Geography · Ch 15 — Transport and Communication — India
State Highways
15.2.1.2
State Highways
State Highways are roads built and looked after by the state government. Their main job is to connect the state capital with the district headquarters and other important towns within the state. Because they link the state's administrative and economic centres, they form the backbone of a state's internal road network.
These roads do not exist in isolation. They are designed to connect directly to the National Highways, which run across the country. This connection ensures that traffic from within a state can smoothly move onto the national road system and travel to other states. …