National Highway 948 (India)

National Highway 948 (previously designated NH 209) is a highway in India which connects Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu with the city of Bengaluru.^[1][2] It is a spur road of National Highway 48.^[3] It passes through Sathyamangalam Wildlife Sanctuary. The road through the wildlife sanctuary is a single carriageway with two lanes, and it is narrow at many places. Wild animals can be spotted in this route. The movement of automobiles are not allowed from 8 P.M to 6 A.M through Dhimbam ghat (Bannari to Karappallam) stretch in this national highway.^[4] National Highway 948 passes through Sathyamangalam forests, which were the territory of the dreaded Bandit Veerappan.^[5] The alternate route for Night traffic is a 389 kilometres (242 mi) drive via Erode, Mettur Dam, Maheswara Hills, Kollegal & then to Bengaluru.

National Highway 948
Map of National Highway 948 in red
Route information
Auxiliary route of NH 48
Length	324 km (201 mi)
Major junctions
North end	Bengaluru
South end	Coimbatore
Location
Country	India
States	Tamil Nadu: 119.7 km (74.4 mi) Karnataka: 204.3 km (126.9 mi)
Highway system
Roads in India Expressways National State Asian
← NH 48 → NH 544

Route

Highway number	Source	Destination	Via	Length (km)
948	Bengaluru	Coimbatore	Kanakapura, Shivanahalli, Sathanur, Halaguru, Malavalli, Kollegal, Chamrajanagara, Punajanur, Hasanur, Dhimbam ghat, Bannari, Sathyamangalam, Puliampatti, Annur, Kovilpalayam	324

Junctions

NH 48 Terminal near Bengaluru.^[3]

SH 3 Terminal near Kanakapura

NH 766 near Kollegal

NH 150A near Chamrajnagar

NH 544 Terminal near Coimbatore.^[2]

See also

• List of national highways in India
• List of national highways in India by state
• National Highway 66 (India)