National Highway 3 (India, old numbering) - Revision history

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			{{Short description\|Old numbering of road in India}}
	{{For \| the current National Highway 3 from Amritsar to Manali\|National Highway 3 (India)}}		{{For \| the current National Highway 3 from Amritsar to Manali\|National Highway 3 (India)}}
	{{Use dmy dates\|date=February 2017}}		{{Use dmy dates\|date=February 2017}}
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	~~\|length_km= 1161~~
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	\| id= Q643149\|title=National Highway 3\|text= Interactive Map of Old National Highway '''3''' in red }}		\| id= Q643149\|title=National Highway 3\|text= Interactive Map of Old National Highway '''3''' in red }}
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	[[File:NH3_-_Mumbai_-_Nashik_Highway.jpg\|right\|thumb\|Agra-~~Bombay~~ Highway near [[Dhule]], Maharashtra]]		[[File:NH3_-_Mumbai_-_Nashik_Highway.jpg\|right\|thumb\|Agra-Mumbai Highway near [[Dhule]], Maharashtra]]
	'''National Highway 3''' (old number), or Old national '''NH 3''', commonly referred to as the [[Agra]]–[[~~Bombay~~]] Road or just Agra Road in ~~Bombay~~, was a major Indian [[National Highway (India)\|National Highway]] that ran through the states of [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Rajasthan]], [[Madhya Pradesh]] and [[Maharashtra]] in India.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://morth.nic.in/writereaddata/sublink2images/NH_StartEnding_Station8634854396.htm \|title=Archived copy \|access-date=2011-07-20 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20090410062034/http%3A//morth%2Enic%2Ein/writereaddata/sublink2images/NH_StartEnding_Station8634854396%2Ehtm \|archive-date=10 April 2009 \|df=dmy-all }} Details of National Highways in India-Source-Govt. of India</ref> The national highway still exists but its various segments have been assigned new numbers as stated in the following section.		'''National Highway 3''' (old number), or Old national '''NH 3''', commonly referred to as the [[Agra]]–[[Mumbai]] Road or just Agra Road in Mumbai, was a major Indian [[National Highway (India)\|National Highway]] that ran through the states of [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Rajasthan]], [[Madhya Pradesh]] and [[Maharashtra]] in India.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://morth.nic.in/writereaddata/sublink2images/NH_StartEnding_Station8634854396.htm \|title=Archived copy \|access-date=2011-07-20 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20090410062034/http%3A//morth%2Enic%2Ein/writereaddata/sublink2images/NH_StartEnding_Station8634854396%2Ehtm \|archive-date=10 April 2009 \|df=dmy-all }} Details of National Highways in India-Source-Govt. of India</ref> The national highway still exists but its various segments have been assigned new numbers as stated in the following section.

	'''National Highway 3A''' was a branch highway between [[Bharatpur, Rajasthan\|Bharatpur]] and terminated at [[Dholpur]], [[Rajasthan]].		'''National Highway 3A''' was a branch highway between [[Bharatpur, Rajasthan\|Bharatpur]] and terminated at [[Dholpur]], [[Rajasthan]].

	==Route==		==Route==
	The highway originated in [[Agra]] in Uttar Pradesh, generally travelled southwest through [[Dholpur]] in Rajasthan, [[Morena]], [[Gwalior]], [[Shivpuri]], [[Guna, India\|Guna]], [[Biaora]], [[Maksi]], [[Dewas]], [[Indore]] ~~and~~ [[Julwania]] in Madhya Pradesh, and [[Dhule]], [[Malegaon]], [[Nashik]], [[Thane]] and terminated at [[~~Bombay~~]]. The length of the old NH 3 was ~~1,190 ~~km.		The highway originated in [[Agra]] in Uttar Pradesh, generally travelled southwest through [[Dholpur]] in Rajasthan, [[Morena, Madhya Pradesh\|Morena]], [[Gwalior]], [[Shivpuri]], [[Guna, India\|Guna]], [[Biaora]], [[Maksi]], [[Dewas]], [[Indore]], [[Julwania]] & [[Sendhwa]] in Madhya Pradesh, and [[Shirpur]], [[Nardana]], [[Dhule]], [[Malegaon]], [[Nashik]], [[Thane]] and terminated at [[Mumbai]]. The length of the old '''NH-3''' was {{convert\|1260.25\|km\|mi}}.

