National Highway 79 (India)

National Highway 79 (NH 79) is a National Highway in India entirely within the state of Tamil Nadu.^[1] It runs between Ulundurpettai and Salem in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu for a total of 134 km (83 mi).^[2] It connects with NH 44 and NH 544 at Salem. NH 79 connects NH 68 and SH 69 at Ulundurpettai and SH 6 at kallakurichi. It was upgraded to a dual carriageway road in two phases on a Build-operate-transfer basis by Reliance Infrastructure and Maytas.^[3]

National Highway 79
Map of the National Highway in red
Route information
Part of AH20
Length	134.2 km (83.4 mi)
Major junctions
West end	Salem, Tamil Nadu
East end	Ulundurpettai, Villupuram district, Tamil Nadu
Location
Country	India
States	Tamil Nadu
Primary destinations	Ulundrupet - Kallakurichi - Chinnasalem - Attur - Pethanaickenpalayam - Vazhapadi - Salem
Highway system
Roads in India Expressways National State Asian
← NH 44 → NH 38

Traffic

NH 79 is an important connecting road for vehicles travelling from the two major cities of Coimbatore and Kochi. NH 79 directly connects Salem with Chennai, and indirectly Coimbatore, Erode, Tirupur and the cities around these areas.

Route

Ulundurpettai - Elavanasur kottai - Thiyagadurgam - Kallakurichi - Chinnasalem, Thalaivasal - Kattukottai - Attur - Pethanaickenpalayam - Vazhapadi - Salem.^[4]

Junctions list

NH 44 Terminal near Salem.^[1]

NH 179A near Salem

NH 136 near Attur

NH 532 near Chinnasalem

NH 38 Terminal near Ulundurpettai.^[1]

Gallery

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  NH 79 near Kallakurichi in Villupuram district, Tamil Nadu.
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  NH 79 near Kallakurichi, Villupuram district, Tamil Nadu

See also

• List of national highways in India
• List of national highways in India by state
• National Highways Development Project