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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Road in Tamil Nadu, India}}<br />
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|country=IND<br />
|type = SH<br />
|state = Tamil Nadu<br />
|image = Valapara route.jpg<br />
|route = 78<br />
| length_km = 64<br />
| direction_a = West<br />
| terminus_a = [[Valparai]]<br />
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| direction_b = East<br />
| terminus_b = [[Pollachi]]<br />
| districts = [[Coimbatore district|Coimbatore]]<br />
| next_type = SH<br />
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'''State Highway 78''' ('''SH 78''') or '''Valparai-Pollachi Road''' is a [[List of state highways in Tamil Nadu|State Highway]] in [[Tamil Nadu]], India that starts from [[Valparai]] and ends at the [[Pollachi]]. The {{convert|64|km|mi|adj=on}} highway is often described by many as one of the best scenic routes in [[South India]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=To Bengaluru through the forests of Valparai and Pollachi |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/travel/outside-kerala/2019/02/23/to-bengaluru-through-the-forests-of-valparai-and-pollachi.html |access-date=2023-07-16 |website=OnManorama}}</ref> There are 42 [[Hairpin turn|hairpin]] bends on this road. [[Monkey Falls|Monkey waterfalls]] and [[Aliyar River|Aliyar waterfalls]] are located on this route.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Drive along one of India's most beautiful forest road |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/travel/kerala/2020/01/18/drive-chalakudy-valparai-pollachi-route.html |access-date=2023-07-16 |website=OnManorama}}</ref> It connects with [[State Highway 21 (Kerala)|Valparai-Chalakudy road]], another scenic route in South India.<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[State Highway 21 (Kerala)]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Tamil Nadu Highway Network}}<br />
[[Category:State highways in Tamil Nadu]]</div>Rajiv Ranjan Bhakt