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{{Short description|National highway in India}}
{{For|the old National Highway 87|National Highway 109 (India)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2017}}
{{Infobox road
| country = IND
| type = NH
| route = 87
| map = {{Maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-width=300|frame-height=300|frame-align=center|type=line|id=Q24238723| stroke-width=3|title=National Highway 87}}
| map_custom = yes
| map_notes = Map of the National Highway in red
| image =
| image_notes =
| spur_type = NH
| spur_of =
| ahn = {{Jct|country=IND|AH|43}} 
| maint = [[National Highways Authority of India|NHAI]]
| length_km = 174
| length_notes = 
| established =
| allocation =
| direction_a = West
| terminus_a = {{jct|NH|85|country=IND}} in [[Thirupuvanam, Sivaganga|Tiruppuvanam]] 
| junction = {{plainlist| 
* {{jct|NH|36|country=IND}}, [[Manamadurai]]
* {{jct|NH|32|country=IND}}, [[Ramanathapuram]]
}}
| direction_b = East
| terminus_b = [[Dhanushkodi]] 
| states = [[Tamil Nadu]]
| destinations = [[Madurai]] - [[Paramakudi]] -[[Ramanathapuram]]- [[Rameswaram]] - [[Dhanushkodi]]
| previous_type = NH
| previous_route = 785 
| next_type = NH
| next_route = 1 
}}

'''National Highway 87''' (or '''NH 87''') is a [[National Highway (India)|National Highway]] in southern [[India]]. It crosses the [[Pamban Bridge]] (Annai Indira Gandhi Bridge) before entering into [[Pamban Island]]. The total length runs up to {{convert|154|km|mi|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{cite web | url =http://www.nhai.org/nh.asp | title =National Highways and their lengths | access-date =2009-02-12 | publisher =National Highways Authority of India | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20100210021118/http://www.nhai.org/nh.asp | archive-date =10 February 2010 | url-status =dead }}</ref> The 5 km road between Mukundarayar Chathiram and Dhanuskodi was destroyed during the 1964 cyclone. Then the Government of India has started construction of the new stretch of road on 2015 and opened to vehicles with some restrictions on Feb'2017 at a cost of ₹ 250 million. At the same time, the road between Madurai and Rameswaram was converted from a two lane road to a four-lane highway. Then [[Ministry of Road Transport and Highways|Union minister for road transport and shipping]] Shri.[[Nitin Gadkari]] laid the foundation stone for the Rs 1,387-crore project in Madurai on 17 July 2015.
An initial outlay of Rs 927 crore was made {May 2019} and the project has been sanctioned for Rs 1,387 crore. Then the first 75km stretch from [[Madurai]] to [[Paramakudi]] was proposed to be converted into a proper four-lane road which is a Green Highway, while the remaining 39km stretch from [[Paramakudi]] to [[Ramanathapuram]] was widened as a two-lane road with paved shoulders. This road includes bypass from Madurai (Viraganoor Ring road) to Manalur which is a newly constructed route skipping the old route(which runs through Puliyankulam and Silaiman), and has bypasses at several places like Thiruppuvanam, Thiruppachethi, Rajagambiram, [[Paramakudi]] (a 9.4-km-long stretch connecting Thelichathanallur and Vendhoni(near kalayur)) and [[Ramanathapuram]] (a nine-km-long bypass connecting Achunthanvayal and East Coast Road near Devipattinam) which would substantially ease traffic congestion in these towns and also saves time for those tourists who are going to Rameswaram. Falling under the[[National Highway 49| Old NH 49]] and [[AH43|AH 43]], this project is one of the largest completed green corridor in Tamil Nadu by the [[National Highways Authority of India]] in the recent times.

== Route ==
NH 85 via [[Thirupuvanam, Sivaganga|Tiruppuvanam]], Thiruppachethi, [[Manamadurai]], [[Paramakudi]], [[Ramanathapuram]], [[Rameswaram]], [[Dhanushkodi]].

==Expansion==
The Union Cabinet on July 1, 2025 approved the construction of a 46.7 km long 4-lane highway on National Highway 87 (NH 87) between Paramakudi and Ramanathapuram in Tamil Nadu. The project, estimated at ₹1,853 crore, will be developed under Hybrid Annual Mode (HAM).<ref>{{Cite web | title=Press Release: Press Information Bureau | url=https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=2141137 | access-date=2025-07-29 | website=www.pib.gov.in}}</ref>
<ref>{{Cite web | title=Union Cabinet approves Rs 1,853 crore 4-lane highway project in Tamil Nadu | url=https://ddnews.gov.in/en/union-cabinet-approves-rs-1853-crore-4-lane-highway-project-in-tamil-nadu/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250703024738/https://ddnews.gov.in/en/union-cabinet-approves-rs-1853-crore-4-lane-highway-project-in-tamil-nadu/ | access-date=2025-07-29 | archive-date=2025-07-03}}</ref>

This part of NH 87 was upgraded to a two-lane road with paved shoulder in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web | title=Madurai - Paramakudi and 2 lane with paved shoulders of Paramakudi - Ramanathapuram section of NH-49 in Madurai , Ramanathapuram , Sivagangai (Tamil Nadu): Project Updates & Investment Details {{!}} IIG | url=https://indiainvestmentgrid.gov.in/opportunities/nip-project/616461 | access-date=2025-07-29 | website=indiainvestmentgrid.gov.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | title=Madurai-Ramnad four lane to be ready in 30 months {{!}} Madurai News - Times of India | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/madurai/madurai-ramnad-four-lane-to-be-ready-in-30-months/articleshow/48027240.cms | access-date=2025-07-29 | website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com}}</ref>

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

== References ==
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==External links==
*[http://www.mapsofindia.com/driving-directions-maps/nh49-driving-directions-map.html] NH 85 on MapsofIndia.com

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{{Indian Highways Network}}

[[Category:National highways in Tamil Nadu|49]]
[[Category:National highways in Kerala|49]]
[[Category:National highways of India]]
[[Category:Roads in Ernakulam district]]
[[Category:Roads in Idukki district]]
[[Category:Transport in Rameswaram]]
[[Category:Transport in Kochi]]

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