National Highway 16 (NH 16) or Grand Northern Trunk Road also known as Chennai - Kolkata Highway is a major National Highway in India that runs along east coast of West Bengal, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu. It was previously known as National Highway 5.
The northern terminal starts at Dankuni near Kolkata, West Bengal and the southern terminal ends at Nallur near Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It is a part of the Golden Quadrilateral project to connect India's major cities.
Route
Many cities and towns across the states of West Bengal, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and Tamil Nadu are connected by National Highway 16. NH 16 has a total length of and passes through the states of West Bengal, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.
Route length in states:
Junctions list
West Bengal
near Kolkata
near Kolkata
near Kolaghat
near Panskura
near Kharagpur
near Kharagpur
Odisha
near Baleshwar
near Bhadrak
near Panikoili
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 Gundugolanu near Eluru
at Vijayawada
near Guntur
Chilakaluripet
near Ongole
Singarayakonda
Kavali
Nellore
Naidupeta
Tamil Nadu
Janappachataram
Chennai
Chennai Terminal point
Toll plazas
The toll plazas from Kolkata to Chennai are listed below:
West Bengal
Dhulagori
Debra
Rampura (Kharagpur)
Odisha
Laxmannath (Jaleshwar)
Balasore
Bhandari Pokhari (Bhadrak)
Manguli
Godipada
Gurapali
Andhra Pradesh
Bellupada
Palasa
Madapam (Srikakulam)
Chilakapalem (Srikakulam)
Nathavalasa
Aganampudi (Visakhapatnam)
Vempadu
Krishnavaram
Ethakota (NH 216A)
Unguturu (NH 216A)
Kovvur state toll plaza at Godavari (EGK ROAD)
Veeravalli Yarnagudem Toll plaza (EGK ROAD)
Kalaparru (Eluru)
Pottipadu
Kaza (Guntur)
Bollapali
Tanguturu
Musunnur
Venkatachalam
Budanam
Sullurupeta
Tamil Nadu
Gummidipoondi
Nallur (Chennai)
See also
Gallery
References
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