East end: Mysore Length 220 km | West end: Bantwal | |
Primary
destinations: Hunsur, Periyapatna, Bylakuppe, Kushalanagar, Madikeri, Sulya, Puttur Districts Mysore district, Kodagu district, Dakshina Kannada | ||
State Highway 88 is a state highway connecting Mysore and Bantwal in the South Indian state of Karnataka. It has a total length of 220 kilometres (140 mi). It connects Mysore with the hill station of Madikeri and the port city of Mangalore. The road is also used as an alternate route to connect Mysore to Northern Kerala via Hunsur, Gonikoppa and Kutta. In 2010, the Karnataka Police deployed police vehicles to ensure safety on the highway. The road is maintained by the Karnataka Road Development Corporation Limited.
Contents
Map of SH 88, Karnataka
2013 damage
In August 2013, the district administration had closed down the road after water seepage from incessant rainfall had caused huge cracks to develop on the road.
References
State Highway 88 (Karnataka) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA