State Highway 5 (Kerala)

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SH KL 5.svg
State Highway 5
State Highway 5 (Kerala)
SH 5 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by Kerala Public Works Department
Length42.5 km (26.4 mi)
Major junctions
West endNH66-IN.svg NH 66 in Kayamkulam
Major intersections
East endSH8-IN jct.svg SH 8 in Pathanapuram
Location
Country India
State Kerala
Districts Alappuzha, Pathanamthitta, Kollam
Highway system
State Highways in Kerala
SH KL 3.svg SH 3 SH KL 6.svg SH 6

State Highway 5 (SH 5) is a State Highway in Kerala, India that starts in Kayamkulam and ends at punalur. The highway is 42.5 km long. [1] This highway is also called as KP Road or Kayamkulam - Punalur Road and the road helps interstate transportation between Alappuzha district and Tenkasi, Tuticorin.

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Route description

Kayamkulam - Kattanam - Charumood - Nooranad junction -Pazhakulam junction - Adoor - Pathanapuram - Kallumkadavu junction (meet and ends at Main Eastern Highway (SH 8)).

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References

  1. "Kerala PWD - State Highways". Kerala State Public Works Department. Retrieved 26 February 2010.