Trichy Road, Coimbatore

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Trichy Road
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Maintained by National Highways Authority of India
Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation
Length16.2 mi (26.1 km)
west end Coimbatore Medical College, Coimbatore
Major
junctions

State Bank Road/Big Bazar Street( Coimbatore Medical College Hospital )
Arts College Road/Sungam Lake Road(LIC Divisional Office)
Nirmala College Road/Puliakulam Road/Sungam Bypass Road(Sungam
Nanjundapuram Road/Puliakulam Road(Ramanathapuram)
Sowripalayam Road/Thiruvalluvar Nagar Road(Sowripalayam Pirivu)
Perks Arch Road/Kallimadai Road(Kallimadai)
Masakalipalayam Road(Coimbatore Boat House)
Kamarajar Road/Vellalore Road(Singanallur)
Neelikonampalayam Road/Anayangadu Road(Vasantha mills)
SIHS Colony road (SIHS Colony road junction)
Irugur Road/Nesavalar Colony Road(Ondipudur)
Peedampalli Road(Kathiri Mills)
Irugur Road(Irugur Pirivu)
Coimbatore Bypass Road(Chinthamanipudur L&T Bypass Junction)
Pallapalayam Road(Pappampatty Pirivu)
Ravathoor Road/Kannampalayam Road(Ravathoor Pirivu)
Kannampalayam Road(Ranganathapuram)
Neelambur Road(Sulur LIC junction)
Neelambur Road/Kalangal Road(Sulur)
National Highway 181(India)/Somanur Road/Pollachi Road(Karanampettai)
east end Karanampettai , Coimbatore

Trichy Road is an arterial road in Coimbatore, India. This road connects the city to Singanallur Bus Terminus and Sulur Air Force Station and the east and south-east suburbs in the Coimbatore metropolitan area. This road, along with Avinashi Road reveals Coimbatore's development, mostly along the eastern and western sides of these roads. It is considered to be one of the arterial roads with lesser traffic congestion.

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Description

Coimbatore Junction is located at the road's western end. Trichy Road is the main gateway into the city by road from Southern and Eastern parts of Tamil Nadu such as Palladam, Dharapuram, Karur and Madurai. This road is a part of NH 81 (Coimbatore - Chidambaram Highway). It is maintained by the National Highways Authority of India. [1] This road is a 23-km stretch running diagonally across the city in the East-West orientation, slightly moving along the South East tangent. Trichy road starts near the Coimbatore Medical College Hospital in Gopalapuram, and passes through the neighbourhoods of Singanallur, Ramanathapuram, Ondipudur, Chinthamanipudur, Sulur and finally Karanampettai. [2]

Alignment

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Trichy Road near Ondipudur Flyover

The road is a four lane road in most stretches except between Chinthamanipudur L&T Bypass Junction and Pappampatty Pirivu. [3]

Flyovers

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Ondipudur Flyover

In Trichy Road, the Ondipudur Flyover overpassing the Irugur-Podanur railway line opened in 2007 [4] and Trichy Road Flyover bypassing the Ramanathapuram and Sungam junctions is under construction. [5] A four-lane flyover has been proposed at Singanallur, the most congested traffic junction on the road, to reduce traffic congestion. [6] [7] [8]

Bus terminals

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Singanallur Bus Terminus

The Singanallur Bus Terminus is located along the road. [9] The Sulur Bus Terminus, a suburban bus terminal, is located on the road, which is famous to be handled as temporary mofussil bus terminal of the city to handle festival rush.. [10]

Airforce Station

Places

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Coimbatore Junction is located to the west end of Trichy Road

Landmarks

Coimbatore Medical College Hospital located on Trichy Road was built in 1909 Coimbatore Medical College Hospital India 201.jpg
Coimbatore Medical College Hospital located on Trichy Road was built in 1909

Restaurants

Hotels

Parks and recreation

Educational institutions

Other notable landmarks

Cinemas

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Miraj Cinemas, Ondipudur

Hospitals

Markets

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References

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