How to find the difference between national and state highway?
Posted on: 16/Jun/2017 12:05:34 PM
It is not very easy to identify the difference between a national highway and a state highway. That cannot happen with just a glimpse of the highway, in fact. In general, the state highways may be of multiple lanes whereas national highways have 2 lanes.
4 kinds of highways:
There are four kinds of highways in India. They are National Highway, State Highway, District Highway and Panchayaat Highway.
The trick lies with observing the kilometer stones that tell you the distance ahead to reach a specific location. You can identify the type of highway by looking at these kilometer stones, particularly their colors.
Color is the key to find:
In National highways, these kilometer stones are painted in canary yellow shade with a combination of white. On the other hand, the kilometer stones present on state highways are painted in vibrant green shade and white.
Furthermore, the stones along important district highways are made of blue and white color combo. Lastly, the panchayat highways have these kilometer stones painted in pink or black with white. Those present in village roads that are constructed under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana are made of orange.
