“State Highways should be the main arteries of commerce by road within a State or similar geographical unit. In places, they may carry heavier traffic than many of the National Highways, but this will not alter their designation or function”.
The Road Development Plan of India, 1981-2001, (Lucknow Plan) laid down the following policy and goal for State Highways:
“State Highways should be extended to serve district headquarters, sub-divisional headquarters, major industrial centres, places of commercial interest, places of tourist attraction, major agricultural market centres and ports”.
The Lucknow Plan also envisaged that the NH and SH network should link all towns with a population of 5000 and above.
In the Indian Roads Congress document on Geometric Design Standards for Rural (Non-Urban) Highways, IRC: 73-1980, the following definition has been given:
“State Highways are arterial routes of a State linking district headquarters and important cities within the State and connecting them with National Highways or highways of the neighbouring States”.
A Strategic Options Study (SOS) was undertaken by the Department in 2009 based on which the State Highways and Major District Roads in the State was formulated. The list of State Highways is as below:
| Sl. No. | District | SH(km) |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Bagsa | 145.00 |
| 2. | Barpeta | 187.26 |
| 3. | Bongaigaon | 41.00 |
| 4. | Cachar | 106.50 |
| 5. | Chirang | _ |
| 6. | Darrang | 100.50 |
| 7. | Dhemaji | 44.50 |
| 8. | Dhubri | 55.97 |
| 9. | Dibrugarh | 175.10 |
| 10. | Goalpara | 141.94 |
| 11. | Golaghat | 159.58 |
| 12. | Hailakandi | 17.00 |
| 13. | Jorhat | 162.29 |
| 14. | Kamrup | 88.72 |
| 15. | Karbi Anglong | 337.18 |
| 16. | Karimganj | 35.00 |
| 17. | Kokrajhar | 61.43 |
| 18. | Lakhimpur | 121.27 |
| 19. | Morigaon | 147.35 |
| 20. | Nagaon | 309.70 |
| 21. | Nalbari | 41.30 |
| 22. | NC Hills | 379.77 |
| 23. | Sibsagar | 100.00 |
| 24. | Sonitpur | 55.00 |
| 25. | Tinsukia | 63.20 |
| 26. | Udalguri | 57.80 |
| Total = | 3134.36 | |
| TOTAL LENGTH (km): | 7547.39 | |
| Sl. No. | Name of Road | To | Length (km) | Total Length(km) | Proposed Road Number | Remark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Dhodar Ali | Kamarbandha | 42.00 | 210.10 | SH-1 | Connects district HQ Golaghat sub-divisional HQ Titabor,sub-divisional HQ Nazira ,which is also the HQ of ONGC,sub-divisional HQ Sonari and Fertlizer complex at Namrup. This road also provides the starting locations of several interstate roads to the neighbouring State | |
| Amguri | 52.00 | ||||||
| Dillighat | 100.00 | ||||||
| Joypur | 16.10 | ||||||
| 2. | Bongaigaon North- Salmara Abhayapuri Langla Jania Barpeta Mukalmua Kalitakuchi Amingaon North- Guwahati | Khudrakhowa | 41.00 | 161.00 | SH-2 | Connects District Head quarters Bongaigaon and Barpeta and SH-9 at Kalitakuchi leading to Hajo a principal place of pilgrimage as well as a tourist center. This is an alternative route to NH-31 reducing the distance Bongaigaon and Guwahati by about 30 km | |
| Doulasal | 59.00 | ||||||
| Adabari | 24.00 | ||||||
| North Guwahati | 37.00 | ||||||
| 3. | Narengi Chandrapur Morigaon Nagaon Naltali | Kajolichowki | 18.81 | 147.18 | SH-3 | This road connects the capital city of Guwahati to the District HQ of Morigaon and Nagaon and leads to NH- 37-A connecting Jakhalabandha at NH- 37 and Tezpur the Dist HQ of Sonitpur at NH-52 | |
| Baropujia | 67.40 | ||||||
