National Highway 948 (previously designated NH 209), is a highway in India which connects
Coimbatore
Coimbatore, also spelt as Koyamputhur (), sometimes shortened as Kovai (), is one of the major metropolitan cities in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on the banks of the Noyyal River and surrounded by the Western Ghats. Coimbat ...
in Tamil Nadu with the city of
Bengaluru
Bangalore (), officially Bengaluru (), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It has a population of more than and a metropolitan population of around , making it the third most populous city and fifth most ...
.
It is a
spur
A spur is a metal tool designed to be worn in pairs on the heels of riding boots for the purpose of directing a horse or other animal to move forward or laterally while riding. It is usually used to refine the riding aids (commands) and to ba ...
road of
National Highway 48
The following highways are numbered 48:
Australia
* Illawarra Highway
Canada
* Ontario Highway 48
* Saskatchewan Highway 48
Czech Republic
* D48 motorway (Czech Republic) part of European route E462
* I/48; Czech: Silnice I/48
Hungary
* M ...
.
It passes through
Sathyamangalam Wildlife Sanctuary. The road through wildlife sanctuary is single carriage two lane and is narrow at many places. Wild animals can be spotted in this route.
Route
Junctions
: Terminal near Bengaluru.
: Terminal near Kanakapura
: near Kollegal
: near Chamrajnagar
: Terminal near Coimbatore.
See also
*
List of National Highways in India by highway number
On 28 April 2010, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways officially published a new numbering system for the National Highway network in the Gazette of the Government of India. It is a systematic numbering scheme based on the orientati ...
*
References
External links
NH 948 on OpenStreetMap
{{IND NH48 sr
National highways in India
National Highways in Tamil Nadu
National Highways in Karnataka