National Highway 5 (India)

National Highway 5
National Highway 5
	Map of the National Highway in red
	Himalayan Expressway, part of NH-5 approaching Shivalik hills on the way to Shimla
Route information
	Maintained by NHAI
Length	660.2 km (410.2 mi)
Major junctions
West end	Firozpur
	;
East end	Shipki La, Sino-Indian border
Location
Country	India
States	Punjab, Chandigarh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh
Primary; destinations	Moga, Jagraon, Ludhiana, Mohali, Chandigarh, Panchkula, Kalka, Solan, Shimla, Theog, Narkanda, Kumarsain, Rampur, Chini
Highway system
	Roads in India; Expressways; National; State; Asian;

National Highway 5 (NH5) is a primary national highway in India, running from West to East, connecting Firozpur in Punjab to the Sino-Indian border at Shipki La. The highway passes through Moga, Jagraon, Ludhiana, Mohali, Chandigarh, Panchkula, Kalka, Solan, Shimla, Theog, Narkanda, Kumarsain, Rampur Bushahr and continues along the Sutlej River till its terminus near the Tibet border.^[1]

Route

Schematic map of National Highways in India

NH5 traverses the states of Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and union territory of Chandigarh in India.^[2]^[3]

Punjab

Firozpur, Moga, Jagraon, Ludhiana, Kharar, Morinda, Mohali - Chandigarh border

Chandigarh

Punjab border at Mohali, exits at Zirakpur in Punjab

Punjab

Zirakpur - Haryana border

Haryana

Punjab border - Panchkula, Surajpur, Pinjore, Kalka bypass - H.P. border

Himachal Pradesh

Haryana border - Parwanoo, Solan, Shimla, Theog, Narkanda, Kumarsain, Rampur Bushahr, Chini, Shipki La at Sino-Indian border

This section contains the Himalayan Expressway, which was damaged by floods and landslides in 2023. Geologists argue that highway construction had destabilized the slopes and left the area vulnerable to landslides.^[4]