Nawab Yusuf Road
Nawab Yusuf Road | |
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Route information | |
Maintained by UPPWD | |
Length | 135 km (84 mi) |
Major junctions | |
North end | Ayodhya |
Major intersections | Ayodhya, Akbarpur, Shahganj, Jaunpur |
South end | Jaunpur |
Location | |
Country | India |
State | Uttar Pradesh |
Primary destinations | Maya Bazar, Goshainganj, Akbarpur, Malipur, Shahganj, Jaunpur |
Highway system | |
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Nawab Yusuf Road is situated in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, it connects Jaunpur to Ayodhya via Shahganj and Akbarpur.[1]
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]