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{{For | the old National Highway 55|National Highway 110 (India)}}<br />
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2025}}<br />
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{{infobox road<br />
| country = IND<br />
| type = NH<br />
| route = 55<br />
| length_km = 265<br />
| map = National Highway 42 (India).png<br />
| previous_type = NH<br />
| previous_route = 53<br />
| next_type = NH<br />
| next_route = 16<br />
}}<br />
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'''National Highway 55''' (Previously '''NH42''') is a [[National Highway (India)|National Highway]] in India connecting [[Sambalpur]] and [[Paradeep|Cuttack]] in Indian state of Odisha.<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> Starting from [[National Highway 53 (India)|NH 53]] in Maneswar, [[Sambalpur]], it terminates at [[National Highway 53 (India)|NH 16]] in [[Manguli]](Cuttack).<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2015/166114.pdf|title=Ministry of Road Transport and Highways Notification Sep 2015|website=[[The Gazette of India]]|access-date=7 May 2018}}</ref> it is also known as [[Cuttack]] – [[Sambalpur]] Highway. Before renumbering of national highways of India, route of NH-55 was part of old national highway 42.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2011/E_574_2012_016.pdf|title=New Numbering of National Highways notification – Government of India|website=[[The Gazette of India]]|access-date=20 June 2019}}</ref> This national highway is {{convert|265|km|mi|abbr=on}} long.<ref name=":1">{{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=20 June 2019}}</ref> It acts as an alternate route of [[National Highway 53 (India)|NH 53]] between [[Sambalpur]] & [[Panikoili]]i.<br />
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== Routes ==<br />
NH-55 connects [[Maneswar]] at [[Sambalpur]], [[Redhakhol]], [[Bamur railway station|Bamur]], [[Boinda]], [[Badakera]], [[Angul]], [[Dhenkanal]], and terminates at [[Manguli]] near [[Cuttack]] in the state of [[Odisha]].<br />
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== Junctions == <br />
{{Exit list|date=November 2021}} <br />
: {{jct|NH|53|country=IND}} Terminal near Sambalpur.<ref name=":0" /><br />
: {{jct|NH|153B|country=IND}} at [[Rairakhol|Redhakhol]],<br />
: {{jct|NH|655|country=IND}} at [[Angul]]<br />
: {{jct|NH|655|country=IND}} at [[Khuntuni]] near [[Dhenkanal, India|Dhenkanal]]<br />
: {{jct|NH|16|country=IND}} Terminal near [[Cuttack]].<ref name=":0" /><br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[List of national highways in India]]<br />
* [[List of national highways in India by state]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
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* [http://openstreetmap.org/browse/relation/3247298 NH 55 on OpenStreetMap]<br />
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{{Indian Highways Network}}<br />
{{IND NH55 sr}}<br />
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[[Category:National highways of India]]<br />
[[Category:National highways in Odisha]]<br />
[[Category:Transport in Sambalpur]]<br />
[[Category:Transport in Cuttack]]<br />
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