State Highway 13 (West Bengal) Explained

Country:IND
State:West Bengal
Type:SH
Route:13
Length Km:82.61
Terminus A:Junction with NH 114 and NH 19 at Palsit
Junction:SH 15 at Memari
Durgapur Expressway-GT Road connector near Memari
Boinchi-Kalna Road, Boinchi-Dhaniakhali Road and Boinchi-Bisara Road at Boinchi
Kuntighat-Mogra Road, Mogra-Gurup Road, Mogra-Polba Road and Tribeni Ghat Road at Mogra
Grand Trunk Road at Saptagram
Chunchura-Dhaniakhali Road at Sugandha
SH 2 at Baidyabati
Terminus B:Junction with NH 19, NH 16 and SH 15 at Dankuni.
Districts:Bardhaman, Hooghly

State Highway 13 (West Bengal) is a state highway in West Bengal, India.

Route

As per Government of India’s Gazette notification in 2010, NH 114 runs from its junction with NH 14 near Mallarpur in Birbhum to its junction with NH 19 near Bardhaman.[1] As per the Public Works Department of the Government of West Bengal, SH 13 runs from Palsit to Dankuni.[2] As per West Bengal Traffic Police, SH 13 runs from Mallarpur to Dankuni.[3] Here we are considering the route for SH 13 from Palsit to Dankuni. For those who are interested in the route from Mallarpur to Palsit may see NH 114.

SH 13 originates from junction with NH 114 and NH 19 at Palsit (in Bardhaman district) and passes through Rasulpur, Memari, Boinchi, Pandua, Mogra, Saptagram, Sugandha and Baidyabati, and terminates at the junction with NH 19, NH 16, Belghoria Expressway and SH 15 at Dankuni (in Hooghly district).[4]

The total length of SH 13 is 82.61 km.[2]

Districts traversed by SH 13 are:[2]
Bardhaman district (0 – 16.34 km)
Hooghly district (16.34 – 82.61 km)

Road section

It is divided into three road section:[2] [5] [6]

Road Section District CD Block Length (km)
Palsit-Debipur (old GT Road)Purba BardhamanBurdwan II, Memari I, 16.34
Debipur-Mogra (old GT Road)Hooghly37.61
Mogra-Dankuni (Delhi Road)HooghlyChinsurah Mogra35.61

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rationalisation of Numbering Systems of National Highways. Department of Road Transport and Highways. 24 February 2017. New Delhi.
  2. Web site: Road - Highway . Public Works Department, Government of West Bengal . 24 February 2017.
  3. Web site: List of State Highways in West Bengal . West Bengal Traffic Police . 23 February 2017.
  4. Google maps
  5. Web site: Bardhaman Tehsil/ CD Block Map . Maps of India . 23 February 2017.
  6. Web site: Hughli Tehsil CD Block Map . Maps of India . 23 February 2017.