Nawab Yusuf Road
Road in Uttar Pradesh, India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nawab Yusuf Road is situated in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, it connects Jaunpur to Ayodhya via Shahganj and Akbarpur.[1]
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| Route information | |
| Maintained by UPPWD | |
| Length | 135 km (84 mi) |
| Major junctions | |
| North end | Ayodhya |
| Ayodhya, Akbarpur, Shahganj, Jaunpur | |
| South end | Jaunpur |
| Location | |
| Country | India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| Primary destinations | Maya Bazar, Goshainganj, Akbarpur, Malipur, Shahganj, Jaunpur |
| Highway system | |
| State Highways in Uttar Pradesh | |
Previously this road was known as Lumbini - Dudhi Marg.
A section of Nawab Yusuf Road (from Ayodhya to Mirzapur) is now declared National Highway. It's now National Highway 135A.[2]
NH 135A will provide faster connectivity between two very important Holy cities - Ayodhya and Varanasi. NH 135A intersects Purvanchal Expressway in Baramadpur village situated in border of Sultanpur and Azamgarh district. NH 135A will go through Ayodhya, Akbarpur - Ambedkar Nagar, Khajuri, Malipur, Shahganj, Jaunpur, Bhadohi, Aura - Mirzapur.
Namesake
Barrister Nawab Sir Muhammad Yusuf, minister in the government of the United Provinces from 1926 to 1937. Nawab Sir Muhammad Yusuf was a descendant of the wazir of Shah Ibrahim, Sharqi sultan of Jaunpur in the 15th century.[3]
References
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