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{{short description|North–south high-capacity road in India}}
{{For | the old National Highway 66|National Highway 66 (India, old numbering)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2017}}
{{infobox road
| country = IND
| type = NH
| route = 66
| spur_type = NH
| spur_of =
| previous_type = NH
| previous_route = 65
| next_type = NH
| next_route = 166
| alternate_name =
| map = {{Maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-width=300|frame-height=300|zoom=5|frame-lat=13.574 |frame-long=75.35222|frame-align=center|type=line|id=Q3520609 | stroke-width=3|title=National Highway 66}}
| map_custom = yes
| map_notes = Map of the National Highway in red
| length_km = 1640
| 
| ahn = {{Jct|country=IND|AH|20}}
| allocation =
| direction_a = North
| terminus_a = {{jct|NH|48|country=IND}} in [[Panvel|Panvel, MH]]
| junction = {{plainlist| 
* {{jct|NH|166|country=IND}} in [[Ratnagiri|Ratnagiri, MH]]
* {{jct|NH|166E|country=IND}} in [[Guhagar|Guhagar, MH]]
* {{jct|NH|548H|country=IND}} in [[Banda, Maharashtra|Banda, MH]]
* {{jct|NH|748|country=IND}} in [[Panaji|Panaji, GA]]
* {{jct|NH|52|country=IND}} in [[Ankola|Ankola, KA]]
* {{jct|NH|69|country=IND}} in [[Honnavar|Honnavar, KA]]
* {{jct|NH|75|country=IND}} in [[Mangalore|Mangalore, KA]]
* {{jct|NH|766|NH|966|country=IND}} in [[Kozhikode|Kozhikode, KL]]
* {{jct|NH|966A|NH|544|NH|966B|NH|85|country=IND}} in [[Kochi|Kochi, KL]]
* {{jct|NH|183|NH|744|country=IND}} in [[Kollam|Kollam, KL ]]
}}
| direction_b = South
| terminus_b = {{jct|NH|44|country=IND}} in [[Kanyakumari|Kanyakumari, TN]]
| states = {{plainlist|
* [[Maharashtra]]: {{convert|475|km|mi|abbr=on}}
* [[Goa]]: {{convert|137|km|mi|abbr=on}}
* [[Karnataka]]: {{convert|294|km|mi|abbr=on}}
* [[Kerala]]: {{convert|678|km|mi|abbr=on}}
* [[Tamil Nadu]]: {{convert|56|km|mi|abbr=on}}
}}
|destinations =
}}

'''National Highway 66''', commonly referred to as '''NH 66''' (erstwhile '''NH-17''' and a part of NH-47),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.justkerala.in/tourism/transportation/kerala-national-highways&ved=0ahUKEwiuuqbf3IHXAhVHPI8KHcZCC3kQFgh_MAk&usg=AOvVaw3bm6qxkVuEI-eRJT3zynJx|title=Kerala National Highways - National Highways in Kerala | work=Just Kerala}}</ref> is a mostly 4 lane {{convert|1608|km|mi|abbr=on}} long busy [[National Highway (India)|National Highway]] that runs roughly north–south along the western coast of [[India]], parallel to the [[western ghats|Western Ghats]]. It connects [[Panvel]] (a city south of [[Mumbai]]) to [[Kanyakumari|Cape Comorin]] (Kanyakumari), passing through the states of [[Maharashtra]], [[Goa]], [[Karnataka]], [[Kerala]] and [[Tamil Nadu]].

The highway is undergoing a major overhaul in Karnataka, where the state government has accepted the NHAI's request of international standard, 60-metre-wide national highway with grade separators.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/Plan-to-widen-National-Highway-17-opposed/article16004123.ece | location=Chennai, India | work=The Hindu | title=Plan to widen National Highway 17 opposed | date=2010-03-19}}</ref> The complete stretch from the Goa border (near Karwar) to the Kerala border (near Talapady) is being widened to four lanes, with space to accommodate future expansion to six lanes.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/article2044198.ece | location=Chennai, India | work=The Hindu | first=Raviprasad | last=Kamila | title=20-km road widening completed between Kundapur and Surathkal | date=2011-05-24}}</ref> There were protests from the people, who will lose lands, for a narrower stretch. But the Karnataka government has not heeded to the protests.

