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{{Infobox road<br />
|country= IND<br />
|type= SH<br />
|state= Karnataka<br />
|route= 88<br />
|direction_a= East<br />
|terminus_a= [[Mysore]]<br />
|direction_b= West<br />
|terminus_b= [[Bantwal]]<br />
|length_km= 220<br />
|destinations= [[Hunsur]], [[Periyapatna]], [[Bylakuppe]], [[Kushalanagar]], [[Madikeri]], [[Sulya]], [[Puttur, Karnataka|Puttur]]<br />
|maint= Karnataka Road Development Corporation Limited<ref name="bumpy">{{cite news|title=Get ready for a bumpy ride|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-01-12/mangalore/28378595_1_manjunath-km-land-acquisition|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103095859/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-01-12/mangalore/28378595_1_manjunath-km-land-acquisition|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 3, 2013|first=Stanley|last=Pinto|date=January 12, 2011|location=Mangalore|work=[[The Times of India]]|accessdate=2012-08-19}}</ref><br />
|districts = [[Mysore district|Mysore]], [[Kodagu]], [[Dakshina Kannada]]<br />
}}<br />
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'''State Highway 88''' is a [[State Highway (India)|state highway]] connecting [[Mysore]] and [[Bantwal]] in the South Indian state of [[Karnataka]]. It has a total length of {{convert|220|km|mi}}.<ref name="pwdsh">{{Cite web|url=http://www.kpwd.gov.in/roads.asp#dsh|title=Details Of State Highways|work=[[Karnataka PWD]]|access-date=2012-08-19|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721160233/http://kpwd.gov.in/roads.asp#dsh|archive-date=2011-07-21|df=}}</ref> It connects [[Mysore]] with the hill station of [[Madikeri]] and the port city of [[Mangalore]].<ref name="krdclmbrd">{{cite web |url=http://krdcl.in/html/District_Details/Mysore/Mysore_details.html |title=WIDENING & IMPROVEMENTS TO MYSORE BANTWAL ROAD (SH 88)|work=KRDCL |accessdate=2012-08-19}}</ref> The road is also used as an alternate route to connect Mysore to Northern [[Kerala]] via [[Hunsur]], Gonikoppa and Kutta.<ref name="nightban">{{cite news|title= Kerala urged to support night traffic ban through Bandipur |url=http://www.hindu.com/2010/07/04/stories/2010070459560300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100709035158/http://www.hindu.com/2010/07/04/stories/2010070459560300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 9, 2010|date= Jul 4, 2010|location=Mysore|work= [[The Hindu]] |accessdate=2012-08-19}}</ref> In 2010, the Karnataka Police deployed police vehicles to ensure safety on the highway.<ref name="responsible">{{cite news |title=Police to enforce ‘responsible driving' for accident-free journey on highways |url=http://www.hindu.com/2010/12/24/stories/2010122463261100.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130407060336/http://www.hindu.com/2010/12/24/stories/2010122463261100.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 7, 2013 |date=Dec 24, 2010 |location=Mysore |work=[[The Hindu]] |accessdate=2012-08-19}}</ref> The road is maintained by the ''Karnataka Road Development Corporation Limited''.<ref name="public">{{cite news |title=Madikeri - Kushalnagar highway opens for public |url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/67006/madikeri-kushalnagar-highway-opens-public.html |agency=[[Deccan Herald]] |location=Kushalanagar |accessdate=2012-08-21}}</ref><ref name="bymay">{{cite news |title=KRDCL says Mani-Sampaje road will be ready by the end of May |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/krdcl-says-manisampaje-road-will-be-ready-by-the-end-of-may/article4392638.ece |date=February 8, 2013 |agency=[[The Hindu]] |location=Mangalore |accessdate=2013-08-07}}</ref><br />
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== 2013 damage ==<br />
In August 2013, the district administration had closed down the road after water seepage from incessant rainfall had caused huge cracks to develop on the road.<ref name="grounded">{{cite news |title=Traffic grounded on M'lore-Mysore highway as cracks on road widen |url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/349330/traffic-grounded-m039lore-mysore-highway.html |date=August 5, 2013 |agency=[[Deccan Herald]] |location=Mangalore/Madikeri |accessdate=2013-08-07}}</ref><ref name="crackhit">{{cite news |title=Road cracks hit traffic |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/road-cracks-hit-traffic/article4995306.ece |date=August 6, 2013 |agency=[[The Hindu]] |location=Mangalore |accessdate=2013-08-07}}</ref><br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[List of state highways in Karnataka]]<br />
* [[National Highway 48 (India)]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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{{Karnataka State Highways Network}}<br />
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[[Category:State Highways in Karnataka]]<br />
[[Category:Roads in Mysore district]]<br />
[[Category:Roads in Dakshina Kannada district]]<br />
[[Category:Roads in Kodagu district]]<br />
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