Photographs: Courtesy, NHAI
India’s National Highways form just 2 per cent of the country’s road network but carry a huge burden of about 40 per cent of the total road traffic.
Highways are the lifelines of a state, which connect district headquarters and important towns within the state and also National Highways of the neighbouring states.
India, with the world’s second largest road network, has National Highways which cover a distance of 79,243 kms.
While State Highways stretch to a distance of 131,899 kms, major district roads cover a distance of 4,67,763 kms.
Click NEXT to find out which states in India have the longest National Highways…
States with longest National Highways
Photographs: Jitendra Prakash/Reuters
Uttar Pradesh
Rank: 1
Total highway length: 7,818 kms
Uttar Pradesh has the longest network of National Highways in India. There are 35 National Highways in Uttar Pradesh.
(Data: National Highway Authority of India)
…
States with longest National Highways
Photographs: Dinesh Bareja/Wikimedia Commons
Rajasthan
Rank: 2
Total highway length: 7,130 kms
Rajasthan has implemented a number of projects through public-private sector participation. The state has a total road length of 1,86,806 kms.
…
States with longest National Highways Uttar Pradesh is No.1
Photographs: Raj Patidar/Reuters
Madhya Pradesh
Rank: 3
Total highway length: 5,064 kms
Madhya Pradesh has a good road network with 20 national highways.
…
States with longest National Highways
Photographs: Rsrikanth05/Wikimedia Commons
Tamil Nadu
Rank: 4
Total highway length: 4,943 kms
With an extensive road network, Tamil Nadu has higher average road network coverage compared to the national average.
…
States with longest National Highways
Photographs: Jpgola/Wikimedia Commons
Andhra Pradesh
Rank: 5
Total highway length: 4,537 kms
Andhra Pradesh has a well developed road network across a distance of 60,000 kilometres.
…
States with longest National Highways
Photographs: Dipti Desai/Reuters
Karnataka
Rank: 6
Total highway length: 4,396 kms
There are 14 national highways and 114 state highways covering a total distance of 28,311 km.
…
States with longest National Highways
Photographs: Nikkul/Wikimedia Commons
Maharashtra
Rank: 7
Total highway length: 4,257 kms
Maharashtra has an extensive road network with 18 national highways and many state highways covering a distance of 33,705 km.
…
States with longest National Highways
Photographs: Adnan Abidi/Reuters.
Bihar
Rank: 8
Total highway length: 4,106 kms
Bihar has 29 national highways and many state highways with total length of 3,766 km.
…
States with longest National Highways
Photographs: Courtesy, morth.nic.in
Gujarat
Rank: 9
Total highway length: 4,032 kms
There are 13 national highways with total length of 4,032 kms and more than 300 state highways spread across a distance of 19,761 kms.
…
States with longest National Highways
Photographs: Reuters
Orissa
Rank: 10
Total highway length: 3,704 kms
Orissa has 15 national highways stretching across a distance of 3,704 kms.
…
States with longest National Highways
Photographs: Ministry of Road Transport & Highways/Wikimedia Commons
Assam
Rank: 11
Total highway length: 2,940 kms
The road network in Assam is extensive in terms of road density, that is, road length per thousand sq km.
…
States with longest National Highways
Photographs: Courtesy, NHAI
West Bengal
Rank: 12
Total highway length: 2,681 kms
West Bengal has 19 state highways with a total length of 4,400 kilometres. Apart from the state highways, the state has 15 national highways.
...
States with longest National Highways
Photographs: Courtesy, Chhatisgarh Tourism
Chhatisgarh
Rank: 13
Total highway length: 2,289 kms
Chhattisgarh is well-connected by road network. There are 3 National Highways passing through the state. The total length of the roads in the State is 34,930 km.
…
States with longest National Highways
Photographs: Mitrabarun/Wikimedia Commons
Jharkhand
Rank: 14
Total highway length: 2,170 kms
Jharkhand has 12 National Highways and state highways across a distance of 4,662 km.
...
States with longest National Highways
Photographs: Danish Siddiqui/Reuters
Uttarakhand
Rank: 15
Total highway length: 2,042 kms
Uttarakhand has a road network of over 34,000 km.
…
States with longest National Highways
Photographs: Courtesy, Arunachal Pradesh Tourism.
Arunachal Pradesh
Rank: 16
Total highway length: 2,027 kms
Arunachal Pradesh has seen good progress in road development as every village in the state has been linked by roads.
The state has a road network of 19,000 kilometres.
…
States with longest National Highways
Photographs: Courtesy, NHAI.
Haryana
Rank: 17
Total highway length: 1,633 kms
Haryana has a total road length of 23,684 kilometres. There are 29 national highways covering a distance of 1,461 km and many state highways.
…
States with longest National Highways
Photographs: Ajay Verma/Reuters
Punjab
Rank: 18
Total highway length: 1,557 kms
Punjab’s road network covers a distance of 50,506 km.
...
States with longest National Highways
Photographs: Amit Kanwar/Reuters
Himachal Pradesh
Rank: 19
Total highway length: 1,506 kms
The state has road network of 28,208 km with 8 National Highways and 19 State Highways.
…
States with longest National Highways
Kerala
Rank: 20
Total highway length: 1,457 kms
Kerala has eight National Highways and 77 State Highways. Kerala has narrower National Highways compared to other states in India.
article