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<div>{{Short description|Highway in Jammu and Kashmir, India}}<br />
{{For|the highway in the Pakistani city of Islamabad|Srinagar Highway}}<br />
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2017}}<br />
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2017}}<br />
{{infobox road<br />
| country = IND<br />
| name = Jammu–Srinagar National Highway <br /> (A segment of [[National Highway 44 (India)|NH 44]])<br />
| marker_image = [[File:NH44-IN.svg|left|60px]]<br />
| map_notes = <br />
| terminus_a = [[Lal Chowk]], [[Srinagar district]]<br />
| terminus_b = [[Jammu]], [[Jammu district]]<br />
| cities = [[Srinagar]], [[Qazigund]], [[Ramban (Jammu and Kashmir)|Ramban]], [[Udhampur]], [[Jammu]]<br />
| history = <br />
| formed = <br />
| maint = [[National Highways Authority of India]]<br />
| length_km = 247<br />
| system = <br />
}}<br />
[[File:NH44.jpg|thumb|NH44 near Jammu]]<br />
The '''Jammu–Srinagar National Highway''' is the northernmost segment of [[National Highway 44 (India)|NH 44]] (formerly [[National Highway 1A (India, old numbering)|NH 1A]] before the [[List of National Highways in India by highway number|renumbering]] of all national highways). It runs from [[Srinagar]] in the [[Kashmir Valley]] southward to the city of [[Jammu]].<br />
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It is one of the two road links (the other being the [[Mughal Road]]) that connects the Kashmir Valley with the rest of [[India]]. The traffic on the highway is controlled by two control rooms, one in Srinagar and the other in Jammu.<br />
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==Features==<br />
[[File:Jammu Srinagar Highway.jpg|alt=Jammu Srinagar National Highway|thumb|left|Jammu Srinagar National Highway]]<br />
The highway starts from [[Lal Chowk]], [[Srinagar]] and passes through [[Pulwama district]], [[Anantnag district]], [[Kulgam district]], [[Ramban district]], and [[Udhampur district]], and ends in [[Jammu|Jammu city]]. The highway lies in the Kashmir valley for the first 68&nbsp;km (up to [[Qazigund]]), then passes through a series of mountains up to Udhampur. In the mountains, the highway is often closed for days during winter due to heavy snowfall and the resulting landslides and avalanches.<br />
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===Improvements===<br />
The [[government of India]] maintains and improves the highway. At many sites, new and straighter roadbeds make the journey more comfortable and shorter.<ref>{{cite web<br />
|url=https://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/kashmir/highway-reopens-weather-improves/313140.html<br />
|title=Highway reopens, weather improves<br />
|publisher=G.K. Communications Pvt Ltd (IN)<br />
|date=2019-02-16<br />
|access-date=2019-02-15}}</ref> Notably, tunnels, such as the [[Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee Tunnel]] and the [[Banihal Qazigund Road Tunnel]] have reduced the distance between Jammu and Srinagar (formerly 295&nbsp;km) by about 40&nbsp;km and will minimize winter closures.<br />
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Notable attractions along the route are the mountaintop park at [[Patnitop]] and the town of [[Kud]] with its sweets shops that make "desi ghee [[patisa]]". These are reached by following the old NH 44 rather than taking the Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee Tunnel.<br />
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===Alternatives===<br />
A railway line runs from [[Baramulla]] at the western end of the Kashmir Valley, to the south end of Srinagar, and reaches [[Qazigund]] north of the [[Pir Panjal Range]] via the [[Pir Panjal Range#Qazigund Railway Tunnel|Qazigund Railway Tunnel]], India's longest railway tunnel, at {{Convert|11.215|km|mi}}. The railway has eased traffic on the highway. The distance between [[Qazigund]], north of the Pir Panjal Range, and Banihal, south of the range, is 35&nbsp;km by road but only 17&nbsp;km by railway, and may cut time and costs by three-quarters. From Banihal, there is bus service south to [[Udhampur]] and Jammu.<br />
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==Traffic control rooms==<br />
Traffic on the highway is controlled by traffic control rooms in the two capital cities. Personnel at either control room can provide road conditions and give recommendations on the advisability of travel.<br />
* The contact number of ''Traffic control room Srinagar'' is 01942450022 and<br />
* The contact number of ''Traffic control room Jammu'' is 01942459048.<br />
*The contact number of "Traffic control room Pulwama" is 01933247369.<br />
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==Hazards==<br />
Weather remains a travel hazard. In February 2019, incessant rain caused avalanches and landslides at several points in the mountains. This closed the highway for a week, leading to rationing of petrol and diesel fuel throughout the Kashmir Valley.<ref>{{Cite news<br />
|url=https://weather.com/en-IN/india/news/news/2019-02-07-10-missing-avalanche-jammu-srinagar-highway<br />
|title=10 Missing after Avalanche Hits Jammu-Srinagar Highway<br />
|publisher=IANS<br />
|date=7 February 2019}}</ref><br />
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When such hazards occur, the control rooms sometimes prevent vehicles from beginning a journey. Vehicles already on the highway might not be able to proceed, or might proceed only in single file or with an escort vehicle. Travelers may have to make spontaneous arrangements for overnight stays.<br />
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==See also==<br />
{{Portal|India|Transport}}<br />
*[[National Highway 44 (India)|NH 44]]<br />
*[[Kashmir Valley]]<br />
*[[90 Feet Road]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:National highways in Jammu and Kashmir]]<br />
[[Category:Transport in Srinagar]]<br />
[[Category:Transport in Jammu]]</div>2405:201:A40F:E94F:BA25:15A3:2020:F63A