National Highway 53 (India)

National Highway 53
National Highway 53
	Map of National Highway 53 in red
	NH 53 in Chhattisgarh
Route information
	Part of AH46
Length	1,849 km (1,149 mi) Bharatmala: 1,300 km (810 mi) (Dhule - Barkote)
Major junctions
West end	Hajira
East end	Paradeep Port
Location
Country	India
States	Gujarat, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Odisha
Highway system
	Roads in India; Expressways; National; State; Asian;

National Highway 53, combination of old (NH6 Surat-Kolkata), (NH200 Bilaspur-Chandikhole) & (NH5A Chandikhole-Paradeep) is a national highway in India.^[1] It connects Hajira in Gujarat and Paradeep port in Odisha. NH-53 traverses the states of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and Odisha in India.^[2] The road is the part of AH46 network in India and it is officially listed as running over 1975 km (1227 mi) from Kolkata to Surat. it is also known as Surat - Kolkata Highway. It passes through Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and Odisha states.^[3]

The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) has created a Guinness World Record of constructing the longest highway stretch of 75 kilometres (km) between Amravati and Akola in the least time--105 hours and 33 minutes. The newly constructed road is part of National Highway 53.

^ "New Numbering of National Highways notification - Government of India" (PDF). The Gazette of India. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
^ "State-wise length of National Highways in India". Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
^ "Rationalisation of Numbering Systems of National Highways" (PDF). New Delhi: Department of Road Transport and Highways. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2012.

[:0-1] "New Numbering of National Highways notification - Government of India" (PDF). The Gazette of India. Retrieved 27 October 2018.

[:1-2] "State-wise length of National Highways in India". Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. Retrieved 27 October 2018.

[renumber-3] "Rationalisation of Numbering Systems of National Highways" (PDF). New Delhi: Department of Road Transport and Highways. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2012.

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