National Highway 112 (India)

National Highway 112 (NH 112) is a highway in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1] It runs from Barasat to Petrapole border with Bangladesh.

National Highway 112
Route information
Auxiliary route of NH 12
Part of
Length59 km (37 mi)
Major junctions
South endBarasat
North endBangaon-Petrapole Border
Location
StatesWest Bengal
Highway system
NH 12NH 112
NH 112 at Chhaigharia, Bangaon subdivision

NH 112 was earlier denoted as NH 35.

It is one of the most important connecting links between Kolkata and Bangladesh. It is a part of the historic Jessore Road which runs from Shyambazar in North Kolkata to Jessore in Bangladesh.

NH 112 originates from National Highway 12 at Barasat Dakbanglow Morh and ends at Petrapole near Bangaon, traversing the district of Uttar 24 Pargana. Its eastward continuation, N706 extends to Jessore District in Bangladesh.

Places off NH 112

Junctions

NH 12 Terminal near Barasat
NH 312
N706 N706 Terminal at Petrapole on India-Bangladesh border

Asian Highway Network

The highway is also the part of projected highway network of Asian Highway 1 which starts from Tokyo, Japan and end in Istanbul, Turkey.

See also

References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 10 April 2009. Retrieved 20 July 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Start and end points of National Highways-Source-Government of India


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