National Highway 85 (India)

{{Short description|National highway in India}}

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{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2017}}

{{Use Indian English|date=March 2017}}

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| country = IND

| map = {{Maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-width=300|frame-height=300|frame-align=center|type=line|id=Q25207402| stroke-width=3|title=National Highway 85}}

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| map_notes = Map of the National Highway in red

| type = NH

| route = 85

| length_km = 468

| direction_a =

| terminus_a = Kochi

| junction =

| direction_b =

| terminus_b = Thondi, Tamil Nadu

| destinations = Ernakulam - Muvattupuzha - Kothamangalam - Munnar - Devikulam - Bodinayakkanur - Theni - usilampatti Madurai - Sivaganga

| states = Kerala, Tamil Nadu

| previous_type = NH

| previous_route = 66

| next_type = NH

| next_route = 50

| ahn = {{Jct|country=IND|AH|20}}
{{Jct|country=IND|AH|43}}

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National Highway 85 (or NH 85) is a National Highway in southern India. It links Kochi in Kerala with Thondi, Tamil Nadu. The Kochi–Theni Greenfield Highway has been proposed to decongest the traffic between the Kochi and Munnar stretch on the NH 85.

Route

Starting from NH66 intersection in Kundanoor Junction at Maradu, Kochi, Ernakulam, Kolenchery, Muvattupuzha, Kothamangalam, Neriamangalam, Adimali, Munnar, Devikulam, Poopara in Kerala. Bodi, Theni, Andippatti, Usilampatti, Madurai, Thiruppuvanam, Sivagangai, Kalayarkoil, and ending at Thondi{{cite web |title=Rationalization of Numbering Systems of National Highways |publisher=Govt of India |url=http://www.morth.nic.in/writereaddata/sublinkimages/finaldoc6143316640.pdf |date=28 April 2010 |access-date=21 Aug 2011}} at NH32 intersection in Tamil Nadu. Check the NH 85{{Cite web |title=NH 85 🔥 National Highway 85 (India) |url=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA0JOk6HQWtSpmukPQ1TNOGC7zGnQGKZh&si=45rdfcuwCl5q58NT |access-date=2024-10-01 |website=YouTube |language=en}} videos.

See also

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