What does NH 1A mean?
National Highway 1A
National Highway 1A (NH 1A) was a National Highway in North India that connected the Kashmir valley to Jammu and the rest of India. The northern terminal was in Uri in Jammu and Kashmir and the southern terminal was in Jalandhar.
How many National Highway 1 are there in India?
National Highway 1 (India)
| National Highway 1 | |
|---|---|
| Length | 534 km (332 mi) |
| Major junctions | |
| East end | NH 3, Leh |
| NH 44, Srinagar |
Which national highway connects J&K with rest of India?
It is one of the two road links (the other being the Mughal Road) that connects the Kashmir Valley with the rest of India….Jammu–Srinagar National Highway.
| Jammu–Srinagar National Highway (A segment of NH 44) | |
|---|---|
| Route information | |
| Maintained by National Highways Authority of India | |
| Length | 295 km (183 mi) |
| Major junctions |
What is the length of NH 1?
331.8 miNational Highway 1 / Length
Who made GT Road?
Chandragupta Maurya of the Mauryan Empire in ancient India, built his highway along this ancient route called Uttarapatha in the 3rd century BCE, extending it from the mouth of the Ganges to the north-western frontier of the Empire.
What is the new name of NH 1?
The Grand Trunk Road or National Highway Number 1 will now be a part of the country’s longest stretch of primary route rechristened as National Highway 44 , according to a fresh government notification that also gives the states the new names for all the highways.
Which is the first NH?
The first National Highway in India was the old NH-1. It linked the National capital Delhi to Attari in Punjab near Indo-Pak Border.
Which is the oldest highway in India?
The Grand Trunk Road
The Grand Trunk Road, a national highway, is one of the oldest road routes in India. It runs through Haora to Pakistan and is the main route connecting the city with northern India.
Which is the longest road of India?
NH 44
NH 44 covers the North-South Corridor of NHDP and it is officially listed as running over 3,745 km (2,327 mi) from Srinagar to Kanyakumari. It is the longest national highway in India.
What is Badshahi Sadak?
It was a 2500 km long route which was in ancient times known as Sadak-e-Azam, Badshahi Sarak or Sadak-e-Sher Shah. The British renamed it as the Grand Trunk Road. The road is still in use in modern free India and is in the form of National and state highways.