National Highway 9 (India) Explained

Country:IND
Type:NH
Route:9
Map Custom:yes
Image Notes:Schematic map of National Highways in India
Length Km:811
Direction A:east
Direction B:west
Terminus A:Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand
Terminus B:Malout, Punjab
Previous Type:NH
Next Type:NH
Previous Route:7
Next Route:7
States:Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand,
Destinations:Malout (Punjab)
Sirsa-Hisar-Rohtak (Haryana)
Delhi
Ghaziabad-Moradabad-Rampur (Uttar Pradesh)
Rudrapur-Sitarganj-Tanakpur-Pithoragarh (Uttarakhand)

National Highway 9 (NH 9) is a National Highway in India in east-west direction. It starts at Malout in Punjab and ends at Pithoragarh[1] in Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand. It passes through the states of Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand.[2] After renumbering of all national highways by National Highway Authority of India in 2010, the current NH 9 was formed by merging segments of five separate national highways in 2010; these were Old NH 10 (Fazilka-Delhi section), Old NH 24 (Delhi-Rampur section), Old NH 87 (Rampur-Rudrapur section), Old NH 74 (Rudrapur-Sitarganj-Khatima section) and Old NH 125 (Tanakpur-Pithoragarh section).

Route

Starting at Malout in Punjab and ending at Askot in the State of Uttarakhand, it passes connects several important cities in five states in North India (from west towards east):[3] [4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Press Information Bureau GOI - 145083. 10 Mar 2018.
  2. Web site: Rationalisation of Numbering Systems of National Highways. Department of Road Transport and Highways. 3 April 2012. New Delhi. https://web.archive.org/web/20181204094735/https://dorth.gov.in/writereaddata/sublinkimages/finaldoc6143316640.pdf. 4 December 2018. dead.
  3. Web site: National highway 9 route substitution notification. 31 Mar 2015. The Gazette of India. 1 Aug 2018.
  4. Web site: Press Information Bureau GOI - 145083. 10 Mar 2018.