National Highway 44, commonly referred to as NH 44(old NH 7), is major North-South National Highway in India that runs through the states of Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu. NH-44 was laid and is maintained by Central Public Works Department(CPWD).
Length: 2,369 km (1,472 mi)
GQ: 94 km (58 mi) (Bengaluru - Krishnagiri)
NS: 1828 km (Lakhnadon - Kanyakumari)
Major junctions
North end: Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
South end: Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu
Location
States: Uttar Pradesh: 128 km (80 mi)
Madhya Pradesh: 504 km (313 mi)
Maharashtra: 232 km (144 mi)
Andhra Pradesh: 754 km (469 mi)
Karnataka: 125 km (78 mi)
Tamil Nadu: 627 km (390 mi)
Primary
destinations: Varanasi - Rewa - Jabalpur - Nagpur - Hyderabad - Bangalore - Salem -Nammakal - Karur - Dindigul - Madurai - Virudhunagar - Kovilpatti - Tirunelveli - Kanyakumari
The highway connects several important Indian cities such as Varanasi, Rewa, Jabalpur, Nagpur, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Salem, Virudhunagar, Tirunelveli, Dindigul, Madurai. A major part of NH 44 covers the North-South Corridor of NHDP and it is officially listed as running over 2,369 km (1,472 mi) from Varanasi to Kanyakumari. It is the longest national highway in India. As per the recent rationalization of Highway numbers this is renamed as NH 44.
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