National Highway 1A (NH 1A) was a National Highway in

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that connected the

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and the rest of India. The northern terminal was in Uri in Jammu and Kashmir and the southern terminal was in

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

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and shut-offs because of

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or landslides common in Winter months. The famous Jawahar Tunnel that connects Jammu with the Kashmir Valley across the

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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 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.
Highways-Source-National Highways Authority of India (NHAI)

References

External links

Old NH 1A on OpenStreetMap

1A 1A 1A 1A National highways in India (old numbering) Transport in Jalandhar {{India-NH-stub

Renumbering

National Highways Development Project

See also

References

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