National Highway 44 (India)

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{{short description|National highway in India}}
{{For|the old National Highway 4|National Highway 6 (India)|National Highway 8 (India)|National Highway 37 (India)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2017}}
{{infobox road
| country = IND
| province = NH
| type = NH
| route = 44
| map = {{Maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-width=290|frame-height=400|zoom=4|frame-align=center|type=line|id=Q643144| stroke-width=3|title=National Highway 44}}
| map_custom = yes
| map_notes = National Highway 44 in Red on India map
| length_km = 3745
| length_notes = [[Golden Quadrilateral|GQ]]: {{convert|94|km|mi|abbr=on}} (Bengaluru - Krishnagiri) [[North-South and East-West Corridor|NS]]: 1,828 km (Lakhnadon - Kanyakumari)
| ahn = {{Jct|country=IND|AH|1}}{{Jct|country=IND|AH|2}}{{Jct|country=IND|AH|43}}
| direction_a = North
| direction_b = South
| terminus_a = [[Srinagar]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
| terminus_b = [[Kanyakumari]], [[Tamil Nadu]]
| previous_type = NH
| next_type = NH
| previous_route = 43
| next_route = 45
| states = [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]: 304 km (189 mi) [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]: 254 km (158 mi) [[Haryana]]: {{convert|184|km|mi|abbr=on}} [[Uttar Pradesh]]: {{convert|189|km|mi|abbr=on}} [[Madhya Pradesh]]: {{convert|504|km|mi|abbr=on}} [[Maharashtra]]: {{convert|232|km|mi|abbr=on}} [[Telangana]]: {{convert|504|km|mi|abbr=on}} [[Andhra Pradesh]]: {{convert|250|km|mi|abbr=on}} [[Karnataka]]: {{convert|125|km|mi|abbr=on}} [[Tamil Nadu]]: {{convert|627|km|mi|abbr=on}}
| destinations =
| junction = {{collapsible list|
|{{jct|NH|54|country=IND}} in [[Pathankot]]
|{{jct|NH|3|country=IND}} in [[Jalandhar]]
|{{jct|NH|5|country=IND}} in [[Ludhiana]]
|{{jct|NH|7|country=IND}} in [[Rajpura]]
|{{jct|NH|709A|country=IND}} in [[Karnal]]
|{{jct|NH|9|NH|19|NH|48|country=IND}} in [[New Delhi]]
|{{jct|NH|21|country=IND}} in [[Agra]]
|{{jct|NH|23|country=IND}} in [[Dholpur]]
|{{jct|NH|27|NH|39|country=IND}} in [[Jhansi]]
|{{jct|NH|146|NH|934|country=IND}} in [[Sagar, Madhya Pradesh|Sagar]]
|{{jct|NH|34|country=IND}} in [[Lakhnadon]]
|{{jct|NH|53|country=IND}} in [[Nagpur]]
|{{jct|NH|61|country=IND}} in [[Nirmal]]
|{{jct|NH|63|country=IND}} in [[Nizamabad, Telangana|Nizamabad]]
|{{jct|NH|65|country=IND}} in [[Hyderabad]]
|{{jct|NH|40|country=IND}} in [[Kurnool]]
|{{jct|NH|67|country=IND}} in [[Gooty]]
|{{jct|NH|42|country=IND}} in [[Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh|Anantpur]]
|{{jct|NH|69|country=IND}} in
[[Chikkaballapur]]
|{{jct|NH|48|country=IND}} in [[Bangalore]]
|{{jct|NH|77|country=IND}} in [[Krishnagiri]]
|{{jct|NH|79|NH|544|country=IND}} in [[Salem, Tamil Nadu|Salem]]
|{{jct|NH|81|country=IND}} in [[Karur]]
|{{jct|NH|83|country=IND}} in [[Dindigul]]
|{{jct|NH|85|country=IND}} in [[Madurai]]
|{{jct|NH|66|country=IND}} in [[Kanyakumari]]
}}
| photo = Jammu Srinagar Highway.jpg
| photo_notes = Entrance of National Highway 44 in [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]].
}}

'''National Highway 44''' ('''NH 44''') is a major north–south [[National Highway (India)|National Highway]] in [[India]], the longest in the country.

