National Highway 16 (India)

16 National Highway 16
Route information
Length:	179 km (111 mi)
Major junctions
From:	Nizamabad, Andhra Pradesh
To:	Jagdalpur, Chhattisgarh
Location
States:	Andhra Pradesh: 220 km Maharashtra: 30 km Chhattisgarh: 210 km
Primary destinations:	Armur - Metpalli - Yelgonda - Jaipuram - Chinnoor - Sironcha - Pathagudam - Bhopalpatnam - Bijapur - Bhairamgarh - Gidam - Bagmundi - Jagdalpur
Highway system
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National Highway 16 or NH 16 a National Highway in India, total length 460 km (290 mi) that connects Nizamabad in Andhra Pradesh and Jagdalpur in Chhattisgarh. It passes through the states of Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh.^[1]

Route

• The highway passes through
  • Andhra Pradesh: Armoor, Mortad, Metpalli, Koratla, Jagtial, Yelgonda, Lakshettipet, Mancherial, Jaipur, Adilabad district and Chinnoor
  • Maharashtra: Sironcha, Kopela and Pathagudam
  • Chhattisgarh: Bhopalpatnam, Madded, Bijapur, Nimed, Bhairamgarh, Varetumnar, Gidam and Bagmundi.^[2]
• The highway crosses National Highway 7 at Armoor.
• National Highway 202 joins this highway at Bhopalpatnam.

The highway crosses Pranahita River on border of Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh and Indravati River on border of Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh.

Additional Traveler Information

NH 16 currently has a missing link. The Pranahita River has not been bridged across at Sironcha. So at present NH 16 breaks on the Andhra Pradesh side of Pranahita. There is a ferry service but it does not carry cars and other vehicles. The highway passes through dense forests and the most of the course of the highway is through the naxalites affected areas.

References

1. ^ [1] Details of National Highways in India-Source-Govt. of India
2. ^ Maps of India.NH16