National Highway 2 (India) - NH 2 in Uttar Pradesh

NH 2 in Uttar Pradesh

(West-east alignment) The National Highway 2 enters Uttar Pradesh from Delhi in Mathura district, and a part of it is known as Mathura Road. Before Mathura it covers Palwal and Faridabad city in Haryana. After Mathura it reaches Agra which is about 200 km (120 mi) from Delhi. In Agra it covers about 16 km (9.9 mi). After leaving Agra it enters Etawah where 15 km bypass of city is made. After leaving Etawah it enters Kanpur city where a 23 km (14 mi) and 12 lane Kanpur over-bridge has been built which is also one of the largest over-bridges in the Asia. In Kanpur it covers industrial belts (Akbarpur-Maharajpur) around 60 km (37 mi) and then it reaches Allahabad and covers 16 km (9.9 mi) in city then reachesVaranasi-Mughalsarai covers 15 km (9.3 mi) and thus leaves U.P. This national highway has given a new life to public transport in Northern India. The overbridges built in Agra, Kanpur and Allahabad have reduced city traffic problems. Allahabad Bypass Expressway is also the country's longest bypass section.

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