AH45 explained

Country:	IND
Type:	AH
Route:	45
Length Km:	2116.00
Photo Alt:	Photo of asian highway 45 near Mangalgiri city
Photo Notes:	AH45 near Mangalagiri
Map Custom:	yes
Direction A:	North
Terminus A:	Kolkata, West Bengal
Direction B:	South
Terminus B:	Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu
Junction:	Kharagpur, Vishakhapatnam, Bhubaneswar, Bhadrak, Kolkata
Length Notes:	West Bengal 206km (128miles)Odisha 523km (325miles) Andhra Pradesh 992.25km (616.56miles)Tamil Nadu 394.75km (245.29miles)
Previous Type:	AH
Previous Route:	44
Next Type:	AH
Next Route:	46

AH45 is a route of the National Highway Network of India, running from in Kolkata to Krishnagiri. This route is composed of NH 16 and part of NH 48 from Chennai to Krishnagiri.^[1] ^[2]

Route

The route shares a large portion of various Indian National Highways; namely NH 16 and NH 48.^[3] It passes through Berhampur, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Jajpur, Bhadrak, Balasore, Baripada and ends at Jharpokharia, where it meets NH 16 in Odisha. In Andhra Pradesh, it passes through most of the coastal towns in ten coastal districts and covers the cities of Vizianagaram, Srikakulam, Visakhapatnam, Tuni, Rajahmundry, Kovvur, Eluru, Vijayawada, Mangalagiri, 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 1764km (1,096miles) and passes through the states of West Bengal, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.

Route length in states:^[4]

NH 48 has a total length of 352km (219miles) and passes through the state of Tamil Nadu connecting Chennai & Krishnagiri near Karnataka Border.^[6]

Web site: Asian Highway Handbook. 2003. New York. PDF. https://web.archive.org/web/20120414184019/http://www.unescap.org/ttdw/Publications/TIS_pubs/pub_2303/Full%20version.pdf. 14 April 2012. 4 June 2014.
Web site: Asian Highway Route Map. Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific. 4 Nov 2018.
Web site: Asian Highway Database - Country wise. UNESCAP. 4 Nov 2018.
Web site: National Highways and their length . 8 July 2016 . report . pdf . National Highway Authority of India . https://web.archive.org/web/20130514123311/http://www.nhai.org/Doc/23june12/NH_NH%20wise.pdf . 2013-05-14 . dead .
Web site: List of National Highways passing through A.P. State . Roads and Buildings Department . Government of Andhra Pradesh . 11 February 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160328053359/http://aproads.cgg.gov.in/getInfo.do?dt=1&oId=33 . 2016-03-28 . dead .
Web site: National Highways and their length . 8 July 2016 . report . pdf . National Highway Authority of India . https://web.archive.org/web/20130514123311/http://www.nhai.org/Doc/23june12/NH_NH%20wise.pdf . 2013-05-14 . dead .