The Indian government is focusing heavily on building the infrastructure of the nation. The major chunk of the business infrastructure involves road networks. Today in this article will discuss some of the longest national highways in India. These National Highways play an important role in the transport of goods and peoples throughout the nation and connect them to extreme parts of the nation. Moreover these Highways are also an important part of the Nation’s growth. Let’s discuss the top 10 longest national highways in India.
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1. NH-7
The approximately 3,754 km long NH 7 is the largest highway in the country. This highway connects about 21 major cities of the country. This highway originates from Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu and ends in Jammu and Kashmir. It passes through Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab, Haryana, Telangana, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. It is one of the most important part of the road transport Network of India and currently is one of the largest Highways in India.
2. NH-27
The approximately 3,507 km long NH 27 is the second longest highway in the country. This highway passes through about 7 states and about 27 cities. It ends in Porbandar, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Assam. Being one of the largest Highways in India, NH-27 plays an important role in ensuring connectivity across India, it also helps in boosting the economic activities across different state borders.
3. NH-48
The third largest national highway of the country is NH-48. The total length of this highway is approximately 2,807 kilometres. It passes through the Indian capital Delhi and ends in Chennai, South India. It passes through the states of Haryana, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu etc. The highway plays an important role in connecting the northern and southern India establishing a connecting link between both of these parts and facilitating exchange of goods and people.
4. NH-52
The approximately 2,317 km long NH 52 is the fourth longest highway in the country. Although earlier its name was NH-17, now it is NH-52. It goes from Sanguru, Punjab to Karnataka via Ankola. Moreover being one of the longest national highways in India, the government is planning to make it an eight lane highway soon. However this process will start in the third term of BJP so the citizens have to still wait for it.
5. NH-30
Earlier NH-221 was at the fifth position among the largest highways of the country but now it is NH-30. The length of this highway is approximately 2,040 kilometres. This highway passes through Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh. The National Highway Authority of India is planning to further enhance the experience of NH-30. Currently facilities such as Roadside assistance, NHAI Medicare and petrol fillup vans are available on this highway.
6. NH-6
The approximately 1,873 km long NH-6 is the sixth largest national highway in the country. This highway connects cities and states like Jorabhat, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand etc. NH-6 Plays an important role in connecting north eastern India with the mainland. The north east region of the Indian Peninsula is largely inaccessible due to only one way of transport being present there which is the chicken neck corridor. The NH-6 has an important duty to make sure that there is connection between both the places.
7. NH-53
NH-53 is at number seven. The total length of this highway is approximately 1949 kilometres. Works to connect cities like Gujarat, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, etc. It was earlier known as NH46. Being one of the longest highway in India, NH-53 serves as an important economic corridor for the west and central Indian belt. Furthermore it is also an important Highway as it connects two of the major financial states in India Gujarat and Maharashtra. Thus becoming an effective route for the transport of goods and people.
8. NH-16
NH-16 was earlier known as NH-5. This is the eighth largest highway in the country. The total length of this highway is approximately 1,711 kilometers. This is the East Coast, P. Works to connect Bengal to Chennai and Tamil Nadu.  The highway plays an important role in connecting this southernmost part of India to eastern India. Being one of the longest national highways in India, NHAI takes special care of this highway.
9. NH-66
NH-66 is approximately 1,622 kilometers long and is the ninth longest national highway in the country. However, before this it was also known as NH-17. It goes from Panvel to Kanyakumari.  Now this is a highway that connects to extreme or rather to very far along places in India. Originating from Mumbai it takes all the way to the end of the Indian border in the south.
10. NH-19
NH-19 is last but not the least in the list of Top 10 biggest highways in India. The length of the highway is approximately 1,435 kilometres. It mainly works to connect Delhi and Kolkata. It was earlier also known as NH-20. This highway plays a major role in connecting north and eastern India.
So this was the list of top 10 longest highways in India that you should look out for. For the purpose of understanding and learning of the country you should at least remember the longest Highway as they play a major role in the development process of the nation.