Land acquisition and tendering process for 6Lane national highway finished in [[Kerala]]. New bypass works have already been kick-started. Owing to higher density of population and high land value, national highway will be 45 meter width, 6 lane, in Kerala. Goa also will have a similar alignment. Karnataka and Maharashtra sections will have 60-meter width. The Maharashtra section will be converted into a [[flexible pavement]] (asphalt) road with four lanes.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/infrastructure/all-new-national-highways-to-be-made-of-concrete-nitin-gadkari/articleshow/45718060.cms|title=All new national highways to be made of concrete: Nitin Gadkari|work=timesofindia-economictimes}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/270817/national-highway-work-gains-speed-in-kerala.html|title = National Highway work gains speed in Kerala|date = 27 August 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://english.manoramaonline.com/news/kerala/kasaragod-thiruvananthapuram-nh-six-lane-track.html|title = Home}}</ref>

The Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, Government of India has proposed a [[Greenfield project|greenfield]] (i.e., new and parallel) access controlled expressway corridor connecting the port cities of Mangalore-Karwar-Panaji as part of the Indian National Expressway Network.<ref name=":0" /> This expressway will be parallel to NH-66 and will be mainly located in coastal Karnataka. It is expected to be a 6/8 lane access-controlled 3D right-of-way designed expressway.

== Route description ==
It starts at [[Panvel]], at the junction of [[National Highway 48 (India)|National Highway 48]] (old NH4), and ends at [[Kanyakumari]]. NH-66 mainly traverses through the west coast of India, sometimes touching the shores of the [[Arabian Sea]]. The NH66 touches the Arabian Sea at [[Maravanthe]] in Karnataka, [[Thalassery]] and [[Alappuzha]] in Kerala. It passes through the Indian states of Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu.

The National Highway 66 (previously numbered NH-17) connects cities, towns and major villages of different states as follows:
;Maharashtra
'''[[Panvel]]''', [[Pen, India|Pen]], [[Mangaon]], [[Mahad]], [[Poladpur]], [[Khed, Ratnagiri|Khed]], [[Chiplun]], [[Sangameshwar]], [[Ratnagiri]], [[Lanja]], [[Rajapur, Maharashtra|Rajapur]], [[Kankavli]], [[Kudal]], [[Sawantwadi]],
;Goa
'''[[Panaji]]''', [[Margao]],

;Karnataka
[[Karwar]], [[Ankola]], [[Kumta]], [[Honnavar]], [[Manki, Honnavar|Manki]], [[Murudeshwar]], [[Bhatkal]], [[Shiroor]], [[Baindur]], [[Uppunda]], [[Navunda]], [[Maravanthe]], [[Hemmadi]], [[Tallur]], [[Kundapura]], [[Koteshwar, Karnataka|Koteshwar]], [[Kota, Karnataka|Kota]], [[Saligrama]], [[Brahmavar]], [[Udupi]], [[Kapu, Karnataka|Kapu]], [[Padubidri]],
[[Mulki, Karnataka|Mulki]], [[Surathkal]], '''[[Mangaluru]]''', [[Thokottu]], [[Ullal]], [[Kotekar]], [[Talapady]]
;Kerala
[[Uppala]], '''[[Kasaragod]]''', [[Kanhangad]], [[Payyannur]] [[Pariyaram]], [[Taliparamba]], [[Dharmashala, Kannur|Dharmashala]], [[Chovva]], [[Dharmadam]], [[Thalassery]], [[Mahé, India|Mahe]], [[Vatakara]], [[Payyoli]], [[Koyilandi]], '''[[Kozhikode]]''', [[Ramanattukara]], [[Tenhipalam]], [[Kottakkal]], [[Puthanathani]], [[Valanchery]], [[Kuttippuram]], [[Thavanur]] , [[Ponnani]], [[Chavakkad]], [[Vadanappally]], [[Kodungallur]], [[Moothakunnam]], [[North Paravur]], [[Koonammavu]], [[Varapuzha]], [[Cheranallur]], [[Edappally]], '''[[Kochi, India|Kochi]]''', [[Cherthala]], '''[[Alappuzha]]''', [[Ambalapuzha]], [[Haripad]], [[Kayamkulam]], [[Karunagapally|Karunagappally]], [[Chavara]], [[Neendakara]], '''[[Kollam]]''', [[Mevaram]], [[Kottiyam]], [[Chathannoor]], [[Kallambalam]], [[Attingal]], [[Kazhakkoottam]], '''[[Thiruvananthapuram]]''', [[Balaramapuram]], [[Neyyattinkara]], [[Parassala]]
;Tamil Nadu
[[Marthandam]], [[Nagercoil]] and '''[[Kanyakumari]]'''

