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{{Short description|National highway in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2017}}
{{infobox road
|country=IND
|image=
|type=NH
|route= 116
|length_km= 52.7
|map ={{Maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-width=300|frame-height=300|frame-align=center|type=line
|id=Q25203079|stroke-width=3|title=National Highway 116}}
|map_custom=yes
|map_notes=Map of the National Highway in red
|direction_a=North
|terminus_a= [[Kolaghat]], [[West Bengal]]
|destinations= [[Kolaghat]] - [[Mecheda]] - [[Nandakumar, Purba Medinipur|Nandakumar]] - [[Haldia]]
|direction_b=South
|terminus_b= [[Haldia]], [[West Bengal]]
|junction= [[State Highway 4 (West Bengal)|SH 4]] Rajgoda<br/>{{jct|NH|116B|country=IND}} Nandakumar
|states=[[West Bengal]]
|previous_type=NH
|previous_route=16
|next_type=NH
|next_route=116
}}
'''National Highway 116''' ('''NH 116''') is a [[National Highway (India)|National Highway]] of [[India]] entirely within the state of [[West Bengal]] that connects [[Kolaghat]] in [[Purba Medinipur district]] with [[Haldia]] in [[Purba Medinipur district]]. The total length of NH 116 is {{convert|51|km|mi|abbr=on}}. NH-116 is a [[Spur route|spur]] road of [[National Highway 16 (India)|National Highway 16]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2011/E_574_2012_016.pdf|title=New National Highways notification - GOI|website=[[The Gazette of India]]|access-date=21 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://morth.nic.in/showfile.asp?lid=367 | title = National Highways Starting and Terminal Stations | access-date = 2012-12-02 | publisher = Ministry of Road Transport & Highways}}</ref> The primary purpose of this national highway is to provide connectivity to [[Haldia Port]]. Previously this route was numbered as National Highway 41.<ref name=":02">{{Cite web|url=http://morth.nic.in/showfile.asp?lid=2924|title=State-wise length of National Highways (NH) in India |website=[[Ministry of Road Transport and Highways]]|access-date=21 January 2019}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2017/178535.pdf|title=NH 116 route notification|access-date=10 March 2019}}</ref>

==Route==
[[File:Renumbered National Highways map of India (Schematic).jpg|right|200px|thumb|Schematic map of National Highways in India]]
NH 116 connects [[Kolaghat]], [[Mecheda]], [[Nandakumar, Purba Medinipur|Nandakumar]] and [[Haldia]] port.

==Junctions==
{{RJL|date=November 2021}}
: {{jct|NH|16|country=IND}} Terminal near Kolaghat.<ref name=":0" />
: {{jct|NH|116B|country=IND}} near Nandakumar

==Toll Plaza==
There is only 1 toll plaza on this highway at Sonapetya

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

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* [https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/3198047 NH 16 on OpenStreetMap]
* [http://www.mapsofindia.com/driving-directions-maps/nh41-driving-directions-map.html] Route map of NH 41

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{{Indian Highways Network}}
{{IND NH16 sr}}
{{National and State Highways in West Bengal}}

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[[Category:Transport in Haldia]]
[[Category:National highways in India]]
[[Category:National Highways in West Bengal]]

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National Highway 116 (India) - Revision history

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