National Highway 16 (India)

National Highway 16
National Highway 16
	Map of National Highway 16 in red
	Godavari 4th Bridge at Rajamahendravaram City on NH16 new alignment
Route information
	Part of AH45
Length	1,711 km (1,063 mi) GQ: 1711 km (Chennai–Kolkata)
Major junctions
North end	Dankuni, Kolkata, West Bengal
	List NH 19 in Dankuni (Near Kolkata); Belghoria Expressway in Dankuni(Near Kolkata); NH 116 in Kolaghat; NH 116B in Panskura; NH 116A in Panskura; NH 14 in Kharagpur; NH 49 in Kharagpur ; NH 49 in Jharpokharia; NH 18 in Balasore; NH 316A in Bhadrak; NH 20 in Panikoili; NH 53 in Chandikhole; NH 53 in Haridaspur; NH 55 in Cuttack; NH 316 in Bhubaneswar; NH 57 in Khordha; NH 59 in Brahmapur; NH 26 in Rajapulova near Vizag; NH 216 in Kattipudi; NH 216A in Rajamahendravaram; NH 516E in Rajamahendravaram; NH 365BB in Kovvur near Rajahmundry; 516D in Devarapalli near Rajahmundry; NH 216A near Eluru; NH 65 in Vijayawada; NH 216 in Ongole; NH 71 in Naidupeta; NH 4 in Chennai; NH 45 in Chennai; NH 205 in Chennai ;
South end	Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Location
Country	India
States	West Bengal: 111.7 km; Odisha: 488 km; Andhra Pradesh: 1,024 km; Tamil Nadu: 45 km
Primary; destinations	Kolkata (junction of NH 49)–Balasore–Bhadrak —Bhubaneswar– Brahmapur–Srikakulam–Visakhapatnam–Rajamahendravaram–Eluru–Vijayawada–Guntur–Ongole–Nellore–Chennai
Highway system
	Roads in India; Expressways; National; State; Asian;

National Highway 16 (NH 16) is a major National Highway in India that runs along east coast of West Bengal, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu.^[1] It was previously known as National Highway 5.

The northern terminal starts at Dankuni National Highway 19 near Kolkata and the southern terminal is at Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It is a part of the Golden Quadrilateral project to connect India's major cities.^[2]^[3]

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^ "List of National Highways passing through A.P. State". Roads and Buildings Department. Government of Andhra Pradesh. Archived from the original on 28 March 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2016.