Highways in Rajkot

Rajkot has an extensive road network that includes several national and state highways. These highways serve as arterial roads to connect the city with rest of the state and country. Also, they supplement the local industries through smooth transportation of their raw materials and finished goods. Even the smallest towns under this district are connected via the bye pass roads cutting from these highways.

As such, highways in Rajkot display the infrastructural development of this region in the recent times. Currently, Rajkot has four lanes highway which may be soon expanded in to six lanes for lessening the time taken to complete the journey. The city has a strategic location with many major cities like Ahmedabad, Jamnagar, Junagadh, Porbandar, etc. located rather close to it.

Main National Highways in Rajkot

National Highway 8A:

This is a prominent national highway that runs only within Gujarat state. This highway has length of over 618 km and it runs from Ahmedabad to Narayan Sarovar. En route, this highway passes through Morbi, which is an important town in district Rajkot. This is very busy highway with large number of vehicles passing through it daily. Throughout the stretch from Ahmedabad to Rajkot, this highway has smoothened the traffic and transportation for the frequent travelers and heavy vehicles on this route.

State Highways in Rajkot:

Rajkot is well connected with all the other cities of Gujarat through its vast state highways. These state highways pass through the Rajkot city and all the main towns of Rajkot district. Main state highways passing through Rajkot are:

Gujarat State Highway 23

GJ SH 23 connects Rajkot with Khambhalia. This state highway covers two districts of Rajkot and Jamnagar on its span of 73.10 km. Cities that fall on route of this state highway are Rajkot, Kalawad, Khatiya, Lalpur, and Khambalia.

Gujarat State Highway 24

Covering the distances from Rajkot to Navlakhs via Morvi, this state highway has stretch of 125.32 km. It runs through districts of Rajkot and Jamnagar.

Gujarat State Highway 25

This state highway has length of 132 km and it also covers cities in Rajkot and Jamnagar districts. The cities that fall on this long and important highway are Rajkot, Vadinar, and Jamnagar.

Gujarat State Highway 31A

From Porbandar to Bamanbore, this state highway runs through Rajkot city as well. It has length of mere 8.5 km and it is mainly the road that passes through the city limits of Jetpur also.

Gujarat State Highway 1

From Bagdodra, this state highway runs till Gondal in Rajkot district. It is a fairly long highway with span of 186.67 km passing through three main districts of the state. It has cities like Bagdodra, Ranpur, Dhandhuka, Jasdan, and Gondal falling en route.

Other State Highways in Rajkot are:

• State Highway 17
• State Highway 22
• State Highway 26
• State Highway 31