National Highway 16 (NH 16) is a major

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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 fou ...

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 state in southern India. It is the tenth largest Indian state by area and the sixth largest by population. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu is the home of the Tamil people, whose Tamil language ...

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

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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

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. It is a part of the Golden Quadrilateral 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 state in India situated on the south-central stretch of the Indian peninsula on the high Deccan Plateau. It is the eleventh-largest state and the twelfth-most populated state in India with a geographical area of and 35 ...

, 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 Visakhapatnam, INS Kursura submarine museu ...

File:Rps20160709 141628.jpg, NH-16 near Mangalagiri File:NH5 Ongole.jpg, NH-16 near Ongole File:NH5.jpg, NH-16 in Tamil Nadu File:Kovvur 4th bridge 002.jpg, Godavari Fourth Bridge at Rajamahendravaram

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