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This is a list of countries (or regions) by total road network size, both paved and unpaved.Also included is additional data on road network density and the length of each country or region's controlled-access highway network (also known as a motorway, expressway, freeway, etc.), designed for high vehicular traffic.
Average lane kilometres per 100,000 equals average kilometres of road per 100,000 multiplied by average number of lanes per road for a country. India's average was 7.7 lane km per 100,000, compared to 49 for Japan and 114 for the US. [1] Roads in India are an important mode of transport in India.
This is a list of the States of India ranked by the length of the state highways, as of 31 March 2012. [3] State Highways are the arterial roads in a State for inter-district movements. They traverse the length and width of a state connecting the state capital, district headquarters and important towns and cities and link up with the National ...
Delhi has the highest road density of 2103 km/100 km 2 in India. [176] It is connected to other parts of India by five National Highways: NH 1, NH 2, NH 8, NH 10 and NH 24. The Delhi–Mumbai and Delhi–Kolkata prongs of the Golden Quadrilateral start from the city.
Tunnels: The state boasts some of the longest road tunnels in the country: Atal tunnel: 8.8 km long, year round link between Manali and Lahaul Valley which otherwise use to remain isolated during 8 month long winter period. Aut tunnel: 3 km long on NH-21 in Mandi. Other roads are: List of state highways in Himachal Pradesh
Bharatmala is an ecosystem of road development which includes tunnels, bridges, elevated corridors, flyovers, overpass, interchanges, bypasses, ring roads etc. to provide shortest & optimized connectivity to multiple places, it is a centrally-sponsored and funded road and highways project of the Government of India [6] with a target of ...
As per 2024 estimates, the total road length in India is 6,700,000 km (4,200,000 mi); making the Indian road network the largest road network in the world. At 0.66 km of highway per square kilometre of land the density of India's highway network is higher than that of the United States (0.65) and far higher than that of China's (0.16) or Brazil ...
The road is one of the world's highest motoroable roads. [1] The elevation of Khardung La is 5,359 m (17,582 ft). [2] Local summit signs and dozens of stores selling shirts in Leh incorrectly claim its elevation to be in the vicinity of 5,602 m (18,379 ft) and that it is the world's second highest motorable pass.