At a glance: 5 longest National Highways of India

New Delhi: India has the second largest road network in the world. As of 2013, the nation has a road network of over 4,689,842 kilometres.From the corner of rural villages to the highrise building of metro cities, Indian road network has a very wide range of trap.Roads in India play a very vital role in developing the infrastructure and help in boosting the economy as well.India's road network carries over 65 percent of its freight and about 85 percent of passenger traffic.National Highways connect every major city of India from north to south to east to west.Below is the list of five longest NHs in the country.National Highway 7Length: 2,369 km From: Varanasi to KanyakumariRoute: Varanasi-Jabalpur-Nagpur-Hyderabad-Bangalore-Madurai-KanyakumariThis highway starts from the area Hyderabad Gate in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.The 2,369 km long road is the longest National Highway of India and one of the major road network between south and north India.As per the recent rationalization of highway numbers this highway is proposed to be renamed as NH 44, but it is still named as NH 7 as per official government records.It cross six states and connects major Indian cities like Varanasi, Nagpur, Hyderabad, Bangalore and Madurai.Some portion of the NH 7 is part of North-South Corridor and Golden Quadrilateral highway projects.NH 7 is maintained by Central Public Works Department (CPWD).National Highway 6Length: 1,949 kmFrom: Hajira to KolkataRoute: Hajira-Surat-Dhule-Nagpur-Raipur-Sambalpur-KolkataThe 1,949 km long road is the second longest National Highway of India. It runs through the west to east corner via six states.Many cities and towns of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Jharkhand and West Bengal are connected by National Highway 6.It is officially listed as running over 1,949 km from Mumbai to Kolkata.It is also known as Mumbai Road.Recently, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, gave its nod for development of the four-laning of the Singhara-Binjabahal section of National Highway 6 in Odisha.National Highway 5Length: 1,533 kmFrom: Cuttack to ChennaiRoute: Bhubaneswar-Visakhapatnam-Vijayawada-Nellore-ChennaiThe east coast highway NH 5 run through the coastal region of India and connects Orissa, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. It is one of the major highways in India, originates at the Junction of NH 6 near Cuttack in Odisha. It is the third longest NH in India.NH 5 is a part of the Golden Quadrilateral project undertaken by National Highways Development Project.NH 5 runs for a distance of 1,533 km -- Odisha - 488 km, Andhra Pradesh - 1,000 km, Tamil Nadu - 45 km.In Tamil Nadu, NH 5 starts from Chennai and shortly enters Andhra Pradesh after Gummidipundi in Tiruvallur district. In Andhra Pradesh, it passes through most of the coastal towns in nine coastal districts including Nellore, Ongole, Chilakaluripet, Guntur, Vijayawada, and Eluru.National Highway 15Length: 1,526 kmFrom: Pathankot to SamakhialiRoute: Pathankot-Amritsar-Bhatinda-Bikaner-Jaisalmer-Kutch-SamakhialiNational Highway 15 is one of the major highway of northwestern India connecting Samakhiali of Gujarat to Pathankot in Punjab via Rajasthan.National Highway 15 is the 1,526 km long road network and connects major cities such as Amritsar, Jaisalmer and run of kutch.NH 15 is the fourth longest road in the country.The National Highway 15 traverses 350 km in Punjab, 906 km in Rajasthan and 270 km in Gujarat.At Bikaner in Rajasthan, the National Highway 11, which connects Jaisalmer and Fatehpur in the state, terminates on this Highway.National Highway 2Length: 1,465 kmFrom: Delhi to DankuniRoute: Faridabad-Mathura-Agra-Allahabad-Varanasi-Mughalsarai-Sasaram-Dhanbad-Durgapur-KolkataThe Delhi-Kolkata Road is known as National Highway 2. It is one of the busiest road networks in India.Most of the part of National Highway 2 constitutes historical Grand Trunk Road, the Asia's oldest and longest major road, along with NH 91 and NH 1.National Highway 2 also consist Belghoria Expressway, Durgapur Expressway, Kanpur Over-Bridge and Allahabad Bypass Expressway.It runs through the states of Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, and West Bengal.NH 2 is the fifth longest road network in India.It is officially listed as running over 1,465 km from Delhi to Kolkata. The kilometer counts in each of the states are Delhi (12), Haryana (74), Uttar Pradesh (752), Bihar (202), Jharkhand (190) and West Bengal (235).