| Naltali on NH- 37A | 60.97 | ||||||
| 4. | Jagiroad-Bhakatgaon | Bhakatgaon | 7.00 | 7.00 | SH-3-A | This portion forming a part of the Highway connecting Dist HQ Morigaon with NH-37 and is being widened to two lane under SARDP-NE.Connects NH 37 at Jagiroad to SH-3 at Bhakatgaon. | |
| 5. | Lokapriya Bordoloi ( LPB ) | Kalongpar | 10.00 | 19.20 | SH-3-B | Connecting at NH-37 at Samata to SH-3 at Rajamayong and falling in two district Kamrup 11 km and Morigaon 8.2 km, hence SH | |
| Rajamayang | 9.20 | ||||||
| 6. | Mangoldoi Bhutiachang Chamrang | Chamrang on Bhutan Border | 61.50 | 61.50 | SH-4 | It provides international connection linking Bhutan with India at Mangaldoi on NH-52 | |
| 7. | Bilasipara Fakiragram Sherfanguri | Phutkibari | 14.43 | 37.86 | SH-5 | Connects Bilasipara Sub Divisional HQ on NH-31 to Fakiragram Railway junction and Serfanguri on NH-31 C. Portion from Futkibari to Bilasipara (17.60km) taken up under NESRP. | |
| Sherfanguri on NH-31 C | 23.43 | ||||||
| 8. | Simlaguri (NH-31) - Basbari (Manas National Sancturay) Salbari Jalah Machalpur Kumrikara Tamulpur | Bagsa Dist Border | 10.00 | 93.00 | SH-6 | Connects Dist HQ Musalpur with Sub- Divisional HQ Salbari and Tamulpur of Baksa District besides connecting Simlaguri on NH - 31 and Manas National Park (a major tourist destination) at Basbari.and Jalah, an important township of North Asaam in BTAD area | |
| Salbari | 20.00 | ||||||
| District boundary | 43.00 | ||||||
| Jalah | 20.00 | ||||||
| 9. | Barpeta Howly | Howly | 11.50 | 11.50 | SH-7 | Connecting District Head Quarter Barpeta with NH- 31at Howly. This link is being widened to double lane under SARDP-NE funded by MORTH | |
| 10. | Bhawanipur Barpeta | Barpeta | 18.06 | 18.06 | SH-8 | Connecting District Head Quarter Barpeta with NH- 31at important city Bhawanipur | |
| 11. | Kalitakuchi Nalbari Sarthebari Nagaon | Bijulighat | 6.00 | 35.40 | SH-9 | This is one of the trunk roads of the state connecting the capital city Guwahati (Amingaon) to Dist HQ Nalbari and Sarthebari an industrial centre and ending at Nagaon on SH-2 . | |
| Amrikhowa | 9.30 | ||||||
| Nagaon | 20.10 | ||||||
| 12. | Dr. Jinaram Road (Pathsala Barsimla Sarthebari) | Pathsala | 25.60 | 25.60 | SH-9-A | Connects industrial town Sarthebari to NH-31 at Pathsala. | |
| 13. | Barama Dhamdhama Tamulpur Barangabari Atharighat Paneri Bengbari Udalguri Kahibari Rowta | Dist Boundary | 6.00 | 103.80 | SH-10 | This is an arterial road ( inter district road ) connecting five districts - Bagsa, Nalbari, Kamrup, Udalguri, Darrang strating fron Barama on NH-31 and connecting Dist HQ Udalguri to NH-52 at Rowta. The portion fron Udalguri to Rowta (10 km) is being wided to double lane under SARDP-NE. | |
| Dhamdhama | 8.00 | ||||||
| Deochung | 32.00 | ||||||
| Rowta | 57.80 | ||||||
| 14. | Barama Machalpur | Machalpur | 25.00 | 25.00 | SH-10-A | Being improved under SARDP-NE as double lane. | |
| 15. | Mangaldoi Patharighat Khairabari Borongajuli | Khoirabari | 27.00 | 49.00 | SH-11 | This is an alternative route to SH -4 connecting neighbouring country Bhutan with India at Mangaldoi on NH-52 besides connecting Patharighat a historical place which figured promimently during the first war of independence 1857. | |
| Borongajuli | 22.00 | ||||||
| 16. | Agia Medhipara Lakhipur | Lakhipur | 32.00 | 32.00 | SH-12 | This is part of an inter-state road connecting Agia on NH-37 in Assam with Dist headquarter Tura in Meghalaya crossing Medhipara on Megalaya border. Improved with single lane under NEC 5th Plan | |
