EVR Periyar Salai

rdf:langString EVR Periyar Salai

rdf:langString EVR Periyar Salai

rdf:langString EVR Periyar Salai

rdf:langString Grand Western Trunk Road, Poonamallee High Road

rdf:langString Poonamallee High Road in Park Town

rdf:langString East

rdf:langString West

rdf:langString Corporation of Chennai

rdf:langString Muthuswamy Bridge near Madras Medical College at Park Town, Chennai

rdf:langString Maduravoyal bypass junction, Chennai

rdf:langString EVR Periyar Salai (EVR High Road), earlier known as Poonamallee High Road (NH 48) and originally the Grand Western Trunk Road, is an arterial road in Chennai, India. It is the longest road in Chennai. Running from east to west, the 14-kilometre (8.7 mi) road starts at Muthuswamy Bridge near Madras Medical College at Park Town and ends near Maduravoyal Junction via Kilpauk, Aminjikarai, Anna Nagar Arch, Arumbakkam, Koyambedu. It further continues west towards Poonamallee and traverses Sriperumbudur, Walajapet, and Ranipet. The road, particularly along its eastern end, has some of the most impressive civic institutions and heritage structures of the city, including the Ripon Building (the seat of civic body), the Victoria Public Hall (the city's Town Hall), the Central train station, the Moore Market (razed in the late 20th century), Madras Medical College, and St Andrew's Kirk. It connects two of the vital transport installations of the city, viz. Chennai Central railway station and the CMBT. The road has more hospitals than any other roads in the city and is popularly known as the city's 'Med street'. The road is named after the noted Social activist and politician Periyar E. V. Ramasamy.

rdf:langString The 8.7-mile stretch refers to the stretch from Muthuswamy Bridge near Madras Medical College at Park Town in the east to the Maduravoyal Junction in the west. The stretch continues further west to a national highway .