Avinashi Road, is an

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. Running from west to east, the road starts at Uppilipalayam flyover and ends at Neelambur by-pass junction where it joins NH 544, Beyond Neelambur Junction, the road branches into two, with one traversing southwards to Madukarai to form the

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while the other continues westwards to

Avinashi Avinashi () (previously known as ''Thirupukkoliyur'') is a municipality in the Tiruppur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Avinashi is one among the nine taluks of the district. It is one of the most popular pilgrim destinations in t ...

and beyond to form the

National Highway 544 National Highway 544, commonly referred to as NH 544, is a National Highway in South India connecting Salem in Tamil Nadu to Kochi in Kerala. It is a spur of National Highway 44 and forms part of the North–South corridor of the National H ...

. This road connects Coimbatore to its airport and the east and north-east suburbs. The road was an indicator of development as the city of Coimbatore grew up mostly along its eastern and western sides.

Description

Avinashi Road is of the main gateway into the city by road as well as from North and Eastern parts of India. This road is also home for Educational Institutions, Major speciality hospitals, Corporate offices, Information technology parks, Shopping malls and Luxury hotels. Today, this road has turned out to be the most important arterial road in the city. This road is gateway to vehicles coming from East and North-East Tamil Nadu and bound for

Tirupur Tiruppur or Tirupur ( ), is a city and municipal corporation in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Located on the banks of the Noyyal river in Western Tamil Nadu, it is the fourth largest city in the state. It is the administrative capital of T ...

, Erode, Salem, Vellore, Chennai, Bangalore. The road once part of National highways 544 (Salem - Cochin Highway) is now maintained by the Tamil Nadu Highways Department. In recent years the road was widened into a six-lane. This 16-km stretch of road running diagonally across the city in East West orientation slightly moving North East tangent.a Avinashi road starts from Uppilipalayam flyover near Grey Town area, it passes through the important neighbourhoods of

Peelamedu Peelamedu is a major commercial centre and residential locality in the Eastern part of the city of Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu, India. It is governed by Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation since 1981. The growth of Peelamedu during the last de ...

and

Chinniampalayam Chinniampalayam is a part of Coimbatore, Coimbatore city. It lies on the main arterial Avinashi road, the most important road in the city. Chinniampalayam is one of the fast-growing neighbourhoods of Coimbatore. The Coimbatore International Airp ...

and finally Neelambur.

Places transversed

*Anna Silai junction *

*Civil Aerodrome *Goldwins *Thottipalayam Pirivu *Hope College *Lakshmi Mills junction *Mylampatty *Nava India *

Neelambur Neelambur is a suburb in Coimbatore District, Tamil Nadu. Neelambur is situated in the Eastern Part of Coimbatore. Neelambur is the entrance of Coimbatore City from the National Highways. The road splits for Palakkad, Kerala and Coimbatore City h ...

*Papanaickenpalayam *

*SITRA (Airport signal) *Uppilipalayam Flyover *VOC Park & LIC junction

Landmarks on Avinashi Road

Major Hotels

* The Residency Towers Coimbatore * The Orbis Hotels *

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* Ibis Coimbatore City Centre * Jenney's Residency * Grand Regent * Satyam Grand * Park Plaza * GRT Grand *The Arcadia

Railway Stations

* Peelamedu Railway station

Airport

Coimbatore International Airport Coimbatore International Airport is an international airport and the primary airport serving the Coimbatore Metropolitan Area in Tamil Nadu, India. It is located in the neighborhood of Peelamedu, about from the center of the city. It is the ...

, Peelamedu, Coimbatore

Major Landmarks

Art Gallery & Museums

* G. D. Naidu Industrial Exhibition *Gedee Car Museum *Kasthuri Srinivasan Art Gallery

Parks & Recreation

**VOC Park Grounds **Coimbatore Zoo

Research Institutes

The South India Textile Research Association The South India Textile Research Association, often known by acronym SITRA, is a textile research association established in 1956 at Coimbatore, India. SITRA is an Industry sponsored research institute supported by the Ministry of Textiles, Gov ...

a.k.a. SITRA * Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International School of Textiles and Management *UMS Technologies Training Centre

Educational Institutions

Stanes Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School Stanes Schools are two schools in Coimbatore and Coonoor. History The schools were established by Sir Robert Stanes in 1862, with the Coimbatore branch starting with four children and two teachers.It started as a European and Eurasian school but ...

