National Highway 16 (NH 16) is a major National Highway in India that runs along east coast of

West Bengal West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of . West Bengal is the fourt ...

Odisha Odisha (English: , ), formerly Orissa ( the official name until 2011), is an Indian state located in Eastern India. It is the 8th largest state by area, and the 11th largest by population. The state has the third largest population of ...

Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to the ...

, and

Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a States and union territories of India, state in southern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, tenth largest Indian state by area and the List of states and union territories of India ...

. It was previously known as National Highway 5. The northern terminal starts at Dankuni

National Highway 19 Route 19, or Highway 19, may refer to: For roads named "A19", see list of A19 roads. International * Asian Highway 19 * European route E19 * European route E019 Canada * Alberta Highway 19 * British Columbia Highway 19 * Manitoba Highway 19 ...

near

Kolkata Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , the official name until 2001) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal, on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary business, comme ...

and the southern terminal is at

Chennai Chennai (, ), formerly known as Madras ( the official name until 1996), is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost Indian state. The largest city of the state in area and population, Chennai is located on the Coromandel Coast of th ...

. It is a part of the

Golden Quadrilateral The Golden Quadrilateral ( hi, स्वर्णिम चतुर्भुज, Svarnim Chaturbhuj; abbreviated GQ) is a national highway network connecting several major industrial, agricultural and cultural centres of India. It forms a ...

project to connect India's major cities.

Route

Renumbered National Highways map of India (Schematic)

Many cities and towns across the states of

Telangana Telangana (; , ) is a States and union territories of India, state in India situated on the south-central stretch of the Indian subcontinent, Indian peninsula on the high Deccan Plateau. It is the List of states and union territories of India b ...

, and

are connected by National Highway 16. NH 16 has a total length of and passes through the states of

and

. Route length in states: *

: *

Junctions list

;West Bengal : near Kolkata : near Kolkata : near Kolaghat : near Panskura : near Kharagpur : near Kharagpur ;Odisha : near Baleshwar : near Panikholi : near Chandikhol : near Cuttack : near Bhubaneswar : near Khordha : near Palur : near Brahmapur : near Brahmapur ;Andhra Pradesh : near Narasannapeta : near Natavalsa : at Kathipudi : at Rajamahendravaram : at Rajamahendravaram : at Kovvur near Rajamahendravaram : at Devarapalli : at Gondugolanu near Eluru : at Vijayawada : near Guntur : Chilakaluripet : near Ongole : Singarayakonda : Kavali : Nellore : Naidupeta ;Tamil Nadu : Janappachataram : Chennai : Chennai Terminal point

Toll Plaza

The toll plazas from Kolkata to Chennai are listed below: ;West Bengal :Dhulagori :Debra :Rampura (Kharagpur) ;Odisha :Laxmannath (Jaleshwar) :Balasore :Panikoili :Manguli :Godipada :Gurapali ;Andhra Pradesh :Bellupada :Palasa :Madapam (Srikakulam) :Chilakapalem (Srikakulam) :Nathavalasa :Aganampudi (Visakhapatnam) :Vempadu :Krishnavaram :Ethakota :Unguturu :Kalaparru :Pottipadu :Kaza :Bollapali :Tanguturu :Musunnur :Venkatachalam :Buchanan :Sullurupeta ;Tamil Nadu :Gummidipoondi :Nallur (Chennai)

Gallery

File:National Highway 16 (old NH 5) at Visakhapatnam.jpg, NH 16 view at

Visakhapatnam , image_alt = , image_caption = From top, left to right: Visakhapatnam aerial view, Vizag seaport, Simhachalam Temple, Aerial view of Rushikonda Beach, Beach road, Novotel, Novotel Visakhapatnam, INS Kursura (S20), INS ...

File:Rps20160709 141628.jpg, NH-16 near

Mangalagiri Mangalagiri is a South Suburb of Vijayawada in Guntur district of Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The town is a part of Mangalagiri Tadepalle Municipal Corporation and part of Tenali revenue division. It is a major sub urban of Vijayawada and ...

File:NH5 Ongole.jpg, NH-16 near

Ongole Ongole is a city in Prakasam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the headquarters of Prakasam district and also the mandal headquarters of Ongole mandal in Ongole revenue division. Ongole cattle, an indigenous breed of oxen, d ...

File:NH5.jpg, NH-16 in Tamil Nadu File:Kovvur 4th bridge 002.jpg,

Godavari Fourth Bridge The Godavari Fourth Bridge or Kovvur–Rajahmundry 4th Bridge is built across Godavari River in Rajahmundry, India. This dual bridge connects Kovvur to Diwancheruvu Junction in Rajamahendravaram in via Katheru, Konthamuru, Palacherla areas in Ra ...

Rajamahendravaram Rajahmundry, officially known as Rajamahendravaram, is a city in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh and District headquarters of East Godavari district. It is the sixth most populated city in the state. During British rule, the District of Rajah ...

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