| 17. | Goalpara Solmari | Solmari on NH-37 | 7.24 | 7.24 | SH-12-A | Connects NH-37 at Solmari to Dist HQ Goalpara. | |
| 18. | Udalguri Kharupetia | Dist Boundary | 20.00 | 32.00 | SH-13 | Connecting Udalguri District Head Quarter with NH-52 at Tangni, hence SH | |
| Kharupetia | 12.00 | ||||||
| 19. | Bahalpur Kokrajar Karigaon | Choraikhola | 8.00 | 46.00 | SH-14 | Connects Districts HQ Kokrajhar to NH-31 -C at Karigaon on North Side and Bahalpur on NH-31 on the south side. The portion form Kokrajhar to Karigaon is being widened to Double lane under SARDP-NE funded by MORTH. | |
| Karigaon | 38.00 | ||||||
| 20. | Kahibari at NH-37 Borduwa | Morigaon Dist Boundary | 1.00 | 29.75 | SH-15 | Connects Bardowa the birth place of Assam's greatest saint Mahapurush Srimanta Sankar Dev and the principal place of pilgrimage to NH-37. This will provide a direct link for the pilgrims comimg from lower Assam to Bardowa bypassing the congested road of Nagaon town. | |
| Nagaon Dist Boundary | 17.75 | ||||||
| Borduwa | 11.00 | ||||||
| 21. | Amsoigate Kheroni Doyangmukh Dehangi | Bargaon | 18.00 | 168.64 | SH-16 | Inter District road Connecting Districts : Nagaon Karbi, Anglong and N.C Hills and linking important places like Kheroni of Karbi Anglong District and Dehangi of N C Hills District to NH -37 at Amsoi Gate in Nagaon District. | |
| Doyangmukh | 86.64 | ||||||
| Dehangi | 64.00 | ||||||
| 22. | Amlokhi Kathiatoli Kampur Chaparmukh Roha | Amlakhi | 82.00 | 82.00 | SH-17 | Connects important places like Amlokhi , Kothiatoli, Kampur , Chaparmukh of Nagaon District , starting from Amlakhi on NH-37, crossing NH-36 at Kothiatoli and terminating on NH-37 at Roha. | |
| 23. | Nagaon - Kampur Baithalangsho Khanduli | Baithalangsho | 49.77 | 109.37 | SH-18 | Portion from Kampur to Baithalangso improved under NEC 9th Plan and Baithalangso to Khanduli improved under NEC 6th Plan | |
| Khanduli | 59.60 | ||||||
| 24. | Hamren Tumpreng Nilbagan Morajhar Howraghat Karkok | Tumpreng | 16.00 | 63.66 | SH-19 | Connects Sub Divisional Head Quarter Hamren with Donkamokam on SH-16 , Sub-Divisional HQ Hojai , Nilbagan on NH-54(Extn.) and Karkok on NH-36. | |
| Howraghat | 40.86 | ||||||
| Karkok | 6.80 | ||||||
| 25. | Half long tiniali Garampani Umrangso Dehangi Haflong Jatinga (NH- 54 Extn) | Jatinga (NH-54 Extn) | 185.77 | 185.77 | SH-20 | Connects industrial center Umrangsho (site of NEEPCO Hydel Power Project and cement manufacturing plant with Dist. HQ Haflong and tourist center of world fame Jatinga on NH-54-E .Portion from Jatinga to Haflong with a length of 8 km is being widened to double lane under SARDP-NE and the portion from Halflong Tiniali to Garampani is being widened to intermediate lane under NEC 10th Plan. | |
| 26. | New Sangbar Sangbar Turuk Ditakcherra | Ditakcheera (NH-54 Extn) | 70.00 | 70.00 | SH-20-A | Connects District HQ Silchar to Guwahati through a much shorter route reducing the distance between Silchar and Guwahati by 58 km compared to the route Sailchar Guwahati road via Badarpur Jowai Shillong. It is as per Borak Valley Multipurpose Development Council as reported inthe Assam Tribune on 1/8/07. The road portion from Ditakcherra to Silchar (about 40 KM) is a part of NH-54E. | |
| 27. | North Lakhimpur Kamalabari | Lohitmukh | 31.00 | 42.00 | SH-21 | Connects Districts HQ North Lakhimpur on NH-52 with heritage site Majuli, the biggest river island in the world and the principal site of Vaishnavite culture with about 16 "Satras (religious institution)" which is also an important destination in the World tourism circuit. | |
