National Highway 57 (India, old numbering)

Former National Highway 57 linked Muzaffarpur to Purnea in the Indian state of Bihar. It was 310 km (190 mi) long.[1] In 2010 the national highway numbering system was rationalized and renumbered.[2] The entire stretch of the old national highway 57 is now part of new National Highway 27.[3]

National Highway 57
Old NH 57 in Bihar
Route information
Length	310 km (190 mi)
Major junctions
From	Muzaffarpur
	NH 77, NH 106
To	Purnea
Location
States	Bihar
Primary destinations	Darbhanga - Muria - Sakri - Jhanjharpur - Bhaptiyahi - Simrahi - Narahia - Narpatganj - Forbesganj - Araria
Highway system
Roads in India Expressways National State ← NH 56 → NH 57A

Route

This former national highway passed through Muzaffarpur, Darbhanga, Muria, Supaul, Narahia, Narpatganj, Forbesganj, Araria, Jhanjharpur and Purnia.

See also

• List of National Highways in India by old highway number
• List of National Highways by new numbering
• National Highways Development Project
• Transport in Bihar
• List of National Highways in Bihar

References

1. Archived 10 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine Length of National Highways-Source-Government of India
2. "Rationalisation of Numbering Systems of National Highways" (PDF). New Delhi: Department of Road Transport and Highways. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 December 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
3. "The List of National Highways in India" (PDF). Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. Retrieved 14 February 2020.

External links

• Former NH 57 on OpenStreetMap