It passes through the Union Territory of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]], in addition to the states of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], [[Haryana]], [[Delhi]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Rajasthan]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[Maharashtra]], [[Telangana]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Karnataka]], and [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref name="renumber">{{cite web|url=http://dorth.gov.in/writereaddata/sublinkimages/finaldoc6143316640.pdf|title=Rationalisation of Numbering Systems of National Highways|publisher=[[Department of Road Transport and Highways]]|access-date=3 April 2012|location=New Delhi|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120331002823/http://www.morth.nic.in/writereaddata/sublinkimages/finaldoc6143316640.pdf|archive-date=31 March 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>

It came into being by merging seven national highways, in full or part, starting with the [[Jammu-Srinagar National Highway]] (former [[National Highway 1A (India, old numbering)|NH 1A]]) from [[Srinagar]] in [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]], former [[National Highway 1 (India, old numbering)|NH 1]] in Punjab and Haryana ending at [[Delhi]], part of former [[National Highway 2 (India, old numbering)|NH 2]] starting from Delhi and ending at [[Agra]], former [[National Highway 3 (India, old numbering)|NH 3]] (popularly known as Agra-[[Bombay]] National Highway) from Agra to [[Gwalior]], former NH 75 and former NH 26 to [[Jhansi]], and former NH 7 via [[Lakhnadon]], [[Seoni]], [[Nagpur]], [[Adilabad]], [[Nirmal]], [[Hyderabad]], [[Kurnool]], [[Anantapur]],<ref name="length">{{cite web|title=List of National Highways passing through A.P. State|url=http://aproads.cgg.gov.in/getInfo.do?dt=1&oId=33|website=Roads and Buildings Department|publisher=Government of Andhra Pradesh|access-date=11 February 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160328053359/http://aproads.cgg.gov.in/getInfo.do?dt=1&oId=33|archive-date=28 March 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref>[[Chikkaballapur]], [[Bangalore]], [[Hosur]], [[Krishnagiri]], [[Dharmapuri]], [[Salem, Tamil Nadu|Salem]], [[Namakkal]], [[Karur]], [[Dindigul]], [[Madurai]], [[Virudhunagar]] and [[Tirunelveli]] terminating at [[Kanyakumari]].

Delhi (Mubarka Chowk) to Panipat 70 km section is being upgraded, at the cost of ₹2,178.82 crores, to a barrier-free tolled expressway with 8 main lane and 4 (2+2) service lanes, 42% work of which was completed by June 2019.<ref>[https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/weekly-pullouts/haryana-tribune/battle-of-panipat-commute-to-delhi/788244.html Battle of Panipat commute to Delhi]</ref> The NH-44 road between [[Salem, Tamil Nadu|Salem]] and [[Thoppur]] in [[Tamil Nadu]] is very much prone to fatal accidents due to the poor road design in the hilly slopes.<ref>{{Cite news|others=Special Correspondent|date=2016-10-22|title=Accident-prone spots on Salem-Thoppur stretch inspected|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/Accident-prone-spots-on-Salem-Thoppur-stretch-inspected/article16078208.ece|access-date=2020-12-31|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

== Route ==
The highway starts from Srinagar. The highway connects several cities and towns such as [[Srinagar]], [[Anantnag]], [[Jammu]], [[Pathankot]], [[Dasua]], [[Jalandhar]], [[Ludhiana]], [[Ambala]], [[Kurukshetra]], [[Panipat]], [[Sonipat]], [[Delhi]], [[Faridabad]], [[Mathura]], [[Gwalior]], [[Jhansi]], [[Lalitpur, India|Lalitpur]], [[Sagar, Madhya Pradesh|Sagar]], [[Lakhnadon]], [[Seoni]], [[Nagpur]], [[Hinganghat]], [[Adilabad]], [[Nizamabad, Telangana|Nizamabad]], [[Kamareddy]], [[Hyderabad]],
[[Mahbubnagar|Jadcherla]], [[Kurnool]], [[Gooty]], [[Anantapur]], [[Chikkaballapur]], [[Bengaluru]], [[Hosur]], [[Krishnagiri]], [[Dharmapuri]], [[Salem, Tamil Nadu|Salem]], [[Namakkal]], [[Karur]], [[Dindigul]], [[Madurai]], [[Virudhunagar]], [[Tirunelveli]] and [[Kanyakumari]]. NH 44 covers the [[North-South and East-West Corridor|North-South Corridor]] of [[National Highways Development Project|NHDP]] and it is officially listed as running over {{convert|3745|km|mi|abbr=on}} from [[Srinagar]] [[Kanyakumari (town)|to Kanyakumari]]. It is the longest national highway in India.

