National Highway 234 (India)(old numbering)
National Highway 234 | |
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Route information | |
Length: | 780 km (480 mi) |
Major junctions | |
From: | Mangalore, Karnataka |
Sira - NH 4, Venkatagirikota - NH 219, Vellore - NH 46, Thiruvannaamalai NH 66 | |
To: | Villupuram, Tamil Nadu |
Location | |
States: | Karnataka:509 km, Andhra Pradesh:23 km, Tamil Nadu: 234 km, Total: 780km |
Primary destinations: | Gowribidanur, Chintamani, Venkatagirikota, Gudiyatham, Vellore, Thiruvannaamalai |
Highway system | |
National Highway 234 (NH 234), is a National Highway in India that originates in Mangalore, Karnataka, travels through Venkatagirikota, Andhra Pradesh and Vellore, Thiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu, terminating at Villupuram, Tamil Nadu.
Under the new highway numbering system, Mangalore to Banavara part of this highway has been renumbered as National Highway 73.[1]
Route
Mangalore - Bantwal - Madanthyar - Belthangady - Ujire - Charmadi - Mudigere - Belur - javagal - Huliyar - Bukkapattana - Sira - Madhugiri-Byranahalli -Kotaladinne- Gauribidanur- Manchenahlli - Chikkaballapur- Shidlaghatta- Chintamani-Srinivaspura- Mulabagal (NH-4) - Venkatagirikota - Pernampattu - Gudiyatham - Vellore City - Kannamangalam - Polur - Thiruvannaamalai - Villupuram
As the forest department does not allow the widening of the roads going through the western ghats, it is expected that a tunnel will be built, same like as proposed by Japanese consultants to the shiradi ghat of NH-48. A tunnel will help in reducing the travel time by 3 hours, reduce the fuel usage and increase the productivity of the industries around. It will also provide an alternative route to the large sized trucks transporting materials to the seaport and air-cargo facility at Mangalore .
See also
- List of National Highways in India (by Highway Number)
- National Highways Development Project
- List of National Highways in Karnataka
- List of National Highways in Andhra Pradesh
- List of National Highways in Tamil Nadu
References
- 1 2 New Highway Numbering Government of India, page 39