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Which state became the first state in the country to have 13 expressways?
A
Gujarat
B
Uttar Pradesh
C
Maharashtra
D
Punjab
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Uttar Pradesh has become the first state in the country to have 13 expressways. Of these 13 expressways having a total length of 3,200 kilometers, work is going on, on seven while six expressways are operational.

Detailed explanation-2: -Delhi–Meerut Expressway or National Expressway 3 is India’s widest 96 km long controlled-access expressway, connecting Delhi with Meerut via Dasna in Ghaziabad in India. The 8 lanes old stretch of National Highway 9 (NH-9) up to Dasna is widened to 14 lanes(widest expressway in India).

Detailed explanation-3: -The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways owns this network. Complete answer: The NH8 (old numbering) or NH 48 (new numbering) is the most important and busiest roadway. In India, National Highway 1 (NH 1) connects the union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.

Detailed explanation-4: -There are 17 national highways with total length of 4032 km and more than 300 state highways with total length of 19,761 km.

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