National Highway 1A (NH 1A) was a

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that connected the

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and the rest of India. The northern terminal was in

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and the southern terminal was in

Jalandhar Jalandhar is the third most-populous city in the Indian state of Punjab and the largest city in Doaba region. Jalandhar lies alongside the Grand Trunk Road and is a well-connected rail and road junction. Jalandhar is northwest of the state ...

. Stretches of old NH 1A ran through some extremely treacherous

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and shut-offs because of avalanches or

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common in Winter months. The famous Jawahar Tunnel that connects Jammu with the Kashmir Valley across the Pir Panjal Range falls en route. The total length of NH 1A was 663 km. New tunnels on the road were planned to reduce the distance between the two cities by 82 km and the travel time by two-thirds. Most of these tunnels such as

Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee Tunnel Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee Tunnel, also known as Chenani-Nashri Tunnel is a road tunnel in Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is located in the Lower Himalayas, on National Highway 44. Construction started in 2011 and was completed by 2017. It is In ...

and new Banihal double_road_tunnel have been executed and commissioned.

Renumbering

NH 1A number now does not exist and old NH 1A is now a part of new NH 1 and NH 44 after renumbering of all national highways in the year 2010.

National Highways Development Project

Approximately stretch of NH 1A from

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is a part of the North-South Corridor.
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Old NH 1A on OpenStreetMap

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Renumbering

National Highways Development Project

See also

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