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	== See also ==		== See also ==
	* [[List of ~~National Highways~~ in India]]		* [[List of national highways in India]]
	* [[List of ~~National Highways~~ in India by state]]		* [[List of national highways in India by state]]
	* [[National Highways Development Project]]		* [[National Highways Development Project]]

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{{short description|National highway in Tamil Nadu, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2017}}
{{infobox road
| country =IND
| type = NH
| route = 79
| ahn = {{Jct|country=IND|AH|20}}
| length_km = 134.2
| image = A national highway.JPG
| map = {{Maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-width=290|frame-height=200|frame-align=center|type=line
| id=Q25203074| stroke-width=3|title=National Highway 79}}
| map_notes = Map of the National Highway in red
| map_custom = yes
| direction_a = West
| direction_b = East
| terminus_a = [[Salem, Tamil Nadu|Salem]], [[Tamil Nadu]]
| terminus_b = [[Ulundurpettai]], [[Villupuram district]], [[Tamil Nadu]]
| previous_type = NH
| next_type = NH
| previous_route = 44 
| next_route = 38 
| states = [[Tamil Nadu]]
| destinations = [[Ulundrupet]] - [[Kallakurichi]] - [[Chinnasalem]] - [[Attur]] - [[Pethanaickenpalayam]] - [[Vazhapadi]] - [[Salem, Tamil Nadu|Salem]]
| junction =
}}
'''National Highway 79''' (NH 79) is a [[National Highway (India)|National Highway]] in [[India]] entirely within the state of [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2011/E_574_2012_016.pdf|title=New Numbering of National Highways notification - Government of India|website=[[The Gazette of India]]|access-date=13 April 2019}}</ref> It runs between [[Ulundurpettai]] and [[Salem, Tamil Nadu|Salem]] in the [[India]]n state of [[Tamil Nadu]] for a total of {{convert|134|km|mi|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://morth.nic.in/showfile.asp?lid=367 | title = National Highways Starting and Terminal Stations | access-date = 2012-12-02 | publisher = Ministry of Road Transport & Highways}}</ref> It connects with [[National Highway 44 (India)|NH 44]] and [[National Highway 544|NH 544]] at Salem. NH 79 connects [[National Highway 68|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]].<ref name="satyamfiasco">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/03/19/stories/2009031954420500.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091119211020/http://www.hindu.com/2009/03/19/stories/2009031954420500.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2009-11-19|title=Satyam fiasco affects NH-79works |last=R|first=Ilangovan|date=2009-03-19|access-date=13 May 2012|work=[[The Hindu]]|location=Salem}}</ref>

== 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, Tamil Nadu|Salem]] with [[Chennai]], and indirectly [[Coimbatore]], [[Erode]], [[Tirupur]] and the cities around these areas.

== Route ==
[[Ulundurpettai]] - Elavanasur kottai - [[Thiagadurgam|Thiyagadurgam]] - [[Kallakurichi]] - [[Chinnasalem]], [[Thalaivasal]] - Kattukottai - [[Attur]] - [[Pethanaickenpalayam]] - [[Vazhapadi]] - [[Salem, Tamil Nadu|Salem]].<ref name=":1">{{cite web|url=http://morth.nic.in/showfile.asp?lid=2924|title=State-wise length of National Highways (NH) in India|publisher=[[Ministry of Road Transport and Highways]] India|access-date=13 April 2019}}</ref>

== Junctions list==
{{RJL|date=November 2021}}
: {{jct|NH|44|country=IND}} Terminal near Salem.<ref name=":0" />
: {{jct|NH|179A|country=IND}} near Salem
: {{jct|NH|136|country=IND}} near Attur
: {{jct|NH|532|country=IND}} near Chinnasalem
: {{jct|NH|38|country=IND}} Terminal near Ulundurpettai.<ref name=":0" />

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:A national highway.JPG|NH 79 near [[Kallakurichi]] in [[Villupuram district]], [[Tamil Nadu]].
File:A Chinna Salem-Kallakurichi national highway.JPG|NH 79 near [[Kallakurichi]], [[Villupuram district]], [[Tamil Nadu]]
</gallery>

== See also ==
* [[List of National Highways in India]]
* [[List of National Highways in India by state]]
* [[National Highways Development Project]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://openstreetmap.org/browse/relation/3256003 NH 79 on OpenStreetMap]

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[[Category:National highways in India]]
[[Category:National Highways in Tamil Nadu|79]]

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