National Highway 1A (NH 1A) was a
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in
North India that connected the
Kashmir valley
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to
Jammu and the rest of India. The northern terminal was in
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in
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and the southern terminal was in
Jalandhar. Stretches of old NH 1A ran through some extremely treacherous
terrain and shut-offs because of
avalanches or
landslides 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
Srinagar
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to
Jalandhar is a part of the
North-South Corridor.
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See also
* Mughal Road
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* Leh-Manali Highway
* List of National Highways in India (by Highway Number)
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References
External links
Old NH 1A on OpenStreetMap
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National highways in India (old numbering)
Transport in Jalandhar
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