National Highway 4 (India, old numbering)

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See also: National Highway 48 (India) and EVR Periyar Salai

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National Highway 4
Road map of India with National Highway 4 highlighted in solid blue colour
Route information
Part of AH45 AH47
Length1,235 km (767 mi)
Major junctions
FromMumbai, Maharashtra
Major intersections
List
in Chennai
ToChennai, Tamil Nadu
Location
Country
Sira - Tumkur - Bangalore - Kolar - Chittoor - Thiruvalam - Ranipet - Walajapet - Sriperumbudur - Chennai
Highway system
←
NH 4A

National Highway 4 (NH 4) was a major

National Highway 48 (India)
. National Highway 4 was known as P.B.Road (Pune-Bangalore Road) in many parts of Maharashtra and Karnataka states before it was renumbered.

Route

NH 4 constituted roughly 90% of the

Ranibennur, Davanagere, Chitradurga, Tumkur, Bangalore, Kolar, Kanchipuram, and Sriperumbudur. The Bangalore-Chennai section of the highway is supplemented by the triangle of National Highways NH 7, NH 46, and returns to NH 4 at Walajapet in Vellore district
. In some areas, one side of the highway is made of concrete while the other side is of tar. To overcome heavy traffic between
NHAI had planned to build the Bangalore–Chennai Expressway which allows vehicles to ply at a max speed 120kmph.It will start from Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu and terminate at Hosakote near Bangalore in Karnataka
which is nearly 240 km.

The NH 4 by-passed Pune from Dehu Road to Katraj. The Pune bypass has 4 lanes. There is a partial service lane which cannot be called as motorable. Now, it is being widened by two more lanes, making it a 6-lane road from Dehu Road to Katraj since it is also used by the people of Pune as the city is growing on the other side of the highway too. NH 4 now also bypasses the busy Katraj ghat in Pune by a tunnel which saves almost one hour of travel on NH 4.

NH 4 bypasses Sangli at about 40 km (25 mi). There are two exits for Sangli–Miraj twin cities on NH 4. Both exits form a triangle with NH 4 and Sangli is about 40 km (25 mi) from each exit. Peth Naka exit is used by vehicles coming from Mumbai and Pune towards Sangli. Shiroli Naka exit is used by vehicles coming from Bangalore, Hubli, Belgaum and Kolhapur to reach Sangli. The proposed 4 lane Ratnagiri-Nagpur National Highway NH 204 meets National Highway NH 4 at Shiroli Naka about 35 km from Sangli.[2]

Major towns and cities

Davangere
City
NH 4 in Karnataka

Maharashtra:

Karnataka:

Andhra Pradesh

Tamil Nadu:

See also

References

  1. ^ http://www.nhai.org/NH4_Mumbai_Chennai_english.htm Map of NH4 from the National Highways Authority of India
  2. ^ http://www.mapsofindia.com/driving-directions-maps/nh4-driving-directions-map.html NH 4 on MapsofIndia

External links

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