National Highway 217 (India)

{{short description|National Highway in India}}

{{For|the former road with this designation|National Highway 217 (India)(old numbering)}}

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

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

{{infobox road

| country = IND

| type = NH

| route = 217

| length_km = 352.3

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

| id= Q25203085|title=National Highway 217|text= Map of National Highway 217 in red }}

| map_custom = yes

| direction_a = West

| direction_b = East

| terminus_a = Paikan, Assam

| terminus_b = Dudhnoi, Assam

| destinations = Dalu, Meghalaya

| junction =

| states = Assam, Meghalaya

| spur_type = NH

| spur_of = 17

| previous_type = NH

| next_type = NH

| previous_route = 17

| next_route = 17

}}

National Highway 217 commonly referred to as NH 217, is a national highway in India.{{cite web |title=Rationalization of Numbering Systems of National Highways |publisher=Govt of India |url=http://www.morth.nic.in/writereaddata/sublinkimages/finaldoc6143316640.pdf |date=28 April 2010 |access-date=21 Aug 2011}} This route was earlier part of old national highways 51 and 62. It is a secondary route of National Highway 17.{{Cite web|url=http://www.egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2011/E_574_2012_016.pdf|title=New Numbering of National Highways notification - Government of India|website=The Gazette of India|access-date=24 April 2019}} NH-217 runs through the states of Assam and Meghalaya in India.

Route

NH217 connects Paikan, Tura, Dalu, Baghmara, Rongjeng, Damra and Dudhnoi in the states of Assam and Meghalaya in India.{{Cite web|url=http://morth.nic.in/showfile.asp?lid=2924|title=State-wise length of National Highways (NH) in India|website=Ministry of Road Transport and Highways|access-date=24 April 2019}}

== Junctions ==

{{RJL|date=November 2021}}

: {{jct|NH|17|country=IND}} Terminal near Paikan.

: {{jct|NH|127B|country=IND}} near Tura.

: {{jct|NH|127B|country=IND}} near Lower Nengkhra.

: {{jct|NH|17|country=IND}} Terminal near Dudhnoi.

History

In 2021, a new species of gecko was found on the highway, Cyrtodactylus karsticolus.{{Cite web|title=Cyrtodactylus karsticolus|url=https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species.php?genus=Cyrtodactylus&species=karsticolus|access-date=2021-11-29|website=The Reptile Database}}

See also

References

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