Country: | IND |
Type: | NH |
Route: | 18 |
Map Custom: | yes |
Length Km: | 414 |
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: | ChasPuruliaBalarampurChandilJamshedpurGhatshilaBaharagoraBaripada |
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 400km (200miles) distance.[1] 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.