AH45

This article is about the road. For the Finnish military truck, see Sisu AH-45.

AH45 is a route of the National Highway Network of India, running 2,116 kilometres (1,315 mi) from in Kolkata to Krishnagiri. This route is composed of NH 16 and part of NH 48 from Chennai to Krishnagiri.^[1][2]

Asian Highway 45
Map of Asian Highway AH45 in red
Route information
Length	2,116.00 km (1,314.82 mi) West Bengal: 206 km (128 mi) Odisha: 523 km (325 mi) Andhra Pradesh: 992.25 km (616.56 mi) Tamil Nadu: 394.75 km (245.29 mi)
Major junctions
North end	Kolkata, West Bengal
Major intersections	AH46 Kharagpur, Vishakhapatnam, Bhubaneswar, Bhadrak, Kolkata
South end	Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu
Location
Country	India
Highway system
Roads in India Expressways National State Asian
← AH44 → AH46

Route

The route shares a large portion of various Indian National Highways; namely NH 16 and NH 48.^[3]

Left: NH 16 a part of Asian Highway 45 at Visakhapatnam;
Right: NH 16 a part of Asian Highway 45 in Tamil Nadu

It passes through Berhampur, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Jajpur, Bhadrak, Balasore, Baripada and ends at Jharpokharia, where it meets NH 16 in Odisha. In Andhra Pradesh, it passes through most of the coastal towns in ten coastal districts and covers the cities of Srikakulam, Vizianagaram, Visakhapatnam, Tuni, Rajahmundry, Kovvur, Eluru, Vijayawada, Mangalagiri, Guntur, Chilakaluripet, Ongole and Nellore. In Tamil Nadu, it passes through Gummidipundi in Tiruvallur district and enters Chennai.

NH 16 has a total length of 1,764 km (1,096 mi) and passes through the states of West Bengal, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.

Route length in states:^[4]

• West Bengal: 206 km (128 mi)
• Odisha: 523 km (325 mi)
• Andhra Pradesh: 992.25 km (616.56 mi)
• Tamil Nadu: 42.75 km (26.56 mi)^[5]

NH 48 has a total length of 352 km (219 mi) and passes through the state of Tamil Nadu connecting Chennai & Krishnagiri near Karnataka Border.^[4]