National Highway 109 (India)

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National Highway 109
Route information
Length 284 km (176 mi)
Major junctions
South end Rudrapur
  NH 309A and NH 309B at Almora
North end Karnaprayag
Location
States Uttarkhand
Primary
destinations		 Rudrapur, Pantnagar, Haldwani, Kathgodam, Nainital, Almora, Ranikhet, Dwarahat, Karnaprayag
Highway system
    ← NH 9NH 7 →

    National Highway 109 (NH 109), (Previously NH 87), is a highway in India which runs in the Indian state of Uttarakhand.[1] It is one of the most important routes, connecting the entire Kumaon region to the state as well as the country.[2] It is also the major route towards the hill stations such as Nainital, Kausani, Ranikhet, Mukteswar and Almora from Delhi.[3] Previously known as NH 87, it was renumbered as NH 109 in 2010. The northern terminal is at NH 7 near Karnaprayag and the southern terminal is at National Highway 9 near Rudrapur. More than 10,000 vehicles travel through NH-109 in tourist season.[4]

    Route

    The Highway Starts from its Junction with NH 9 and connecting the cities of Rudrapur, Pantnagar, Haldwani, Kathgodam, Nainital, Bhowali, Almora, Ranikhet, Dwarahat, Chaukhutia, Gairsain and Adi Badri, terminates with its junction with NH 7 near Karnaprayag. It runs for a distance of 284 km in the districts of Udham Singh Nagar, Nainital, Almora in Kumaon and Chamoli in Garhwal of the Indian state of Uttarakhand.

    Intersections

    To Left To Right
    Towards Road Junction Road Towards
    Kashipur NH 309 Rudrapur NH 9 Kichha
    Dineshpur Gadarpur-Matkota Road Patharchatta
    Haldwani Rampur road Patharchatta
    Lalkuan Bareilly-Nainital road Kichha
    Rudrapur Rampur road Haldwani
    Kaladhungi Kaladhungi road Haldwani
    Kathgodam Sitarganj road Sitarganj
    Jeolikot Bhowali-Haldwani road Bhimtal
    Kaladhungi Bazpur road Nainital
    Bhowali Bhowali-Haldwani road Bhimtal
    Kaichi Kaichi-Ramgarh road Ramgarh
    Ranikhet Bhowali-Ranikhet road Khairna
    Kwarab Mukteshwar road Mukteshwar
    Almora NH 309A Bageshwar
    Almora Almora-Gopeshwar road Kausani
    Ramnagar Ramnagar road Ranikhet
    Bhikiyasen Sinar road Dwarahat Kausani road Someshwar
    Masi Ganai-Masi road Chaukhutia
    Satpuli Kotdwar road Mehalchauri
    Simli Almora-Gopeshwar road Bageshwar
    Rudraprayag NH 7 Karnaprayag NH 7 Chamoli Gopeshwar


    See also

    References

    1. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 10 April 2009. Retrieved 20 July 2011. Start and end points of National Highways-Source-Government of India
    2. ↑ "Landslide spoils festivity, NH-87 blocked". Nainital: The Times of India. TNN. 17 August 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
    3. ↑ Dash, Deepak K (31 March 2016). "Widening of NH-87 to bring hill stations in U'khand closer in next 3 years". New Delhi: The Times of India. TNN. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
    4. ↑ "New Haldwani-Nainital bypass to ease traffic". Nainital: The Times of India. TNN. 13 March 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
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