	The stretch between Agra and Gwalior was marked as the [[North–South and East–West Corridor\|North–South corridor]] by the [[National Highways Authority of India]]. After it entered Bombay, the highway was known as [[Eastern Express Highway]]. The stretch from ~~Bombay~~ to Nashik ~~became~~ [[Mumbai Nashik Expressway]].		The stretch between Agra and Gwalior was marked as the [[North–South and East–West Corridor\|North–South corridor]]/'''NH-44''' by the [[National Highways Authority of India]]. The stretch between Gwalior & Biaora is marked as '''NH-46''' & the stretch between Biaora & Dhule is now marked as '''NH-52''' by the [[National Highways Authority of India]]. The stretch from Mumbai to Nashik is now [[Mumbai Nashik Expressway]]. After it entered Bombay, the highway was known as [[Eastern Express Highway]].
			Currently, the stretch between Agra and Gwalior is four-lane. The stretch from Gwalior via Shivpuri, Guna, Maksi up to Dewas road is now four-lane. The condition between Shivpuri and Maksi is newly constructed and good. Now the Condition of the road from Dewas to [[Indore]] is six lanes and it continues till Rau (Indore). The road from Rau (Indore) to Mumbai has four lanes but the highway passed through congested Nasik city. Now an elevated expressway of {{convert\|25.27\|km\|mi}} has been built to solve the problem of congestion. Stretch from Nashik to Mumbai is 4-lane [[Mumbai Nashik Expressway]]. The stretch from Pimpalgaon Bsawant - Nashik - Gondhe is 6 Lane expressway. The stretch from Padgha to Thane 8 lane is in progress.

	Currently, the stretch between Agra and Gwalior is four-lane. The stretch from Gwalior via Shivpuri, Guna, Maksi up to Dewas road is now four-lane. The condition between Shivpuri and Maksi is newly constructed and good. Now the Condition .		==New NH numbers of Agra-Mumbai road==

	The road from Dewas to [[Indore]] is six lanes and it continues till Rau (Indore). The road from Rau (Indore) to Mumbai has four lanes but the highway passed through congested Nasik city. Now an elevated expressway of 25 km has been built to solve the problem of congestion. Stretch from Nashik to Mumbai is 4-lane [[Mumbai Nashik Expressway]].
	~~The stretch from Pimpalgaon Bsawant - Nashik - Gondhe is 6 Lane expressway. The stretch from Padgha to Thane 8 lane is in progress.~~

	==New NH numbers of Agra-~~Bombay~~ road==
	After [[List of National Highways in India by highway number\|renumbering]] of all national highways by [[National Highway Authority of India]] in 2010, the former NH 3 has been broken into several new national highway numbers and the old NH 3 number has ceased to exist.		After [[List of National Highways in India by highway number\|renumbering]] of all national highways by [[National Highway Authority of India]] in 2010, the former NH 3 has been broken into several new national highway numbers and the old NH 3 number has ceased to exist.

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	==See also==		==See also==
	* [[List of ~~National Highways~~ in India ~~by highway number~~]]		* [[List of national highways in India]]
	* [[National Highways Development Project]]		* [[National Highways Development Project]]

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{{For | the current National Highway 3 from Amritsar to Manali|National Highway 3 (India)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2017}}
{{infobox road
|country=IND
|type=NH
|route= 3
|length_km= 1161
| map = {{Maplink|frame=yes|frame-width=300|frame-height=300|frame-align=center|type=line|stroke-width=3
| id= Q643149|title=National Highway 3|text= Interactive Map of Old National Highway '''3''' in red }}
| map_custom = yes
|image=Nashik Mumbai NH3.jpg
|image_notes=Old NH 3 Nashik - Mumbai, Maharashtra
|direction_a= North
|terminus_a= [[Agra]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]
|destinations= [[Agra]]–[[Gwalior]]–[[Indore]]–[[Dhule]]–[[Nashik]]–[[Mumbai]]
|direction_b=South
|terminus_b= [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]]
|junction= {{collapsible list| [[National Highway 2 (India)|NH 2]] in [[Agra]]|[[National Highway 11 (India)|NH 11]] in Agra|[[National Highway 93 (India)|NH 93]] in Agra|[[National Highway 11B (India)|NH 11B]] in [[Dholpur]]|[[National Highway 75 (India)|NH 75]] in [[Gwalior]]|[[National Highway 92 (India)|NH 92]] in Gwalior|[[National Highway 25 (India)|NH 25]] in [[Shivpuri]]|[[National Highway 76 (India)|NH 76]] in Shivpuri|[[National Highway 12 (India)|NH 12]] in Biaora|[[National Highway 86 (India)|NH 86]] in [[Dewas]]|[[National Highway 59 (India)|NH 59]] in [[Indore]]|[[National Highway 59A (India)|NH 59A]] in Indore|[[National Highway 6 (India)|NH 6]] in [[Dhule]]|[[National Highway 211 (India)|NH 211]] in Dhule|[[National Highway 50 (India)|NH 50]] in Nashik|[[National Highway 222 (India)|NH 222]] in [[Kalyan, India|Kalyan]]|[[National Highway 4 (India)|NH 4]] near [[Thane]]|[[National Highway 8 (India)|NH 8]] in [[Mumbai]] }}
|length_notes= [[North–South and East–West Corridor|NS]]: 95 km (Agra–Gwalior)<br />[[National Highways Development Project|Phase III]]: 375 km
|states=[[Uttar Pradesh]]: 26 km<br>[[Rajasthan]]: 32 km<br>[[Madhya Pradesh]]: 712 km<br>[[Maharashtra]]: 391 km
|previous_type=NH
|previous_route=2A
|next_type=NH
|next_route=4
|ahn={{Jct|country=IND|AH|43}}{{Jct|country=IND|AH|47}}
}}
[[File:NH3_-_Mumbai_-_Nashik_Highway.jpg|right|thumb|Agra-Bombay Highway near [[Dhule]], Maharashtra]]
'''National Highway 3''' (old number), or Old national '''NH 3''', commonly referred to as the [[Agra]]–[[Bombay]] Road or just Agra Road in Bombay, was a major Indian [[National Highway (India)|National Highway]] that ran through the states of [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Rajasthan]], [[Madhya Pradesh]] and [[Maharashtra]] in India.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://morth.nic.in/writereaddata/sublink2images/NH_StartEnding_Station8634854396.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=2011-07-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20090410062034/http%3A//morth%2Enic%2Ein/writereaddata/sublink2images/NH_StartEnding_Station8634854396%2Ehtm |archive-date=10 April 2009 |df=dmy-all }} Details of National Highways in India-Source-Govt. of India</ref> The national highway still exists but its various segments have been assigned new numbers as stated in the following section.