| Kamalabarighat | 11.00 | ||||||
| 28. | Gogamukh Ghilamara Butikur Telijan | District boundary | 13.00 | 56.90 | SH-22 | Connects important places like Gogamukh at NH-52, to Ghilamara and Telijan leading to Dist HQ Dhemaji. This the most important alternate route of NH-52 detouring the severely flood prone Somarjan area | |
| Ghilamara | 12.40 | ||||||
| Telijan | 31.50 | ||||||
| 29. | Lahowal Bordubi Tinsukia | Deohal Tiniali | 34.00 | 47.20 | SH-23 | Connects industrial places like Tengakhat, Duliajan (HQ of Oil India) with NH- 37 besides giving connectivity to the Dist. HQ Tinsukia which is second biggest commercial hub of the State after Guwahati | |
| Tinsukia | 13.20 | ||||||
| 30. | Deohal Tiniali Duliajan Digboi (A.O.C.road) | Bhadoi Pachali | 21.00 | 28.00 | SH-24 | Connects OIL HQ at Duliajan and IOC HQ at Digboi on NH-38. | |
| Digboi | 7.00 | ||||||
| 31. | Jagun-Kharsang- Miao | Kharsang | 8.00 | 8.00 | SH-25 | Interstate road improved under NEC 7th plan connecting Jagun on NH-153 in Assam to District HQ Miao of Arunachal Pradesh, total length being 35km | |
| 32. | Tingrai-Tinali Madhabpur Naharkatia Joypur Sukanjuri Gate (Joypur Ali) | Sukanjuri Gate on Assam- Arunachal Pradesh border | 47.00 | 47.00 | SH-26 | Provides interstate connectivity between industrial town Naharkatia in Assam and Sub- Divisional HQ Khunsa in Arunachal Pradesh | |
| 33. | Moran Naharkatia | Naharkatia | 57.00 | 57.00 | SH-27 | Connects industrial cities of Naharkatia and Moran which are hubs of Crude oil extraction activities. | |
| 34. | Gouripur Dhubri | Dhubri | 8.54 | 8.54 | SH-28 | This road connnect District HQ Dhubri to NH-31 at Gauripur ans is being widened to double lane under SARDP-NE funded by MORTH | |
| 35. | Jorhat Marioni Mokokchang | Nagajanka on Assam- Nagaland Border | 22.67 | 22.67 | SH-31 | Provides interstate connectivity, Linking Dist HQ Jorhat in Assam to Dist HQ Mokakchang in Nagaland, improved under NEC 7th Plan | |
| 36. | Jorhat Titabor Goronga | Barhola | 37.62 | 49.96 | SH-32 | Connects District HQ Jorhat with Sub Divisional HQ Titabar | |
| Goronga | 12.34 | ||||||
| 37. | Jorhat Kamarbandha Nagabat (K.B. Road) | Teliapatty | 22.00 | 62.13 | SH-33 | Connects Dist headquarterJorhat with Kamarbandha on SH-1 and Nagaland border at Nagbat. | |
| Borhola | 23.13 | ||||||
| Nagabat | 17.00 | ||||||
| 38. | Dergaon Golaghat Merapani | Merapani on Assam- Nagaland Border | 51.80 | 51.80 | SH-34 | Provides interstate connectivity linking Dist HQ Golaghat in Assam with Dist HQ Wokha in Nagaland. Portion from Dergaon to Golaghat (Pandit Hem Chandra Goswami Path) is being improved under NEC 10th Plan and portion from Golaghat to Merapani was improved under NEC 6th Pla n | |
| 39. | Kohara Chowkihola Rangajan Golaghat | Changlang ghat | 88.84 | 97.15 | SH-35 | Connects Districts HQ Golaghat, NH-39 , Silonijan and Kohora (Kaziranga) at NH-37. Portion from Rangajan to Golaghat (8.0km) is being improved under SARDP- NE . funded by MORTH | |
| Golaghat | 8.31 | ||||||
| 40. | Lumding Diphu Dimapur | District boundary | 3.00 | 73.10 | SH-36 | Provides interstate connectivity linking Raiway junction Lumding and Dist HQ Diphu in Assam with Dist HQ Dimapur of Nagaland | |
| Dimapur | 70.10 | ||||||
