East Coast Road
East Coast Road (ECR), combination of SH-49, NH-332A, NH-32, officially known as Mutthamizh Arignar Kalaignar Road without public voting, is a two-lane highway (now being partially widened to four lanes from Chennai to Mamallapuram) in Tamil Nadu, India, built along the Bay of Bengal coast . It connects Tamil Nadu's state capital Chennai with Kanyakumari via Puducherry, Cuddalore, Chidambaram, Sirkali, Thirukkadaiyur, Tharangambadi, Karaikal, Nagore, Nagapattinam, Thiruthuraipoondi, Muthupet, Adirampattinam, Manora,Peravurani,Manamelkudi, Mimisal, Ramanathapuram, Rameswaram,Thoothukudi, Tiruchendur, Uvari, Kudankulam. The total length of the road is about 777 km between Chennai and Kanyakumari.
| East Coast Road | |
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| ECR | |
East Coast Road highlighted in black | |
| Route information | |
| Maintained by Tamil Nadu Road Development Corporation (TNRIDC) | |
| Length | 777 km (483 mi) |
| Major junctions | |
| From | Chennai |
| To | Kanyakumari |
| Location | |
| Country | India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| Districts | Chennai, Chengalpattu, Vilupuram, Pondicherry, Cuddalore, Karaikal, Nagapattinam, Tiruvarur, Thanjavur, Pudukottai, Ramanathapuram, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli, Kanyakumari |
| Major cities | Chennai, Puducherry, Cuddalore, Chidambaram, Mayiladuthurai, Karaikal, Nagapattinam, Thiruthuraipoondi, Muthupet, Adirampattinam,Peravurani,Ramanathapuram, Tuticorin, Tiruchendur, Uvari, Kanyakumari. |
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ECR once existed from Chennai to Puducherry, later it has been extended to Cuddalore and then to Nagapattinam and then Tuticorin via Ramanathapuram and finally up to Kanyakumari.
The highway is a state highway maintained by the Government of Tamil Nadu under the Department of Highways and Minor Ports and Tamil Nadu Road Infrastructure Development Corporation (TNRIDC). It was a two-lane highway, and has plans to widen into four-lane divided highway till Kanyakumari. It is the most preferred alternate route for southern districts of Tamil Nadu.
The Chennai neighbourhoods on ECR are Thiruvanmiyur, Kottivakkam, Palavakkam, Neelankarai, Injambakkam, Panaiyur, Uthandi, Muttukadu, Covelong and Vilambur.