National Highway 169A (NH 169A) is a
National Highway in
India
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, which comes under Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, Government of India.
The highway starts from Malpe harbour in
Udupi
Udupi (alternate spelling Udipi; also known as Odipu) is a city in the Indian state of Karnataka. Udupi is situated about north of the educational, commercial and industrial hub of Mangalore and about west of state capital Bangalore by road.
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and ends at Thirthahalli.its old name was NH 766E.
Though classified as national highway the width of this road is very less at many stretches. The stretches where road width is very less are
Malpe
Malpe is a natural port in the Udupi District in Karnataka, India. Located at the mouth of the Malpe River about six kilometers to the west of Udupi, it is an important port and a major fishing harbor on the Karnataka coast. The town of Malpe i ...
to Karavali By-pass ,
Manipal
Manipal is a suburb and university town within Udupi, in coastal Karnataka, India. Manipal is located five kilometres away from the centre of Udupi City, in Udupi District, Karnataka (state) in south western India. It is administered by the Udup ...
to
Perdoor and Someshwara to
Agumbe
Agumbe is a village situated in the Thirthahalli taluka of Shimoga district, Karnataka, India. It is nestled in the thickly forested Malenadu region of the Western Ghats mountain range.
Owing to its high rainfall, it has received the epithet ...
where only mini buses and mini lorry are allowed. The NH-169A ascends Agumbe ghat section of Western ghats of India (Bharat).
Currently, Malpe to Hebri stretch is being widened to 4-Lane National Highway.
Route
Thirthahalli - Naalur - Agumbe - Someshwara - Hebri - Shivapura - Perdoor - Hiriyadka - Onthibettu - Athradi - Parkala - Manipal - Kunjibettu - Udupi City - Karavali Junction - Adi Udupi - Kodavoor - Malpe .
Junctions
: Terminal near Thirthahalli.
: Terminal near Udupi.
See also
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List of National Highways in India
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 ...
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List of National Highways in India by state
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Ghat Roads
Ghat Roads are access routes into the mountainous Western and Eastern Ghats, mountain ranges of the Indian subcontinent. These roads are remarkable feats of engineering, and most were constructed during the British Raj. Ghat roads were built to ...
References
External links
NH 169A on OpenStreetMap
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National highways in India
National Highways in Karnataka