== Major intersections ==
{| class="plainrowheaders wikitable"
|-
!scope=col|State
!scope=col|District
!scope=col|Location
!scope=col|km
!scope=col|mi
!scope=col|Destinations
!scope=col|Notes
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Maharashtra]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Raigad district|Raigad]]
|[[Panvel]]
|km= {{convert|0|km|mi|disp=table}}
|{{jct|NH|48|country=IND}} to [[New Delhi]]
| Northern end of the highway.
|-
|Vadhkal
|km= {{convert|33|km|mi|disp=table}}
|{{jct|NH|166A|country=IND}} to [[Alibag]]
|
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[Ratnagiri]]
|[[Chiplun]]
|km= {{convert|203|km|mi|disp=table}}
|{{jct|NH|166E|country=IND}} to [[Bijapur]]
|
|-
| Hatkhamba
|km= {{convert|277|km|mi|disp=table}}
|{{jct|NH|166|country=IND}} to [[Ratnagiri]], [[Solapur]]
|
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Goa]]
|rowspan="1"|[[North Goa]]
|[[Panaji]]
|km= {{convert|497|km|mi|disp=table}}
|{{jct|NH|748|country=IND}} to [[Belgaum]]
|
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[South Goa]]
|[[Cortalim]]
|km= {{convert|512|km|mi|disp=table}}
|{{jct|NH|366|country=IND}} to [[Vasco da Gama, Goa|Vasco da Gama]]
| Route to [[Dabolim Airport|Goa Dabolim Airport]]
|-
|[[Verna, Goa|Verna]]
|km= {{convert|516|km|mi|disp=table}}
|{{jct|NH|566|country=IND}} to [[Vasco da Gama, Goa|Vasco da Gama]]
|Route to [[Dabolim Airport|Goa Dabolim Airport]]
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Karnataka]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Uttar Kannada]]
|[[Ankola]]
|km= {{convert|622|km|mi|disp=table}}
|{{jct|NH|52|country=IND}} to [[Sangrur]]
|Terminus of NH 52
|-
|[[Honnavar]]
|km= {{convert|704|km|mi|disp=table}}
|{{jct|NH|69|country=IND}} to [[Chittoor]]
|Terminus of NH 69
|-
|rowspan="1"|[[Udupi]]
|[[Udupi]]
|km= {{convert|806|km|mi|disp=table}}
|{{jct|NH|169A|country=IND}} to [[Thirthahalli]]
|
|-
|rowspan="1"|[[Dakshina Kannada]]
|[[Mangalore]]
|km= {{convert|865|km|mi|disp=table}}
|{{jct|NH|73|country=IND}} to [[Tumakuru]]
{{jct|NH|169|country=IND}} to [[Shivamogga]]
|Terminus of NH 73
|-
|rowspan="8"|[[Kerala]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Kozhikode]]
|[[Malaparamba]]
|km= {{convert|1079|km|mi|disp=table}}
|{{jct|NH|766|country=IND}} to [[Kollegal]]
|
|-
|[[Ramanattukara]]
|km= {{convert|1095|km|mi|disp=table}}
|{{jct|NH|966|country=IND}} to [[Palakkad]]
|
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Ernakulam]]
|[[Cheranallur]]
|km= {{convert|1245|km|mi|disp=table}}
|{{jct|NH|966A|country=IND}} to [[Kalamassery]], [[International Container Transshipment Terminal, Kochi]]
|
|-
|[[Edapally]]
|km= {{convert|1250|km|mi|disp=table}}
|{{jct|NH|544|country=IND}} to [[Salem, Tamil Nadu|Salem]]
|
|-
|[[Kundannoor]]
|km= {{convert|1260|km|mi|disp=table}}
|{{jct|NH|85|country=IND}} to [[Thondi]] <br> {{jct|NH|966B|country=IND}} to [[Cochin Port]]
|Terminus of NH 85
Southern Naval Command headquarters - INS Vendruruthy
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Kollam]]
|[[Chavara]]
|km= {{convert|1377|km|mi|disp=table}}
|{{jct|NH|183A|country=IND}} to [[Vandiperiyar]]
|
|-
|[[Thrikkadavoor|Kadavoor]]
|km= {{convert|1391|km|mi|disp=table}}
|{{jct|NH|183|country=IND}} to [[Kumily]]
|
|-
|[[Kallumthazham]]
|km= {{convert|1395|km|mi|disp=table}}
|{{jct|NH|744|country=IND}} to [[Tirumangalam, Madurai|Tirumangalam]]
|
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[Tamil Nadu]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Kanyakumari]]
|[[Nagercoil]]
|km= {{convert|1525|km|mi|disp=table}}
|{{jct|NH|944|country=IND}} to [[Kavalkinaru]]
|
|-
|[[Kanyakumari]]
|km= {{convert|1544|km|mi|disp=table}}
|{{jct|NH|44|country=IND}}
| Southern end of the highway.
{{jctbtm|col=7}}

