In India, this is the network of roads maintained by the state governments.
These roads are constructed and managed by the states' Public Works Department.
As of 31 March 2016, the total length of state highways was 176,166 km.
As of 31 March 2016, Maharashtra had the largest share in the total length of SH roads (22.14%), followed by Karnataka (11.11%), Gujarat (9.76%), Rajasthan (8.62%) and Tamil Nadu (6.67%).
Phase I of the Bharatmala project involves the construction of 34,800 km of highways (including the remaining projects under NHDP) at an estimated cost of ₹5.35 lakh crore (US$62 billion) by 2021–22.