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Vattapara Hairpin Turn [1] also known as (Vattapara accident zone) [2] [3] [4] is a road and place along the Indian National Highway 66 near Valanchery, [5] Malappuram District, [6] Kerala, India, that is known for a high number of accidents. [7] Over a five-year period there were 300 accidents, 200 injuries, and 30 deaths.
Thuraiyur–Pachamalai Ghat Road contains 14 hairpin bends and is situated in Tiruchirapalli district. Valparai Ghat Road – This road in Coimbatore district begins at Monkey Falls and has 40 hairpin bends. Dhimbam Ghat Road – A 14-kilometre (8.7 mi) road with 27 hairpin bends, located along the Western Ghats and close to the Eastern Ghats.
State Highway 78 (SH 78) or Valparai-Pollachi Road is a State Highway in Tamil Nadu, India that starts from Valparai and ends at the Pollachi. The 64-kilometre (40 mi) highway is often described by many as one of the best scenic routes in South India. [1] There are 42 hairpin bends on this road.
The road is narrow with 48 hairpin bends below Manjoor. At Geddai, near the bottom of the ghat at 1,885 feet (575 m) there are two hydroelectric power stations [1] . From Manjoor, at the top of the ghat, the distance is equidistant to either Ooty or Coonoor via other district roads.
The highway passes through dense forests of Western ghats of India. The NH-766 passes through 19.7 km Bandipur National Park and Wayanad wild life sanctuary. [1] The section of the road from Lakkidi in Wayanad to Adivaram (Thamarassery) called as Thamarassery Churam (A hill highway with nine hairpin bends) offers a scenic drive.
Both ghat roads are double lane type, follow different paths along the hills. The old ghat road was laid in 1944, other was opened in 1974. Old ghat road route is used for vehicles from Tirumala to Tirupati and new ghat road is from Tirupati to Tirumala.
The road then proceeds sharply down to the southwest through 17 hairpin turns to Top Station (Again Tamil Nadu) at elevation 1,930 meters (6,330 ft) at km 60. Here the road becomes Kerala SH-18 and is well maintained, passing by extensive tea plantations 31 kilometers (19 mi) to Munnar.
The hills can be accessed by a mountain road with 14 hair pin bends, branching out from National Highway 48. [24] It is situated about 220 km (140 mi) from the state capital Chennai and 160 km (99 mi) from Bengaluru. [1] The major access roads are maintained by the Department of Highways and Minor Ports of Government of Tamil Nadu. [17]