National Highway 744 (India)

National Highway 744 marker

National Highway 744

Route information

Length:

206 km (128 mi)

History:

Announced as 'NH-208' in 2000

Major junctions

From:

Kollam, Kerala

To:

Thirumangalam, Tamil Nadu

Location

States:

Tamil Nadu: 125 km
Kerala: 81.28 km

Primary
destinations:

Kottarakkara, Punalur, Edamon, Thenmala, Shenkottai, Tenkasi, Rajapalayam, Tirumangalam

Highway system

Indian road network

←

NH 66

NH 44

→

National Highway 744 or NH 744 (earlier NH 208)^[1] is a National Highway in Southern India that links Kollam (Quilon) in Kerala with Madurai in Tamil Nadu.^[2] Starting from NH 66 in Kollam, it joins Tirumangalam in Madurai at National Highway 44 (India).^[2]

Route

Kollam, Kadappakada, Keralapuram, Kilikollur, Chandanathoppe, Kundara, Ezhukone, Kottarakkara, Chengamanadu, Kunnicode, Punalur, Edamon, Thenmala, Aryankavu, Puliara, Shenkottai, Tenkasi, Kadayanallur, Puliangudi, Vasudevanallur, Sivagiri, Rajapalayam, Srivilliputtur, T.Kallupatti, Tirumangalam(Madurai) .^[3]

Significance

This route has historically connected the cashew and spice producing Kollam District with the erstwhile Madras State. Nowadays, hoards of lorries carrying various goods from Tamil Nadu ply through this highway. The road cuts through the narrow low altitude gap at Aryankavu, and is a visual delight, especially the stretch from Thenmala to Sengottai. The historic Kollam-Sengottai Railway line goes by the side of the road.

Four Laning

As per news reports^[4] and NHAI^[5] tender & project data, it has been confirmed that the section of NH 744 between Tirumangalam (on NH 44) and Rajapalayam is being taken up to be converted into a tolled, four lane highway for a total distance of 68 km.

Gallery

NH-744 at Kadappakada, Kollam City
13 Ring Bridge near the side of NH 744, Thenmala
A sign board in NH 744

References

Indian Highways Network

Expressways in India	Ahmedabad-Vadodara Ambala-Chandigarh Belghoria Chennai Bypass Chennai HSCTC Coimbatore Bypass Delhi-Gurgaon Delhi-Faridabad DND Flyway Hosur Road Elevated Hyderabad Elevated Hyderabad ORR Jaipur-Kishangarh Mumbai-Pune Noida–Greater Noida Raipur-Durg Yamuna

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State Highways	Andhra Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh Assam Bihar Chhattisgarh Goa Gujarat Haryana Himachal Pradesh Jammu and Kashmir Jharkhand Karnataka Kerala Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra Manipur Meghalaya Mizoram Nagaland Odisha Puducherry Punjab Rajasthan Sikkim Tamil Nadu Telangana Tripura Uttarakhand Uttar Pradesh West Bengal

Notable	National Highways Development Project Golden Quadrilateral North–South and East–West Corridor Arunachal Frontier Highway

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