title: National Highway 79 (India)
text: # National Highway 79 (India)
  
  National Highway 79 (NH 79) is a National Highway in India entirely within the state of Tamil Nadu. It runs between Ulundurpettai and Salem in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu for a total of 134 km (83 mi). It connects with NH 44 and NH 544 at Salem. NH 79 connects NH 68 and SH 69 at Ulundurpettai and SH 6 at kallakurichi. It was upgraded to a dual carriageway road in two phases on a Build-operate-transfer basis by Reliance Infrastructure and Maytas.
  
  ## Traffic
  
  NH 79 is an important connecting road for vehicles travelling from the two major cities of Coimbatore and Kochi. NH 79 directly connects Salem with Chennai, and indirectly Coimbatore, Erode, Tirupur and the cities around these areas.
  
  ## Route
  
  Ulundurpettai - Elavanasur kottai - Thiyagadurgam - Kallakurichi - Chinnasalem, Thalaivasal - Kattukottai - Attur - Pethanaickenpalayam - Vazhapadi - Salem.
  
  ## Junctions list
  
      NH 44 Terminal near Salem.
      NH 179A near Salem
      NH 136 near Attur
      NH 532 near Chinnasalem
      NH 38 Terminal near Ulundurpettai.
  
  ## Gallery
  
  * NH 79 near Kallakurichi in Villupuram district, Tamil Nadu.
  * NH 79 near Kallakurichi, Villupuram district, Tamil Nadu
  