National Highway 6 (India, old numbering)
| National Highway 6 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GE Road (Great Eastern Road) | ||||
Road map of Old National Highway 6 highlighted in solid blue color | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Part of AH45 AH46 | ||||
| Length | 2,002 km (1,244 mi) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end | Hajira, Gujarat | |||
| East end | Kolkata, West Bengal | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | India | |||
| States | Gujarat: 196 km (122 mi) Maharashtra: 814 km (506 mi) Chhattisgarh: 367 km (228 mi) Odisha: 429 km (267 mi) Jharkhand: 27 km (17 mi) West Bengal: 169 km (105 mi) | |||
| Primary destinations | Surat - Dhule - Jalgaon - Bhusawal -Khamgaon- Akola - Amravati - Nagpur - Bhandara - Gondia - Amgaon - Dongargarh - Rajnandgaon - Durg - Raipur - Mahasamund - Bargarh-Sambalpur - Baharagora - Kolkata | |||
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National Highway 6 & Economic Corridor 1 (EC1) (commonly referred to as NH6), was a National Highway in India that has been separately designated under the new national highway numbering system. It was officially listed as running over 2,002 km (1,244 mi) from Surat to Kolkata. The route was also known as Asian Highway 46 (AH46) & Mumbai - Kolkata Highway and Great Eastern Highway.
NH6 ran through Gujarat, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Jharkhand and West Bengal state in India. The highway passed through the cities of Surat, Dhule, Jalgaon, Bhusaval, Khamgaon, Akola, Amravati, Nagpur, Bhandara, Gondia, Amgaon, Dongargarh, Rajnandgaon, Durg, Raipur, Mahasamund, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Kharagpur, Kolkata.