=== Route length in states and UT ===
* [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]] : {{convert|304|km|mi|abbr=on}}
* [[Himachal Pradesh]]: {{convert|11|km|mi|abbr=on}}
* [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]: {{convert|254|km|mi|abbr=on}}
* [[Haryana]]: {{convert|184|km|mi|abbr=on}}
* [[Uttar Pradesh]]: {{convert|189|km|mi|abbr=on}}
* [[Rajasthan]]: {{convert|28|km|mi|abbr=on}}
* [[Madhya Pradesh]]: {{convert|504|km|mi|abbr=on}}
* [[Maharashtra]]: {{convert|232|km|mi|abbr=on}}
* [[Telangana]]: {{convert|504|km|mi|abbr=on}}
* [[Andhra Pradesh]]: {{convert|250|km|mi|abbr=on}}<ref name="length" />
* [[Karnataka]]: {{convert|150|km|mi|abbr=on}}
* [[Tamil Nadu]]: {{convert|627|km|mi|abbr=on}}

==Bengaluru–Hosur Road==
[[File:A segment near Bangalore of Indian highway NH 7.jpg|left|thumb|National Highway 44 near [[Bangalore]].]]
[[File:Elevated stretch of NH 44 through Pench Tiger Reserve.png|left|thumb|Elevated stretch of NH 44 through [[Pench Tiger Reserve]] in [[Madhya Pradesh]].]]
'''Bengaluru–Hosur Road''' of this highway connects [[Bangalore]], the capital of the state of [[Karnataka]], and the city of [[Hosur]], in the [[Krishnagiri district]] on the border of Karnataka and [[Tamil Nadu]]. It is a four- to six-lane highway which also has service lanes on either sides at the busier parts. Apart from being a part of the [[National highways of India|National Highway]], the road is also significant because it consist of many industrial and IT business houses. The IT industrial park [[Electronic City]] is also located alongside [[Hosur Road]].

The [[National Highways Authority of India]] has constructed a {{convert|10|km|mi|adj=mid|-long}} [[Bangalore Elevated Tollway|elevated highway between Bommanahalli and Electronic City]]. This toll road has made travel to [[Electronic City]] a lot faster. The [[Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike]] and the Bengaluru Development Authority have planned a series of [[Overpass|flyovers]] and [[underpass]]es to make this arterial road signal-free.<ref name="wideningsignalfree">{{cite news|url=http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/ml.asp?Ref=QkdNSVIvMjAwOS8xMC8yNyNBcjAwNTAw&Mode=HTML&Locale=english-skin-custom|title=Hosur Road widening is in full swing|access-date=2 March 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120829211630/http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/ml.asp?Ref=QkdNSVIvMjAwOS8xMC8yNyNBcjAwNTAw&Mode=HTML&Locale=english-skin-custom|archive-date=29 August 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Major intersections==
{{RJL|date=November 2021}}
* {{jct|NH|501|NH|244|country=IND}} in [[Anantnag]]
* {{jct|NH|144|country=IND}} in Domel
* {{jct|NH|144A|country=IND}} in [[Jammu]]
* {{jct|NH|54|country=IND}} in [[Pathankot]]
* {{jct|NH|3|country=IND}} in [[Jalandhar]]
* {{jct|NH|5|country=IND}} in [[Ludhiana]]
* {{jct|NH|7|country=IND}} in [[Rajpura]]
* {{jct|NH|344|NH|152|country=IND}} in [[Ambala]]
* {{jct|NH|709A|country=IND}} in [[Karnal]]
* {{jct|NH|709|country=IND}} in [[Panipat]]
* {{jct|NH|334B|country=IND}} in [[Sonipat]]
* {{jct|NH|9|NH|19|NH|48|country=IND}} in [[New Delhi]]
* {{jct|NH|919|country=IND}} in [[Palwal]]
* {{jct|NH|21|country=IND}} in [[Agra]]
* {{jct|NH|23|country=IND}} in [[Dholpur]]
* {{jct|NH|719|country=IND}} in [[Gwalior]]
* {{jct|NH|27|NH|39|country=IND}} in [[Jhansi]]
* {{jct|NH|146|country=IND}} in Sagar
* {{jct|NH|547|country=IND}} in [[Narasinghpur]]
* {{jct|NH|34|country=IND}} in [[Lakhnadon]]
* {{jct|NH|347|country=IND}} in [[Seoni]]
* {{jct|NH|47|NH|53|NH|353D|country=IND}} in [[Nagpur]]
* {{jct|NH|61|country=IND}} in [[Nirmal]]
* {{jct|NH|63|country=IND}} in [[Nizamabad, Telangana|Nizamabad]]
* {{jct|NH|65|NH|163|NH|765|country=IND}} in [[Hyderabad]]
* {{jct|NH|40|country=IND}} in [[Kurnool]]
* {{jct|NH|340C|country=IND}} in [[Dhone]]
* {{jct|NH|67|country=IND}} in [[Gooty]]
* {{jct|NH|42|country=IND}} in [[Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh|Anantpur]]
* {{jct|NH|69|country=IND}} in [[Chikkaballapur]]
* {{jct|NH|48|NH|209|NH|75|NH|275|country=IND}} in [[Bangalore]]
* {{jct|NH|648|country=IND}} in [[Hosur]]
* {{jct|NH|77|country=IND}} in [[Krishnagiri]]
* {{jct|NH|844|country=IND}} in [[Dharmapuri]]
* {{jct|NH|79|NH|544|country=IND}} in [[Salem, Tamil Nadu|Salem]]
* {{jct|NH|81|country=IND}} in [[Karur]]
* {{jct|NH|83|NH|183|country=IND}} in [[Dindigul]]
* {{jct|NH|85|country=IND}} in [[Madurai]]
* {{jct|NH|744|country=IND}} in [[Tirumangalam, Madurai|Thirumangalam]]
* {{jct|NH|138|country=IND}} in [[Tirunelveli]]
* {{jct|NH|944|country=IND}} near [[Nagercoil]]
* {{jct|NH|66|country=IND}} in [[Kanyakumari]]

