National Highway 16 (India)

For the old National Highway 16, see National Highway 63 (India).

National Highway 16
Route information
Part of
Length:	1,448 km (900 mi) GQ: 1448 km (Chennai – Balasore)
Major junctions
North end:	Kharagpur, West Bengal
	List NH 6 in Jharpokharia NH 60 in Balasore NH 215 in Panikoili NH 200 in Chandikhole NH 5A in Haridaspur NH 42 in Cuttack NH 203 in Bhubaneshwar NH 224 in Khurda NH 217 in Berhampur NH 43 in Rajapulova near Vizag NH 214 in Kattipudi NH 65 in Vijaywada NH 214A in Ongole NH 4 in Chennai NH 45 in Chennai NH 205 in Chennai
South end:	Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Location
States:	Odisha: 488 km Andhra Pradesh: 1,024 km Tamil Nadu: 45 km
Primary destinations:	Kolkata (Junction of NH 6) – Balasore – Bhubaneswar – Visakhapatnam – Vijayawada – Nellore – Chennai
Highway system
Indian road network National Expressways State

National Highway 16 (NH 16), (previously National Highway 5), is a major National Highway in India, that runs along east coast of Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. It is renumbered as NH 16. The northern terminal is at National Highway 19 near Kolkata and the southern terminal is at Chennai in Tamil Nadu. It is a part of the Golden Quadrilateral project undertaken by National Highways Development Project.

Route

It passes through Berhampur, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Jajpur, Bhadrak, Balasore, Baripada and ends at Jharpokharia, where it meets NH 6 in Odisha. In Andhra Pradesh, it passes through most of the coastal towns in nine coastal districts and covers the cities of Srikakulam, Visakhapatnam, Rajahmundry, Tadepalligudem, Eluru, Vijayawada, Guntur, Chilakaluripet, Ongole and Nellore. In Tamil Nadu, it passes through Gummidipundi in Tiruvallur district and enters Chennai.

NH 16 has a total length of 1,533 km (953 mi) and passes through the states of West Bengal, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.

Route length in states:

• Andhra Pradesh – 1,024 km (636 mi)

See also

• List of National Highways in India by highway number