== Road condition ==

The NHAI has received the approval to upgrade the complete stretch of highway, from start to end, to a four-lane highway, which will be {{convert|60|m|ft|abbr=on}} and grade separated. Out of four states through which the highway goes, Karnataka and Maharashtra have received approval from the centre for the {{convert|60|m|ft|abbr=on}} wide highway. Kerala and Goa have requested a narrower width of {{convert|45|m|ft|abbr=on}}, and there are protests against the highway being widening in these states.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indianurbaninfrastructure.com/?p=17349|title = 林芝卫浴服务中心}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-03-20/mumbai/37871306_1_goa-highway-nh17-national-highways | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130506095232/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-03-20/mumbai/37871306_1_goa-highway-nh17-national-highways | url-status=dead | archive-date=2013-05-06 | work=[[The Times of India]] | title=Widening of state's killer highway awaits Centre's nod since 2009}}</ref> The four-laning of NH-66 (Mumbai-Kanyakumari) has been completed until Thalapadi in the Karnataka-Kerala border and only its stretch in Kerala is pending.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.timesofindia.com/city/kozhikode/Widening-of-NH-66-remains-delayed/amp_articleshow/54355990.cms&ved=0ahUKEwjzlM6t1IHXAhUKOI8KHfGTDpAQFgh2MA4&usg=AOvVaw3J-bGGov4YWU85iPDAiLHf&ampcf=1|title=Widening of NH 66 remains delayed - Times of India|website=[[The Times of India]]|date=16 September 2016}}</ref> In the beginning of 2017, Kerala government has announced the six laning of NH 66 in the state as a major agenda and said to be completed in three years. But the high value of land will make it hard for compensation, and the ruling party's influence is controversial in relation to similar acquisitions like GAIL pipeline.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://english.manoramaonline.com/news/kerala/kasaragod-thiruvananthapuram-nh-six-lane-track.html&grqid=29GRpIPC&hl=en-IN|title=Kasaragod-TVPM NH to have six-lane track - Onmanorama - Manoramaonline|date=13 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/kerala-moves-to-expedite-nh-widening/article17423219.ece&grqid=resVoS2j&hl=en-IN|title=Kerala moves to expedite NH widening - The Hindu|newspaper=The Hindu|date=7 March 2017|last1=Radhakrishnan|first1=S. Anil}}</ref> Now the process is going fast in spite of protests from various highway action forum groups,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/in-other-news/120617/5000-families-face-eviction-for-national-highway-66-widening.html&grqid=k1ago8-c&hl=en-IN|title=5,000 families face eviction for National Highway 66 widening - Deccan Chronicle|date=6 June 2017}}</ref> especially because it connects Kerala's capital [[Thiruvananthapuram]] to [[Kochi]] and of tourism importance.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/amp/nation/in-other-news/130616/kerala-no-cut-in-national-highway-widening-limit.html&ved=0ahUKEwjzlM6t1IHXAhUKOI8KHfGTDpAQFgiCATAR&usg=AOvVaw2t8mT3XjiwMcyIUl5lDguZ&ampcf=1|title=No more talks on national highway land: CM Pinarayi Vijayan - Deccan Chronicle|date=18 June 2016}}</ref> NH 66 has one of the highest vehicle densities in the state compared to sections of the highway in other states, so its development is vital for the overall development of the state, also the HAM model to be followed in widening will be instrumental in collecting the funds for the development. NHAI has been infamous for their heavy and long tenure of toll collection in the state.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.indiatoday.in/lite/story/pinarayi-vijayan-kerala-flyover-kochi-land-acquisition/1/1071530.html&ved=0ahUKEwjzlM6t1IHXAhUKOI8KHfGTDpAQFghFMAI&usg=AOvVaw2ID88xl36MCsDzye9onBmK&ampcf=1|title=Why CM Pinarayi Vijayan is on a highway drive across Kerala|date=19 October 2017}}</ref> Till now {{convert|961|km|mi|abbr=on}} stretch out of {{convert|1608|km|mi|abbr=on}} long National Highway 66 (NH 66) have been made into four-lane highway. Karnataka and Maharashtra are widening to six-lane & {{convert|529|km|mi|abbr=on}} stretch out of {{convert|1608|km|mi|abbr=on}} long National Highway 66 (NH 66) have been made into six-lane highway.
Tunnels will be constructed in the stretches where the road goes through the forest or ghat section. As the forest department does not allow land acquisition for road widening purposes, tunnels which can accommodate four-lane expressways are proposed for such stretches of the road in NH-66.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/1529868/report-mumbai-goa-national-highway-may-get-a-tunnel|title=Mumbai-Goa National Highway may get a tunnel|date=8 April 2011|work=dna}}</ref> One such proposal is the Maharashtra government's proposal of 1.4 kilometre tunnel at the Karnala bird sanctuary.

