List of 15 State Highways in Kerala
State highways in Kerala connect the district headquarters and major towns within the state. These fine networks of the road also connect districts and towns with the national highways and highways of other states.
Kerala has about 72 state highways, and the cumulative length of state highways accounts for 4342 km, which is 2.5% of the nation's total state highway length. The SRIP (State Road Improvement Project) intends to upgrade, manage and maintain the Kerala state highways to improve road safety and capacity.
What Are the Major State Highways of Kerala?
1. Kerala State Highway 1 (KL SH 1) (Known as the Main Central Road or MC road)
- Entry and exit point: Starts from Kesavadasapuram in Trivandrum city and ends at Angamaly in Ernakulam district
- Route: The highway pass through Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Ernakulam, Pathanamthitta
- Distance: 240.6 km
2. Kerala State Highway 2 (KL SH 2) (Known as the Thiruvanathapuram-Thenmala Road)
- Entry and exit point: Starts from Thiruvananthapuram Peroorkada and ends at Thenmala Kollam.
- Route: Nedumagad, Palode and Kulathupuzha
- Distance: 73.2 km
3. Kerala State Highway 3 (KL SH 3) (Known as Nedumangad- Shorlacode Road)
- Entry and exit point: Starts from Nedumangad Toll junction and ends at Kadukkara, Kerala- the Tamilnadu border.
- Route: Nedumangad Toll junction, Arayanadu Kuttichal junction, Kallikadu Junction, Kudappanamoodu Junction, Kathipara junction, Kaddukara.
- Distance: 37.5 km
4. Kerala State Highway 5 (KL SH 5) (Known as KP Road or Kayamkulam-Punalur Road)
- Entry and exit point: Starts from Kayamkulam and ends at Punalur.
- Route: Kayamkulam, Kattanam, Charumood, Nooranad junction, Adoor, Pathanapuram, Kallumkadavu junction
- Distance: 42.5 km
5. Kerala State Highway (KL SH 6) (Known as the Kayamkulam-Thiruvalla Highway)
- Entry and exit point: Starts from Kayamkulam and ends at Thiruvalla
- Route: Kayamkulam town, Mavelikkara junction, Chettikulangara Devi Temple, Mannar Mavelikkara junction, Chennithala, Mannar, Parumala, Manipuzha bridge, Thiruvalla Town
- Distance: 30.8 km
6. Kerala State Highway 7 (KL SH 7) (Known as Thiruvalla-Pathanamthitta-Kumbazha highway)
- Entry and exit point: Starts from SCS Junction, Thiruvalla, and ends at Kumbazha.
- Route: Thiruvalla, Manjadi, Kattode, Meenthalakara, Thottabagom, Nellad, Kumbanad Pullad. Though SH 7 runs only through the Pathanamthitta district, it links the district to other districts like Kottayam, Alappuzha and Ernakulam.
- Distance: 32.8 km
7. Kerala State Highway 8 (KL SH 8) (Known as the Main Eastern Highway or Punalur-Muvattupuzha highway)
- Entry and exit point: Starts from Punalur and ends at Muvattupuzha
- Route: Passes through Kollam, Kottayam, Idukki, Pathanamthitta and Ernakulam
- Distance: 153.6 km
8. Maharashtra State Highway 1 (MH SH 1)
- Entry and exit point: Starts from Kanjikuzhia and ends at Kozhencherry
- Route: It links Kottayam and Pathanamthitta districts.
- Distance: 44.4 km
9. Kerala State Highway 10 (KL SH 10) (Known as the Mavelikkara-Kozhencherry Highway)
- Entry and exit point: Starts from Mavelikkara and ends at Kozhencherry
- Route: Alappuzha and Pathanamthitta
- Distance: 28.7 km
10. Kerala State Highway 11 (KL SH 11) (Known as Alapphuzha Changanassery road or AC road)
- Entry and exit point: Starts from Kalarcode, Alappuzha and ends in Perunna, Changanassery.
- Route: Alapphuzha and Kottayam
- Distance: 24.2 km
11. Kerala State Highway 12 (KL SH 12) (Known as the Ambalapuzha-Thiruvalla Highway)
- Entry and exit point: Starts from Ambalapuzha and ends in Thiruvalla.
- Route: Alapphuzha and Pathanamthitta
- Distance: 27.2 km
12. Kerala State Highway 14 (KL SH 14) (Known as the Erattupetta-Peermade Highway)
- Entry and exit point: Starts from Erattupetta and ends at Pattihanam Junction
- Route: Kottayam and Idukki
- Distance: 24.3 km
13. Kerala State Highway 15 (KL SH 15) (Known as the Ettumanoor-Ernakulam Highway)
- Entry and exit point: Starts from Ettumanoor and ends at Pulikkal junction
- Route: Kottayam and Ernakulam
- Distance: 57.3 km
14. Kerala State Highway 16 (KL SH 16) (Known as the Aluva-Munnar Highway)
- Entry and exit point: Starts from Aluva and ends at Northern outlet road
- Route: Ernakulam and Idukki
- Distance: 114.4 km
15. Kerala State Highway 17 (KL SH 17) (Known as Northern outlet road or Munnar-Udumalpet road)
- Entry and exit point: South end NH 85 in Munnar and North end MDR 509 at TN border in Chinnar.
- Route: Idukki
- Distance: 59.1 km
FAQ's About State Highways in Kerala
Which is the longest National Highway in Kerala?
National Highway 66 (NH 66) is the longest National Highway in Kerala, with a length of 1622 km. It links Kanyakumari to Mumbai. It enters Kerala through Talapady and runs through Kannur, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram etc., before entering Tamil Nadu.
What tourist destinations does SH 3, Kerala connect?
State Highway 3 (SH 3) links a lot of tourist destinations in Kerala, including Koickal Palace Nedumangadu, Neyyar Dam, Dravyappara, Thekkan Kurishmala, Neyyar Safari park, etc.
Which State Highways were upgraded to National highways?
The State highways which are upgraded to National highways are SH 4, SH 13, SH 20, SH 24, and SH 35.
Which is the shortest state highway in Kerala?
State Highway 49 (SH 49) is the shortest highway in Kerala. It has a length of 7.27 km. The highway starts in Guruvayoor and ends at Choondal.
From where does SH 74 start in Kerala?
State Highway 74 (SH 74) in Kerala starts from Vazhakoda and ends at Alathur. The highway covers a length of 33.69 km and passes through Chelakkara and Pazhayannur.