==Primary Destinations==
- [[Srinagar]] - [[Jammu]] - [[Kathua]] ([[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]) - [[Pathankot]] - [[Jalandhar]] - [[Ludhiana]] ([[Punjab, India|Punjab]]) - [[Ambala]] - [[Kurukshetra]] - [[Panipat]] - [[Sonipat]] ([[Haryana]]) - [[Delhi]] ([[Delhi]]) - [[Faridabad]] - [[Palwal]] ([[Haryana]]) - [[Mathura]] - [[Agra]] ([[Uttar Pradesh|UP]]) - [[Dhaulpur|Dholpur]] ([[Rajasthan]])

- [[Morena]] (MP) - [[Gwalior]] ([[Madhya Pradesh|MP]]) - [[Jhansi]] - [[Lalitpur District, India|Lalitpur]] ([[Uttar Pradesh|UP]]) - [[Sagar, Madhya Pradesh|Sagar]] - [[Narsinghpur]] - [[Lakhnadon]] - [[Seoni]] ([[Madhya Pradesh|MP]]) - [[Nagpur]] - [[Hinganghat]] ([[Maharashtra]]) - [[Adilabad]] - [[Nirmal]] - [[Nizamabad, Telangana|Nizamabad]]- [[Kamareddy district|Kamareddy]] - [[Hyderabad, Telangana|Hyderabad]] - [[Jadcherla]] ([[Telangana]]) - [[Kurnool]] - [[Dhone]] - [[Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh|Anantapur]] ([[Andhra Pradesh|AP]]) - [[Chikkaballapur]] - [[Bangalore]] ([[Karnataka]]) - [[Hosur]] - [[Krishnagiri]] - [[Dharmapuri]] - [[Salem, Tamil Nadu|Salem]] - [[Karur]] - [[Dindigul]] - [[Madurai]] - [[Tirunelveli]] - [[Kanyakumari]] ([[Tamil Nadu]])

==Notes==
*A major stretch of NH 44 from [[Lakhnadon]] to [[Kanyakumari]] ({{convert|1910|km|mi|abbr=on}}) has been selected as a part of the [[North-South and East-West Corridor|North-South Corridor]] by the [[National Highways Development Project]].<ref name="nhdpproj">{{cite web|url=http://www.nhai.org/Doc/project-offer/Highways.pdf|title=Highways Project|publisher=[[National Highways Authority of India]]|access-date=2018-11-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090225142615/http://www.nhai.org/Doc/project-offer/Highways.pdf|archive-date=25 February 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*Approximately {{convert|82|km|mi|abbr=on}} stretch of NH 44 between [[Bengaluru]] and [[Krishnagiri]] has been selected as a part of the [[Golden Quadrilateral]] also by the [[National Highways Development Project]].<ref name="nhdpproj" />

==See also==
* [[List of National Highways in India (by Highway Number)]]
* [[National Highways Development Project]]
* [[National Highway 138 (India)|NH 138]]

==References==
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==External links==
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[[Category:National Highways in Maharashtra]]
[[Category:National Highways in Telangana]]
[[Category:National Highways in Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:National Highways in Karnataka]]
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