India has world?s second largest road network with its National Highways covering a distance of 92,851.07 kms. These highways form the backbone of the country's strong transport network across 29 states. Take a look at the 5 states with the longest highways, according to National Highways Authority of India?s latest data.
-Uttar Pradesh was also called Northern Provinces during British era.
-It has the second largest road network in India after Maharashtra.
-The longest highway (752 km) is located in Uttar Pradesh
-It consists of 31 National Highways
-An urban road network of over 50,000 kms!
-Its area of 2,36,286, sq kms.
-Total Length: 7,863 kms
-Length of NH/1000 sq km: 33 kms
-Length of NH/lakh population: 3.9 kms
-Rajasthan has a total length of 6,373 km of national highways
-Well connected network of 1, 50,876 kilometers of roadways that run through the length and breadth of Rajasthan
-Length of NH/1000 sq km: 22.8 kms
-Length of NH/lakh population: 11.4 kms
-India's first 4?8 lane highway NH 8 which links New Delhi with Mumbai goes mainly through Rajasthan.
-The longest in Rajasthan is the NH15 that stretches from Punjab border to Gujarat border
-Madhya Pradesh is the second largest state in India after Rajasthan
-It has 5,027Kms of national highway
-NH 3 is the lengthiest among the national highways in the state
-It stretches from Rajasthan border up to Maharashtra border.
-NH7, NH75, NH12, NH26 and NH59 are among the major highways in Madhya Pradesh.
-Total Length: 5,184.57
-Length of NH/1000 sq km: 16.8 kms
-Length of NH/lakh population: 7.1 kms
-Tamil Nadu has 24 National Highways
-It takes the fourth position with 4,832kms of national highways.
-NH 45 and NH 7 are the lengthiest highway in TN
-NH45 is one among the busiest national Highways in southern India
-Length of NH/1000 sq km: 38.5 kms
-Length of NH/lakh population: 6.9 kms
-Twelve highways run within Tamil Nadu, four are shared with Kerala, two shared with Andhra Pradesh and three shared with Karnataka and three shared with multiple states.
-Andhra Pradesh is on the fifth place with 4,537kms of national highways
-It covers an overall span of 91,313 miles or 146,954 km.
-NH5 is the longest national Highway in Andhra Pradesh
-This highway also goes through the states of Tamil Nadu and Orissa
-NH5 has 1000km of length in AP itself.
-NH7, NH9, NH18 and NH205 are other major highways of Andhra Pradesh.
-National Highways (covering 2,949 km or 1,832 miles)
-State Highways (spanning 42,511 km or 26,415 miles)
-District Roads (covering 101,484 km or 63,059 miles)
Roads have become a means to an end. It is the roads which leads us to a destination. It is completely impossible to accomplish our daily chores without these roads. What if we take you to some very bizarre roads in the world? See it for yourself.
You think the sharp U-turn in the highway flyover that leads to your office is very deadly and an eternal threat to your car and your life? Or the biker gang that just zoomed past your with roaring torque has caused you to curse them as you assumed you could have crushed in the bridge barricade? Take a chill pill and thank heaven that you don't have to travel on some really scary and life threatening roads on a regular basis.
