Bailey_Road,_Patna

Bailey Road, Patna

Bailey Road, Patna

Neighbourhood in Patna, Bihar, India


Bailey Road (also known as Nehru Path) is a road and neighbourhood in Patna, India.[1] It connects Patna with Danapur. It roughly starts from Income Tax Golambar and ends in Danapur, running through the heart of the city. It is one of the most important roads in the city. Many important landmarks like Patna High Court,[2] Patna Women's College, Patna Secretariat, Patna Zoo, Patna Airport, Bihar Museum etc. are situated beside or near to this road. Bailey Road was officially renamed as Jawahar Lal Nehru Marg, but this road is still widely known as Bailey Road.[3] Now, this road has been renamed as Nehru Path by the government of Bihar.[4] This area is served by Shastrinagar Police Station of Patna Police.

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History

Under the British Raj, Patna gradually started to attain its lost glory and emerged as an important and strategic centre of learning and trade in India. When the Bengal Presidency was partitioned in 1912 to carve out a separate province, Patna was made the capital of the new province of Bihar and Orissa.[5] The city limits were stretched westwards to accommodate the administrative base, and the township of Bankipore took shape along the Bailey Road (originally spelt as Bayley Road, after the first Lt. Governor of Bihar and Orissa, Sir Steuart Colvin Bayley). This area was called the New Capital Area.

Patna Metro stations

Patna Metro alignment for Corridor I (Red Line) will be 20 m beneath Bailey Road.[6] The Metro stations constructed along Bailey Road are : Danapur, Saguna Mor, RPS Mor, Patliputra, Raja Bazar, Patna Zoo, Vikas Bhawan, Vidyut Bhawan.[7]

Lohia Path Chakra

Lohia Path Chakra is a road underpass to reduce traffic congestion on Bailey Road.[8][9][10][11] The elevated portion of the Lohia Path Chakra 2.0 on Bailey Road is a six-lane road starting from Bihar Museum to Atal Path, and was inaugurated by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on 14 August 2023.[12][13] The underpass is based on swap and grade-separated U-turn based multi-sectional interchange technology and with the swap technology, commuters change their lane.

Landmarks

a directional sign over Bailey Road, Patna
Nightscape of Bailey Road
Fogscape
As viewed from Foot-over bridge near Patna Women's College
Bihar's longest flyover from Jagdeo Path Mor to Sheikhpura Mor in Bailey Road, Patna

See also


References

  1. 225 crore for renovation of 5 roads sanctioned The Times of India. Retrieved 27 Sep 2012
  2. Nitish Kumar opens work on Rs 530-crore museum The Times of India. Retrieved 10 July 2013
  3. "Times change, road names stay put". The Telegraph. 2 December 2013. Archived from the original on 5 December 2013. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  4. "Bailey Road renamed as Nehru Path". The Times of India. 26 September 2019. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  5. Bihar History iloveindia.com
  6. "Sept deadline for Lohia Path Chakra Phase 2". The Times of India. 11 July 2023.
  7. "PSCL to beautify key portion of Bailey Road". The Times of India. 11 July 2023.
  8. "KV Bailey Road". Archived from the original on 16 November 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
  9. "The High Court of Judicature at Patna". Archived from the original on 19 April 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2015.

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