It is anticipated that the function of
the road network will further increase in the foreseable
future.
Though the National Highways
constitute only 2% of the entire road network, they
carry about 40% of the freight and passengers .The National
Highways cover a length of 52000 kms. and pass through
every state of India. They are the vital lifelines of
the economy making possible trade and commerce.
Delhi, Mumbai, Calcutta,
Chennai, Ahmedabad, Chandigarh, Kullu, Shimla, Jammu,
Kangra, Amritsar, Agra, Lukhnow, Gorakhpur, Bagdogra,
Guwahati, Jorhat, Patna, Ranchi, Varanasi, Allahabad,
Kanpur, Jaipur, Gwalior, Jodhpur, Udaipur, Bhopal, Vadodara,
Jamnagar, Rajkot, Bhavnagar, Aurangabad, Nagpur, Hyderabad,
Bhubaneswar, Indore, Vijayawada, Vishakhapatnam, Tirupati,
Banglore, Manglore, Coimbatore, Tiruchirapalli, Madurai,
Thiruvanathapuram, Madras, Bombay and Trivandrum.
There are 259 National Highways on the basis of their
route numbers.
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