[[File:NH-66 Kollam Bypass at Mevaram.jpg|thumb|[[Kollam Bypass]] (part of NH 66) at [[Mevaram]], Kollam city]]

Currently, the road is comparatively narrow and without dividers for the most part. The lack of dividers has led to an increased incidence of head-on collisions between vehicles. At some places, signboards indicating left or right turns, speed-breakers, etc. are either damaged or missing. In addition to its narrow span, there are no guard railings along the sides of the highway. The sides of the road are at times at a lower level than the road.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-02-08/mumbai/31037385_1_mumbai-goa-nh-17-nh-4|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130615093837/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-02-08/mumbai/31037385_1_mumbai-goa-nh-17-nh-4|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-06-15|work=[[The Times of India]]|title = Travelers forsake risky Goa road|access-date= 2012-08-03 }}</ref> Due to heavy human settlement around the highway and narrow span, the average speed on this highway is far lesser than what can be attained on comparatively better highways such as NH3, NH4 or NH8. One can find carcasses of animals on the road, indicating the risk of inattentive animals coming into the road. Two-wheel vehicles must take a special note of this. The road surface is uneven at certain stretches, not just in rainy seasons, but even at other times.

At certain places in Karnataka, the surface is so badly damaged that the iron rods underneath are exposed. Presently, the work on widening this highway has been undertaken at certain stretches. Due to narrow span and lack of dividers, there are no separate lanes for oncoming traffic, driving and passing (over-taking). As a result, over-taking is quite rampant. At times, motorists attempt over-taking even on curves where the oncoming traffic cannot be seen. Other motorists are advised to be on the lookout for such oncoming vehicles.

On 19 March 2013 a bus carrying over 50 persons fell off a bridge close to a river in the Khed area of Ratnagiri district. 37 people were killed in the incident.

The highway in the state of Karnataka is being upgraded to a 60-metre-wide grade separated highway, in which vehicles can travel at a speed of 100 km per hour. It is a major overhaul, in which certain bridges are being constructed as six-lane bridges for the smooth movement of traffic. The widening work is going on in the complete stretch from the Goa border to the Kerala border. The stretch between Suratkal (NITK) to Kankanady cross (Mahavir Circle) has been already converted to four lanes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mangalorean.com/news.php?newsid=221517&newstype=local|title=BC Road- Suratkal four laning to be completed by June|access-date=2012-08-03|publisher=www.mangalorean.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222060828/http://www.mangalorean.com/news.php?newsid=221517&newstype=local|archive-date=22 February 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The four-lane stretch between Surathkal and Coondaapur is under progress.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/81208/restrict-4-lane-road-widening.html|title =Restrict four lane widening to 45 metres|date =13 July 2010|access-date= 2012-08-03 |publisher=www.deccanherald.com}}</ref>

