National Highway 49 (India, old numbering)

National Highway 49 (or NH 49) was a National Highway in southern India under former numbering system.. It traversed coast-to-coast linking Kochi in Kerala with Dhanushkodi in Tamil Nadu. It crosses the famous Pamban Bridge (Annai Indira Gandhi Bridge) before crossing into Rameswaram island. The total length runs up to 440 km (270 mi).^[1] The 5 km road between Mukundarayar Chathiram and Dhanuskodi was destroyed during the 1963 cyclone and was rebuilt.

National Highway 49
Map of Old NH49 in red
Route information
Part of AH43
Length	440 km (270 mi)
Major junctions
From	Kochi, Ernakulam district, Kerala
To	Mukundarayar Chathiram, Dhanushkodi, Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu
Location
Country	India
States	Tamil Nadu: 290 km (180 mi) Kerala: 150 km (93 mi)
Primary destinations	Kochi - Adimali - Munnar - Theni - Madurai - Paramakudi -Ramanathapuram- Rameswaram - Dhanushkodi
Highway system
Roads in India Expressways National State Asian
← NH 48 → NH 50

Government of India has recently announced that the destroyed stretch will be rebuilt at a cost of INR 250 million. The road between Madurai and Ramanathapuram is soon to be converted from the present single road to a four-lane highway. Union minister for road transport and shipping Nitin Gadkari participated in the foundation stone-laying ceremony for the Rs 1,387-crore project in Madurai on 17 July 2015. An initial outlay of Rs 900 crore was made and now the project has been sanctioned Rs 1,387 crore. The 75 km stretch from Madurai to Paramakudi will be converted into a four-lane road, while the remaining 39 km stretch from Paramakudi to Ramanathapuram widened to form a two-lane road with paved shoulders. Falling under the NH-49, this project is one of the largest to be implemented in Tamil Nadu by the NHAI in the recent times.

Route

Old NH 47 is now NH 85. NH 85 starts from the junction of NH 66 at Kundannoor in Kochi and terminates at Muguntharayar Chattram between Rameswaram and Dhanushkodi.

Kerala: Kochi Metropolitan Area(Kundannoor, Thripunithura, Thiruvankulam, Puthencruz), Kolenchery, Muvattupuzha, Kothamangalam, Neriamangalam, Adimali, Pallivasal, Munnar, Devikulam and Poopara.

Tamil Nadu:Bodimettu, Bodinayakkanur, Theni, Andipatti, Usilampatti, Madurai, Tiruppuvanam, Manamadurai, Parthibanur, Paramakudi, Ramanathapuram, Mandapam, Pamban, Rameswaram, Mukundarayar Chathiram And Dhanushkodi.

See also

• List of National Highways in India (by Highway Number)
• National Highways Development Project

References

1. "National Highways and their lengths". National Highways Authority of India. Archived from the original on 10 February 2010. Retrieved 12 February 2009.

External links

• Old NH 49 on OpenStreetMap
• NH 85 on MapsofIndia.com