway passed through the cities of Surat, Dhule, Jalgaon, Bhusaval, Akola, Amravati, Nagpur, Bhandara, Rajnandgaon, Durg, Raipur, Mahasamund, Sambalpur, Kharagpur, Kolkata.
New numbering
As of 2010 notification from Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, old NH 6 has been renumbered as follows.[3]
- Hajira - Deogarh section is part of new National Highway No. 53
- Deogarh - Kharagpur section is part of new National Highway No. 49
- Kharagpur - Kolaghat - Kolkata section is part of new National Highway No. 16
Junctions
- At Palsana, Gujarat Near Surat with NH 8 connecting Delhi - Jaipur - Ahmedabad - Mumbai
- At Dhule with NH 3 connecting Agra - Indore - Mumbai
- At Dhule with NH 211 connecting Solapur - Aurangabad - Dhule
- At Akola with NH 161 connecting Akola - Nanded - Sangareddy - Hyderabad
- At Akola with NH 161A connecting Akot - Akola - Digras - Mudkhed - Nanded -
- At Nagpur with National Highway 7 (India)(old numbering) connecting Varanasi - Jabalpur - Nagpur - Hyderabad - Bangalore - Kanyakumari
- At Nagpur with NH 69 connecting Nagpur - Betul - Obedullaganj near Bhopal
- At Raipur with NH 43 connecting Raipur - Jagdalpur - Borigumma - Koraput - Salur - Vizianagaram on NH 5
- At Raipur with NH 200 connecting Raipur - Bilaspur - Raigarh - Deogarh- Talcher - Chandikhol
- At Raipur with NH 217 connecting Raipur - Titlagarh - Asika - Gopalpur
- At Bargarh with NH 201 connecting Borigumma on NH 43 - Bhawanipatna - Balangir - Bargarh
- At Sambalpur with NH 42 connecting Sambalpur - Angul - Dhenkanal - Cuttack on NH 5
- Near Deogarh with NH 200 ( for Second time ) connecting Raipur - Bilaspur - Raigarh - Deogarh - Talcher - Chandikhol on NH 5
- Near Barkote with NH 23 connecting Chas on NH 32 - Ranchi - Raurkela - Barkote - Pal Lahara - Talcher - Nauhata on NH 42
- At Pal Lahara with NH 23 connecting Chas on NH 32 - Ranchi - Raurkela - Barkote - Pal Lahara - Talcher - Nauhata on NH 42
- At Kendujhargarh with NH 215 connecting Panikoili - Anandapur - Kendujhargarh - Rajamunda on NH 23
- At Jharpokharia with NH 5 connectioning Jharpokharia - Cuttack - Vijayawada - Chennai
- At Baharagora with NH 33 connecting Baharagora - Jamshedpur - Ranchi - Hazaribag - Barhi on NH 2
- At Kharagpur with NH 60 connecting Balasore on NH 5 - Jaleswar - Kharagpur - Bankura - Raniganj - junction with NH 2
- At Kolaghat with NH 41 connecting Tamluk - Haldia
- At Bally 15 km from Kolkata with NH 2 connecting Bally - Varanasi - Kanpur - Delhi
- At Kona 8 km from Kolkata with National Highway 117 connecting Kona - Vidyasagar Setu - Kolkata - Diamond Harbour - Bakkhali
Asian Highway
This highway crossed the AH47 at Dhule and Asian Highway 43 at Nagpur.
States, districts, cities, towns and villages connected
NH 6
Many cities and towns in various districts in the States of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Jharkhand and West Bengal were connected by National Highway 6.
Maharashtra
- Nandurbar District
- Dhule District
- Jalgaon District
- Parola - Mhasva - Erandol - Paldhi - Varad - Jalgaon- Nashirabad - Bhusawal - Varangaon - Muktainagar
- Buldhana District
- Akola District
- Balapur - Akola - BorgaonManju - Kurankhed - Murtajapur
- Amravati District
- Wardha District
- Talegaon Shyamji Pant - Karanja
- Nagpur District
- Bhandara District
- Gondia District
- Kohmara - Duggipar - Deori
Chhattisgarh
- Rajnandgaon District
- Baghnadi - Chichola - Rajnandgaon
- Durg District
- Raipur District
- Mahasamund District
- Mahasamund - Pithora - Sankra - Basna - Saraipali - Singhora
Odisha
- Angul District
- Kendujhargarh District
- Govindpur - Kuanr - Kendujhargarh
- Mayurbhanj District
- Jashipur - Manda - Bangriposi - Jharpokharia
Jharkhand
- East Singhbhum District
West Bengal
- Paschim Medinipur District
- Purba Medinipur District
- Howrah District
- Kolkata District
Trivia
See also
- List of National Highways in India (by Highway Number)
References
- Highways in India
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 10 April 2009. Retrieved 20 July 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Details of National Highways in India-Source-Govt. of India
- "Rationalisation of Numbering Systems of National Highways" (PDF). Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
External links
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