'''National Highway 3A''' was a branch highway between [[Bharatpur, Rajasthan|Bharatpur]] and terminated at [[Dholpur]], [[Rajasthan]].

==Route==
The highway originated in [[Agra]] in Uttar Pradesh, generally travelled southwest through [[Dholpur]] in Rajasthan, [[Morena]], [[Gwalior]], [[Shivpuri]], [[Guna, India|Guna]], [[Biaora]], [[Maksi]], [[Dewas]], [[Indore]] and [[Julwania]] in Madhya Pradesh, and [[Dhule]], [[Malegaon]], [[Nashik]], [[Thane]] and terminated at [[Bombay]]. The length of the old NH 3 was 1,190 km.

The stretch between Agra and Gwalior was marked as the [[North–South and East–West Corridor|North–South corridor]] by the [[National Highways Authority of India]]. After it entered Bombay, the highway was known as [[Eastern Express Highway]]. The stretch from Bombay to Nashik became [[Mumbai Nashik Expressway]].

Currently, the stretch between Agra and Gwalior is four-lane. The stretch from Gwalior via Shivpuri, Guna, Maksi up to Dewas road is now four-lane. The condition between Shivpuri and Maksi is newly constructed and good. Now the Condition .

The road from Dewas to [[Indore]] is six lanes and it continues till Rau (Indore). The road from Rau (Indore) to Mumbai has four lanes but the highway passed through congested Nasik city. Now an elevated expressway of 25 km has been built to solve the problem of congestion. Stretch from Nashik to Mumbai is 4-lane [[Mumbai Nashik Expressway]].
The stretch from Pimpalgaon Bsawant - Nashik - Gondhe is 6 Lane expressway. The stretch from Padgha to Thane 8 lane is in progress.

==New NH numbers of Agra-Bombay road==
After [[List of National Highways in India by highway number|renumbering]] of all national highways by [[National Highway Authority of India]] in 2010, the former NH 3 has been broken into several new national highway numbers and the old NH 3 number has ceased to exist.

* Agra - Gwalior is [[National Highway 44 (India)|NH 44]].
* Gwalior - [[Biaora]] is [[National Highway 46 (India)|NH 46]].
* Biaora - Dhule is [[National Highway 52 (India)|NH 52]].
* Dhule - Nashik is [[National Highway 60 (India)|NH 60]].
* Nashik - Mumbra is [[National Highway 160 (India)|NH 160]].
* Mumbra (Reti Bunder) - Thane / Navi Mumbai is [[National Highway 48 (India)|NH 48]].

==See also==
* [[List of National Highways in India by highway number]]
* [[National Highways Development Project]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/963711 Old NH 3 on OpenStreetMap]
* [http://www.mapsofindia.com/driving-directions-maps/nh3-driving-directions-map.html NH 3 on MapsofIndia]

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[[Category:Transport in Agra]]
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