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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 33. Chapters: National Highways in Tamil Nadu, Roads in Chennai, Roads in Madurai, State highways in Tamil Nadu, Kodaikanal-Munnar Road, Highways of Tamil Nadu, Road network in Tamil Nadu, Rajiv Gandhi Salai, National Highway 47, East Coast Road, National Highway 7, Nilgiri Ghat Roads, National Highway 45, Anna Salai, Outer Ring Road, Chennai, National Highway 67, National Highway 5, Inner Ring Road, Chennai, Anna Flyover, National Highway 209, National Highway 66, National Highway 68, National Highway 49, National Highway 234, National Highway 205, Nungambakkam High Road, National Highway 220, National Highway 208, National Highway 45B, National Highway 46, Chennai Airport Flyover, National Highway 45C, National Highway 7A, National Highway 210, National Highway 207, National Highway 45A, Arcot Road, National Highway 226, National Highway 227, Mount-Poonamallee Road, Cenotaph Road, National Highway 219, Sardar Patel Road, Chennai, State Highway 10, State Highway 156, Whites Road, Chennai, Peters Road, Chennai, State Highway 4, Kazimar Street, State Highway 68, Chrompet Flyover, State Highway 25, State Highway 9, State Highway 22, Smith Road, Chennai, Tindivanam flyover. Excerpt: The Kodaikanal-Munnar Road (old SH-18) was located in Dindigul District and Theni District of Tamil Nadu and Idukki district of Kerala in South India. It covers 81 kilometers (50 mi) from Kodaikanal to Munnar. The road was improved by the British in 1942 as an evacuation route in preparation for a possible Japanese invasion of South India. With a maximum elevation of 2,480 meters (8,140 ft) just south of Vandaravu Peak, it was among the highest roads in India, south of the Himalayas, prior to its closure in 1990. Kodaikanal - Munar road, 1981 before encroachment of plantation forest Douglas Hamilton, 1870, age 52 Original milestone on wall beside road. ...
