Asian Highway 46
(AH46) is a route of the Asian Highway Network within India, from Kharagpur in West Bengal to Dhule in Maharashtra. The route is part of old National Highway 6.
This highway connects Dhule-Jalgaon-Akola-Amravati-Nagpur-Bhandara-Durg-Bhilai-Raipur-Saraipali-Bargarh-Sambalpur (Odisha)- Debagarh – Kendujhar-Baharagora (Jharkhand)-Kharagpur (West Bengal).
Route in India
Length of AH46 is 1514 km. Various cities and towns in the Indian states of West Bengal, Jharkhand, Odisha, Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra lie on AH46 as follows:
West Bengal State
- Kharagpur
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Odisha State
- Bargarh
- Sambalpur
- Jharpokharia, Baripada
- Kendujhargarh
- Debagarh
Chhattisgarh State
- Saraipali
- Raipur
- Bhilai
- Rajnandgaon
Maharashtra State
- Bhandara
- Nagpur
- Amravati
- Akola
- Khamgaon
- Nandura
- Malkapur
- Bhusawal
- Jalgaon
- Dhule
Constituent highways
AH46 is located entirely within India. National highways have been renumbered since 2010.
New numbered highways
- Kharagpur – Deogarh section is part of National Highway 49 (India)
- Deogarh – Dhule section is part of National Highway 53 (India)
Old numbers
Under old numbers, AH46 was part of old NH6 India.
Junctions
AH45 near Kharagpur, starting point.
AH43 near Nagpur.
AH47 near Dhule, end point.