| 41. | Diphu Manja | Manja on NH-36 | 14.00 | 14.00 | SH-36- A | Provides connectivity between Dist HQ Diphu and Manja on NH-36 . This is being widened to double lane under SARDP-NE under NHDP. | |
| 42. | Udarbond Kumbhirgram Ainacherra Pangmul Mahur | Ainnacherra | 30.00 | 90.00 | SH-37 | Inter District road Connecting impotrtant places like Udarbond Kumbhirgram(Airport) Ainacherra in Cachar Dist and Mahur in NC Hill District. | |
| Mahur | 60.00 | ||||||
| 43. | Kalain Ujangram Silchar | Silchar | 28.50 | 28.50 | SH-38 | Connects Kalain on NH-53 to Silchar on NH-54 reducing the distance between Kalain and Silchar by about 15 km. This serves as a dependable by pass to NH-53 during submergence by flood and distressed conditions of NH-53. Road widened to intermediate lane under NEC 7th Plan. | |
| 44. | Silchar Dwarbandh Bandukmara Samarikona Hailakandi Saraspur Bhairabnagar Belala Paomara | Dwarbond | 32.00 | 84.00 | SH-39 | BARAK VALLEY TOP PRIORITY. Provides connectivity among three Dist. HQs : Silchar, Hailakandi, Karimganj ( Poamara) | |
| Saraspur | 17.00 | ||||||
| Paomara | 35.00 | ||||||
| 45. | Bhagabazar ( NH-54) Kulichera Kalahowar Sherkhan | Sherkhan on Assam-Mizoram border | 16.00 | 16.00 | SH-40 | Inter State Connectivity between Assam and Mizoram(Aizawal). Improved to intermediate lane under NEC 7th Plan | |
| 46. | Singimari Bongsor Hajo | Hajo | 16.91 | 16.91 | SH-41 | It connects important place Sualkuchi, the famous indigenous silk ('PAAT' and 'MUGA') production hub and the famous pilgrimage center Hajo where the Hindu - Buddhist temple Hayagrib Madhab and important Islam shrine Poa-Mecca are located | |
| 47. | Ghilamara Dhakuakhana Machkhowa Butikur | Machkhowa | 32.50 | 52.87 | SH-42 | Connects the important places of Sub- Divisional HQ Dhakuakhana, Machkhowa and Butikur leading to Dist HQ Dhemaji | |
| Butikur | 20.37 | ||||||
| 48. | Laluk ( NH-52 ) Bihpuria Narayanpur ( NH-52 ) | Narayanpur on NH-52 | 25.00 | 25.00 | SH-43 | Its an alternative route to NH-52 connecting important places- Narayanpur, Bihpuria and Laluk at NH-52 | |
| 49. | Bokajan Uriamghat- Tiniali Wokha | District boundary | 2.00 | 24.00 | SH-44 | Interatate road connecting the industrial town of Bokajan on NH-39 in Assam to the District HQ Wokha in Nagaland. | |
| Uriamghat- Tiniali | 22.00 | ||||||
| 50. | Soibari Itakhola Borpam Pavoi Borgang (NH-52) | Borgang on NH- 52 | 55.00 | 55.00 | SH-45 | Connects important places Barpam and Pavio to NH- 52. | |
| 51. | Dudhnoi Matia Mornoi Goalpara Pancharatna Kharmuja Taltola Lakhipur Khalishabhita Airkata Fulbari | Khalishabhita | 102.70 | 127.70 | SH-46 | Inter district mojor arterial road in Goalpara and in Dhubri District, Khalishabhita and Fulbari are major market places, which are connected to District HQ Goalpara by the SH . This also connects the Matia Sainik School, an important educational institute | |
| Fulbari | 25.00 | ||||||
| 52. | Basnaghat Bhuragaon Lahorighat Moirabari Dhing Bardowa Nagaon | Moirabari | 46.00 | 82.30 | SH-47 | Connects Major places in two Districts Morigaon and Nagaon viz: Basnaghat, Bhuragaon, Lahorighat, Moirabari, Dhing, Bardowa and Nagaon. This is one of the highest trafficked corridors in both the Districts. | |
| Nagaon | 36.30 | ||||||
| 53. | Dibang ghat Chapakhowa Tezu | Dibang ghat Chapakhowa Tezu | 35.00 | 35.00 | SH-48 | Arterial road of Sadia Civil Sub-Division connecting Sadia in Assam to Rowing in Arunachal Pradesh | |
| Total: | 3134.36 km | ||||||
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