National Highway 55 (India)

National Highway 55
National Highway 55
Route information
Length	265 km (165 mi)
Major junctions
West end	NH 53 in Sambalpur
	NH 153B in Redhakhol, NH 149 / NH 655 in Angul NH 655 in Khuntuni
East end	NH 16 in Cuttack
Location
Country	India
Highway system
	Roads in India; Expressways; National; State; Asian;

National Highway 55 (Previously NH42) is a National Highway in India connecting Sambalpur and Cuttack in Indian state of Odisha.^[1] Starting from NH 53 in Maneswar, Sambalpur, it terminates at NH 16 in Manguli(Cuttack).^[2] it is also known as Cuttack – Sambalpur Highway. Before renumbering of national highways of India, route of NH-55 was part of old national highway 42.^[3] This national highway is 265 km (165 mi) long.^[4] It acts as an alternate route of NH 53 between Sambalpur & Panikoilii.