== Connectivity ==

Prior to the building of National Highway 66 (NH 66), then known as National Highway 17 (NH17), in the 1960s and 1970s, ships and steamers running between [[Mumbai]] and [[Mangalore]] calling at different ports were the only means of transport along the west coast of India adjoining the Arabian Sea. These ship services were abandoned later. The NH 66 connects the interior parts of the coastal regions with the rest of the country. The NH 66 connects the major sea ports of West India, Mumbai, [[JNPT]] at Nhava Sheva, [[Vizhinjam International Seaport]] at [[Trivandrum]], Mormugao ([[Mormugao#Mormugao Port|MPT]]), New Mangalore ([[NMPT]]), [[International Container Transshipment Terminal, Kochi]], [[Kollam]] [[Kollam Port]] and [[Ratnagiri]] Port and other important ports like [[Beypore|Beypore Port]] and [[Kollam Port]].

Hence this National Highway 66 allows for the movement of goods by trucks (lorries) from the hinterland to the major sea ports of India. Trade and commerce in the region have increased due to the expansion of markets for agricultural products and seafood produced in the region connected by this highway. The formation of NH 66 has led to the development of tourism in the region connected by this highway. Goa state is a classic example of this development. Many industries have been set up along National Highway 66, taking advantage of connectivity and proximity to ports on the Arabian Sea. The highway was the only source of connection between areas in the coastal districts, until the [[Konkan Railway]] was opened in 1998, between Mumbai and Mangalore.

One can still find old number NH-17 written on boards of shops and other establishments along NH-66 highway even in the year 2017.

==Major cities and places on the highway==
===Maharashtra state===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| [[Panvel]] || [[Pen, India|Pen]] || [[Nagothana|Nagothane]] || [[Kolad]]

| [[Indapur]] || [[Mangaon]] || [[Mahad]] || [[Poladpur]]
|-
|[[Khed, Ratnagiri|Khed]] || [[Chiplun]] || Savarda || [[Sangameshwar]] || [[Ratnagiri|Hatkhamba]] || [[Lanja]] || colspan="2" | [[Rajapur, Maharashtra|Rajapur]]
|-
| [[Kankavli]] ||[[Kudal]]|| [[Sawantwadi]] || [[Sindhudurg]] || [[Banda, Maharashtra|Banda]]
|}

===Goa state===
[[File:NH17 Goa.jpg|thumb|right|NH-66 in Goa]]
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| [[Pernem]] || [[Mapusa]] || [[Panjim]]
|-
| [[Margao]] || [[Cuncolim]] || [[Canacona]]
|}

===Karnataka state===
[[Uttara Kannada]] District
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[Karwar]] || [[Ankola]] || [[Kumta]]
|-
|[[Honnavar]] || [[Murudeshwar]] || [[Bhatkal]]
|}

[[Dakshina Kannada]] (Udupi and Mangaluru District)
[[File:Highway 17 at Uttara Kannada.jpg|thumb|right|NH-66 in Karnataka]]
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| [[Baindur]] || [[Bijjur]] || [[Maravanthe]] || [[Kundapur]]
|-
| [[Saligrama]] || [[Brahmavar]] || [[Udupi]] || [[Kapu, Karnataka|Kapu]] || [[Padubidre]]
|-
| [[Mulki, Karnataka|Mulki]] || [[Suratkal]] || [[Mangaluru]] || [[Ullal]]
|}

===Kerala state===

{| class="wikitable"
|-
| [[Kasaragod Town|Kasaragod]] || [[Kannur]]
|[[Thalassery]]
|-
| [[Vatakara]]|| [[Kozhikode]]
|[[Puthanathani]]
|-
| [[Kodungallur]]|| [[North Paravur]]
|[[Ernakulam]]
|-
| [[Cherthala]]|| [[Alappuzha]]
|[[Kollam]]
|-
| [[Attingal]]|| [[Thiruvananthapuram]]
|[[Neyyattinkara]]
|}

===Tamil Nadu state===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| [[Nagercoil]]
| [[Kanyakumari]]

|}

==Toll Plazas==
* Savitri, [[Maharashtra]]
* Belekeri, [[Karnataka]]
* Gundmi, [[Karnataka]]
* Hejamadi, [[Karnataka]]
* Holegadde, [[Karnataka]]
* Shirur, [[Karnataka]]
* Talapady, [[Karnataka]]
* Kumbalam, [[Kerala]]
* Kollam, [[Kerala]]
* Thiruvallam, [[Kerala]]