* GRG Matriculation Higher Secondary School *National Model Schools *

PSG College of Technology PSG College of Technology (often abbreviated as PSG Tech) is an autonomous, Government Aided, government aided, private engineering college in Coimbatore, India. It is affiliated with Anna University. It is an initiative of the PSG and Sons C ...

PSG College of Arts and Science PSG College of Arts and Science (PSG CAS) is a College of Arts and Sciences in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. It was founded in 1947 by G. R. Damodaran. It was ranked 11th among colleges in India by the National Institutional Ranking Framewor ...

PSG Institute of Management Coimbatore PSG Institute of Management Coimbatore (PSGIM) is a private business school located in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies b ...

PSG Institute of Medical Sciences & Research PSG Institute of Medical Sciences and Research is a teaching hospital and research institute located in Peelamedu, Coimbatore. It was established in 1985 as a part of PSG Group. It has NABH accreditation. PSG Hospitals, a 1400-bed, tertiary ca ...

Coimbatore Medical College The Coimbatore Medical College is a government medical school, medical college recognized by the Medical Council of India. It is located in the city of Coimbatore, in Tamil Nadu, India. History The college was established in 1966 after G D ...

*Government Polytechnic College *

Coimbatore Institute of Technology Coimbatore Institute of Technology (CIT) is a government-aided autonomous engineering college located in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. It was founded in 1956 by V. Rangaswamy Naidu Educational Trust. It is affiliated to Anna University. Hist ...

Dr G R Damodaran College of Science Dr. G.R. Damodaran College of Science, also known as GRD College, is an ISO 9001:2015 certified institution in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. History The college was started in 1988. It was granted autonomy by the UGC in 2004. It was re-accre ...

IT-Parks

*TIDEL Park Coimbatore *Hanudev InfoPark *ELCOT IT Park

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*ELCOT SEZ, Coimbatore

MNC Companies

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* Bosch *

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* State Street HCL Services * SLB *

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Other Notable Landmark

*Anna Statue *Passport Seva Kendra *PSG Tech skywalk

Shopping

* Fun Republic Mall

Cinemas

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- 5 Screens

Textile Mills

Lakshmi Mills Lakshmi Mills Company is a major textile yarn and cloth manufacturer in Coimbatore, India. The company was established by G.Kuppuswamy Naidu in 1910. It has two composite textile units in Coimbatore: Avinashi Road and Palladam and one in Kovil ...

*Radhakrishna Mills *Tirupur Textile Mills *Varadaraja Mills

Hospitals

Aravind Eye Hospital Aravind Eye Hospitals is a hospital chain in India. It was founded by Dr. Govindappa Venkataswamy at Madurai, Tamil Nadu in 1976. It has grown into a network of eye hospitals and has had a major impact in eradicating cataract related blindness ...

*G. Kuppusamy Naidu Memorial Hospital *Kovai Medical Center Hospital (KMCH) *Lotus Eye Care Hospital *PSG Hospitals

Exhibition Venues

**Padmavathi Ammal Cultural Center ** CODDISIA Trade Fair Grounds

Major Flyovers

* Avinashi Road Expressway, Coimbatore * Avinashi Road flyover * Hope College Flyover

Coimbatore Metro

Coimbatore Metro Coimbatore Metro, also known as Kovai Metro, is a proposed rapid transit system for Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. History The Indian Government proposed a metro rail system for 16 tier-2 cities in India including Coimbatore in 2010. However, in 20 ...

feasibility study is completed and one of the route planned from Kaniyur through Avinashi road till Ukkadam Bus stand covering 26 km.

References

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