Avinashi Road, Coimbatore
| Avinashi Saalai | |
 | |
| Maintained by |
Highways and Minor Ports Department Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 13°03′52″N 80°15′57″E / 13.064369°N 80.265808°ECoordinates: 13°03′52″N 80°15′57″E / 13.064369°N 80.265808°E |
| East end | NH 47 / Coimbatore bypass/ Nillambur bypass junction at Nillambur, Coimbatore |
| Major junctions |
Dr. Nanjappa Road/Old Post office Road Headquarters Road/Addis street (Grey Town) LIC Road Dr. Balasundaram Road/Huzur Road Netaji road (GKNM Hospital) Circuit House Road PN Palayam Road/Puliyakulam Road (Laxhmi Mills) Nava India Road/Sowripalayam Road Bharathi Colony Main Road Pioneer Mills Road GV Residency Road (Fun Mall) Anna Nagar main Road Villankuruchi Road/Masakalipalayam Road Kamaraj Road/Tidel Park road (Hopes bridge) CODISSIA Road Airport Road/Kalapatti Road Sulur road (Chinniampalayam). |
| West end | Uppilipalayam flyover, Grey Town, Coimbatore |
Avinashi Road, is an arterial road in Coimbatore, India. Running from east to west, the road starts at Uppilipalayam flyover and ends at Nillambur by-pass junction where it joins NH 47, Beyond Nillambur Junction, the road branches into two, with one traversing southwards to Madukarai to form the Coimbatore bypass while the other continues westwards to Avinashi and beyond to form the National Highway 47. This road connects Coimbatore to its airport and the east and north-east suburbs. The road was an indicator of development as the city of Coimbtore grew up mostly along its eastern and western sides.
Description
Avinashi Road is of the main gateway into the city by road as well as from North and Eastern parts of India. This road is also home for Educational Institutions, Major speciality hospitals, Corporate offices, Information technology parks, Shopping malls and Luxury hotels. Today, this road has turned out to be the most important arterial road in the city. This road is gateway to vehicles coming from East and North-East Tamil Nadu and bound for Tirupur, Erode, Salem, Vellore, Chennai, Bangalore. The road once part of National highways 47 (Salem - Cochin Highway) is now maintained by the Tamil Nadu Highways Department. In recent years the road was widened into a six-lane.[1] This 16-km stretch of road running diagonally across the city in East West orientation slightly moving North East tangent.a Avinashi road starts from Uppilipalayam flyover near Grey Town area, it passes through the important neighbourhoods of Peelamedu and Chinniampalayam and finally Neelambur.
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Places transversed
- Uppilipalayam flyover
- LIC junction
- Anna Silai junction
- Papanaickenpalayam
- Laxhmi Mills junction
- Nava India
- Peelamedu
- Hope College
- Civil Aerodrome
- SITRA (Airport signal)
- Goldwins
- Chinniampalayam
- Mylampatty
- Neelambur bypass
Landmarks on Avinashi Road
Major Hotels
- Satyam Grand[2]
- The Residency[2]
- Grand Regent[3]
- Radisson blu (under construction)[4]
- Jenney's Residency[5]
- Le Meridien[6]
- Park Plaza
- GRT Grand[7]
- The Arcadia[8]
Railway Stations
- Peelamedu Railway station
Major Landmarks
Art Gallery & Museums
- G. D. Naidu Industrial Exhibition[9]
- Kasthuri Srinivasan Art Gallery
Parks & Recreation
- VOC Park Grounds
- Coimbatore Zoo
Research Institutes
- The South India Textile Research Association a.k.a. STIRA
- Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International School of Textiles and Management
- UMS Technologies Training Centre [10]
Educational Institutions
- Stanes Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School
- GRG Matriculation Higher Secondary School
- National Model Schools
- PSG College of Technology
- PSG College of Arts and Science
- PSG Institute of Management Coimbatore
- PSG Institute of Medical Sciences & Research
- Coimbatore Medical College
- Government Polytechnic College
- Coimbatore Institute of Technology
Other Notable Landmark
- Anna Statue
- PSG Tech skywalk
Shopping
Textile Mills
- Lakshmi Mills
- Tirupur Textile Mills[11]
- Varadaraja Mills
- Radhakrishna Mills
Hospitals
- Aravind Eye Hospital
- Kovai Medical Center Hospital (KMCH)
- PSG Hospitals
- Lotus Eye Care Hospital
Exhibition Venues
- Padmavathi Ammal Cultural Center[12]
- CODDISIA Trade Fair Grounds
References
- ↑ "Articles about Green Corridor - Times Of India". Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2013-09-09.
- 1 2 "Welcome to sathyam group hotels". web.archive.org. Retrieved 2014-04-21.
- ↑ "Property of Rathna Resorts Ltd ::". The Grand Regent. Retrieved 2013-09-09.
- ↑ "Radisson Blu Hotel Coimbatore - Overview". Radisson.com. 2013-08-29. Retrieved 2013-09-09.
- ↑ RNDSoftech.com. "Jenney Club". Jenneysclub.com. Retrieved 2013-09-09.
- ↑ "Starwood Preferred Guest - Hotel Offers and Loyalty Program spg.com". Starwoodhotels.com. Retrieved 2013-09-09.
- ↑ "Hotel GRT Grand - Coimbatore City | Wikimapia - Let's describe the whole world!". Wikimapia. Retrieved 2013-09-09.
- ↑ "The Arcadia Hotel near Codissia Coimbatore Airport | Banquet halls | Conference Halls | Hotels near Tidel Park | Business Class Hotels | Serviced Apartments | Hotels in Coimbatore". Hotelthearcadia.com. Retrieved 2013-09-09.
- ↑ "G.D.Naidu Museum & Industrial Exhibition in Coimbatore". Destination Infinity. 2011-01-02. Retrieved 2013-09-09.
- ↑ "UMS Technologies Training Centre - About UMS". Umstraining.com. Retrieved 2013-09-09.
- ↑ "Tirupur Textiles Limited, Peelamedu, Coimbatore | Tirupur Textiles Limited, Manufacturing Companies in Coimbatore - Reviews". asklaila. Retrieved 2013-09-09.
- ↑ "Google". google.co.in. Retrieved 2014-04-21.