National Highway 7 (India)
{{Short description|National highway in India}}
{{For | the old National Highway 7 |National Highway 30 (India)|National Highway 34 (India)|National Highway 35 (India)|National Highway 44 (India)|National Highway 135 (India)}}
{{About||the former road with this designation|National Highway 44 (India)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2020}}
{{infobox road
| country = IND
| type = NH
| route = 7
| length_km = 845
| image = Sign board (Fazilka).jpg
| image_notes = New NH7 Signboard in Punjab
| map = {{Maplink|frame=yes|frame-width=290|frame-height=240|frame-align=center|type=line|stroke-width=3
| id= Q66360865|title=National Highway 7|text= Map of National Highway 7 in red }}
| map_custom = yes
| direction_a = West
| direction_b = East
| terminus_a = Fazilka, Punjab
| terminus_b = Mana Pass, Uttarakhand
| junction =
| previous_type = NH
| next_type = NH
| previous_route = 7
| next_route = 7
| states = Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand
| destinations = Fazilka, Abohar, Malout, Giddarbaha, Bathinda, Rampura Phul, Sangrur, Patiala, Rajpura, Banur, Zirakpur, Panchkula, Naraingarh, Paonta Sahib, Herbertpur, Dehradun, Rishikesh, Devaprayag, Rudraprayag, Karnaprayag, Chamoli, Badrinath, Mana
}}
National Highway 7 (NH 7) is a highway connecting Fazilka (Punjab) to Mana (Uttarakhand) in India. It passes through the Indian states of Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand.{{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=23 June 2019}}
File:Renumbered National Highways map of India (Schematic).jpg
The NH-7 (old NH-58) connects Hindu pilgrim centres of Rishikesh, Devprayag, Rudraprayag, Karnaprayag, Chamoli, Joshimath and Badrinath with Dehradun and Chandigarh. Pilgrims travelling to Sri Hemkunt Sahib take a diversion from Govindghat which lies on NH-7 between Joshimath and Badrinath.
The road is generally closed during the winter months of December, January, February and March in the upper reaches of the Himalayas through which National Highway 7 passes.{{citation needed|date=August 2020}} This road goes to Mana Pass near the India-Tibetan border.{{citation needed|date=August 2020}}
Route
The route of national highway 7 transits through the states of Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand 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=23 June 2019}} This national highway is about {{convert|845|km|mi|abbr=on}} long.{{Cite web|url=http://morth.nic.in/sites/default/files/Details-of-National-Highways-as-on-31.03.pdf|title=The List of National Highways in India|website=Ministry of Road Transport and Highways|access-date=18 March 2020}}
=Punjab=
NH7 starts from India-Pakistan Border, connecting Fazilka, Abohar, Malout, Giddarbaha, Bathinda, Rampura Phul, Barnala, Sangrur, Patiala, Rajpura, Banur, Zirakpur, and up to Haryana border in the state of Punjab.{{Cite web|url=https://pwdpunjab.gov.in//RNationalHighway.aspx?languageid=1&pageid=1394&linkid=198|title=National Highways in Punjab, India|website=Public Works Department, Punjab|access-date=23 June 2019}}
=Haryana=
NH7 links Panchkula near Zirakpur with Shahzadpur and Naraingarh in the state of Haryana.
=Himachal Pradesh=
NH7 links Kala Amb with Paonta Sahib in the state of Himachal Pradesh.{{Cite web|url=http://hppwd.gov.in/Download/NH%20Detail.pdf|title=National Highways in Himachal Pradesh|website=Public Works Department, Himachal Pradesh|access-date=23 June 2019}}
=Uttarakhand=
NH 7 connects Dehradun, Rishikesh, Devaprayag, Rudraprayag, Karnaprayag, Chamoli, Badrinath, Mana at Indo/Tibet border in the state of Uttarakhand.{{Cite web|url=http://pwd.uk.gov.in/files/PWD/Length_of_NH.pdf|title=National Highways in Uttarakhand|website=Public Works Department, Uttarakhand|access-date=23 June 2019}}
== Junctions ==
{{RJL|date=November 2021}}
;Punjab
: {{jct|NH|62|country=IND}} near Abohar.
: {{jct|NH|9|country=IND}} near Malout
: {{jct|NH|354|country=IND}} near Malout
: {{jct|NH|754|country=IND}} near Bathinda
: {{jct|NH|54|country=IND}} near Bathinda
: {{jct|NH|254|country=IND}} near Rampura Phul
: {{jct|NH|703|country=IND}} near Barnala
: {{jct|NH|52|country=IND}} near Sangrur
: {{jct|NH|44|country=IND}} near Rajpura
: {{jct|NH|205A|country=IND}} near Banur
: {{jct|NH|152|country=IND}} near Zirakpur
;Haryana
: {{jct|NH|5|country=IND}} near Panchkula
: {{jct|NH|344|country=IND}} near Shahzadpur
;Himachal Pradesh
: {{jct|NH|907A|country=IND}} near Nahan
: {{jct|NH|907|country=IND}} near Paonta Sahib
: {{jct|NH|707|country=IND}} near Paonta Sahib
;Uttarakhand
: {{jct|NH|507|country=IND}} near Herbertpur
: {{jct|NH|307|country=IND}} near Dehradun
: {{jct|NH|34|country=IND}} near Rishikesh
: {{jct|NH|707A|country=IND}} near Maletha
: {{jct|NH|309|country=IND}} near Srinagar
: {{jct|NH|107|country=IND}} near Rudraprayag
: {{jct|NH|109|country=IND}} near Karnaprayag
: {{jct|NH|107A|country=IND}} near Chamoli.
Termination point is near Mana village at an elevation of about 3200 m.
References
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External links
- [https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/11641163 NH 7 on OpenStreetMap]
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{{Indian Highways Network}}
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Category:National highways of India
Category:National highways in Punjab, India
Category:National highways in Haryana