National Highway 18 (India)

{{Short description|National highway in India}}

{{For | the old National Highway 18 |National Highway 40 (India)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2017}}

{{Use Indian English|date=February 2017}}

{{infobox road

|country=IND

|type=NH

|route= 18

|map = {{Maplink|frame=yes|frame-width=290|frame-height=300|frame-align=center|type=line|stroke-width=3

|title=National Highway 18|text= Map of National Highway 18 in red}}

|map_custom = yes

|length_km=414

|direction_a=

|direction_b=

|terminus_a= Gobindpur, Jharkhand

|terminus_b= Balasore, Odisha

|previous_type=NH

|next_type=NH

|previous_route=17

|next_route =118

|states= Jharkhand, West Bengal, Odisha

|destinations=Chas

Purulia

Balarampur

Chandil

Jamshedpur

Ghatshila

Baharagora

Baripada

|direction=

|junction=

}}

National Highway 18 (NH 18)(combination of old NH 32, NH 33 and NH 5) is a National Highway in India. It originates from Gobindpur, Dhanbad and terminates at Balasore, Odisha covering {{convert|400|km|mi}} distance.{{cite web|url=http://dorth.gov.in/writereaddata/sublinkimages/finaldoc6143316640.pdf|title=Rationalisation of Numbering Systems of National Highways|publisher=Department of Road Transport and Highways|access-date=3 April 2012|location=New Delhi|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160201124738/http://dorth.gov.in/writereaddata/sublinkimages/finaldoc6143316640.pdf|archive-date=1 February 2016|url-status=dead}} It passes through Dhanbad city, Bhuli, Katrasgarh, Chas, Bokaro, Purulia, Balarampur, Jamshedpur, Ghatshila, Baharagora, Baripada and Balasore. It was earlier NH32 between Dhanbad & Baharagora & NH5 between Baharagora & Balasore. But it was changed in 2012 after reorganization of National Highway and renumbered.