National Highway 5 (India)

National Highway 5 (India)

Indian National Highway 5
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National Highway 5

Road map of India with National Highway 5 highlighted in solid red color
Route information
Length: 1,533 km (953 mi)
GQ: 1448 km (Chennai - Balasore)
Major junctions
North end: Jharpokharia, Orissa
 
South end: Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Location
States: Orissa: 488 km
Andhra Pradesh: 1000 km
Tamil Nadu: 45 km
Primary
destinations:
Kolkata (by NH 6) - Balasore - Cuttack - Bhubaneswar - Visakhapatnam - Rajahmundry - Vijayawada - Guntur - Nellore - Chennai
Highway system

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National Highway 5 (NH 5) is a major National Highway in India that runs along India's east coast through the states of Orissa, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. The northern terminal is at Jharpokharia in Orissa and the southern terminal is at Chennai in Tamil Nadu. NH 5 is a part of the Golden Quadrilateral project undertaken by National Highways Development Project.

NH 5 runs for a distance of 1,533 km (953 mi)

  • Orissa-488 km (303 mi),
  • Andhra Pradesh-1,000 km (620 mi) and
  • Tamil Nadu-45 km (28 mi)

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Route

In Tamil Nadu, NH 5 starts from Chennai and shortly enters Andhra Pradesh after Gummidipundi.

In Andhra Pradesh, it passes through most of the coastal towns in nine coastal districts including Nellore, Ongole, Guntur, Vijayawada, Eluru, Tanuku, Rajahmundry, Tuni, Visakhapatnam, Srikakulam, Tekkali and Palasa-Kasibugga.

In Orissa, it passes through Baripada, Balasore, Bhadrak, Cuttack, Bhubaneswar and Berhampur.

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External links

See also

  • List of National Highways in India (by Highway Number)



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