==Major city/town bypass roads on the highway==
* [[Trivandrum]] Bypass - [[Trivandrum]] city, [[Kerala]]
* [[Kollam Bypass]] - [[Kollam]] city, [[Kerala]]
* [[Alappuzha Bypass]] - [[Alappuzha]] town, [[Kerala]]
* [[Kochi Bypass]] - [[Kochi]] city, [[Kerala]]
* [[Kodungallur bypass|Kodungallur Bypass]] - [[Kodungallur]] town, [[Kerala]]
* Vadanappally Bypass -Vadanappally, thrissur, under construction
* [[Ponnani]] Bypass-[[Ponnani]], [[Malappuram District]]
* [[Valanchery]] bypass , [[Malappuram District]]- Under Construction
* [[Kottakkal]] bypass, [[Malappuram District]]- Under Construction
* [[Kozhikode]] Bypass , [[Kerala]]
* [[Koyilandy]] Bypass - Under Construction
* [[Vadakara]] Bypass- [[Kozhikode District]]- Under Construction
* [[Thalassery]]-[[Mahé, India|Mahe]] Bypass [[Kannur District]], [[Kerala]] - Under Construction
* [[Kannur]] Bypass - Under Construction
* [[Taliparamba]] Bypass -[[Kannur District]]Under Construction
* [[Payyannur]] Bypass -[[Kannur District]] Under Construction
*Sawantwadi Bypass - [[Sawantwadi]] - Banda Section - [[Maharashtra]]

== Lifestyle along NH 66 ==
NH 66 passes through hills, forests, rivers, rivulets, and streams, generally flowing westwards towards the Arabian Sea. Most of the region has typical scenes like [[coconut]] trees dotted all along with [[paddy field]]s and [[arecanut]] gardens. The road is uneven, and bumps, curves, steep rises and narrow paths in between hillocks are found all over this highway. As this region experiences heavy rainfall, potholes are abundant.

Although the languages spoken vary along the highway, the food of the people along the NH 66 has some common ingredients like coconut, chili, pepper, coconut oil, and fish. The region has a higher literacy rate than other regions of India.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.census2011.co.in/facts/highstateliteracy.html&grqid=uWctg2fI&hl=en-IN|title=Top 10 Highest Literate States of India : Ranking -Census.co.in|year=2011}}</ref> The building of National Highway 66 has led to rapid development of the towns and cities along the highway.{{Citation needed|date=December 2011}}

== Parallel access controlled expressway ==
This highway is expected to lose importance in coastal Karnataka as the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, Government of India has proposed a [[Greenfield project|greenfield]] (i.e., new and parallel) [[Controlled-access highway|access controlled expressway]] corridor connecting the port cities of Mangaluru, Karwar, and Panaji.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/46891/five-expressways-come-up-state.html|title=Five new expressways to come up in State|work=Deccan Herald|date=14 January 2010}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{cite news| url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/new-approach-mooted-for-infrastructure-projects/article2855594.ece | location=Chennai, India | work=The Hindu | title=New approach mooted for infrastructure projects | date=2012-02-03}}</ref> This highway-expressway combination can be compared to the Mumbai-Pune Highway-Expressway combination. Two-wheeler, three-wheeler and local traffic will use the four-lane highway (without access control and designed for slower traffic), whereas trucks, buses and four-wheelers will travel at the maximum speed on the access-controlled 3D right-of-way designed 6/8-lane expressway. (The 3D right-of-way concept means adding the space (height) element to the usual length and breadth dimensions involved in road construction.){{Citation needed|date=September 2020}}

== Popular culture ==
• A road trip along the highway was made popular by the [[Bollywood]] films [[Bombay to Goa (1972 film)|Bombay to Goa]] and ''[[Dil Chahta Hai]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.holidify.com/blog/mumbai-to-goa-roadtrip/|title=Mumbai To Goa Road Trip By Car {{!}} Distance, Directions & More|date=2015-10-16|website=Holidify|language=en-US|access-date=2016-06-11}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[List of National Highways in India (by Highway Number)]]
* [[National Highways Development Project]]
* [[National Highway 75 (India)]]
* [[National Highway 73 (India)]]
* [[National Highway 169 (India)]]
* [[National Highway 52 (India)]]
* [[National Highway 275 (India)]]
* [[Konkan Railway Corporation]]

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160816023351/http://www.keralapwd.gov.in/getPage.php?page=NH%20in%20Kerala&pageId=301]

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