National Highway 948 (India)

National Highway 948 (previously designated NH 209) is a highway in India which connects Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu with the city of Bengaluru. It is a spur road of National Highway 48. It passes through Sathyamangalam Wildlife Sanctuary. The road through the wildlife sanctuary is a single carriageway with two lanes, and it is narrow at many places. Wild animals can be spotted in this route. The movement of automobiles are not allowed from 8 P.M to 6 A.M through Dhimbam ghat (Bannari to Karappallam) stretch in this national highway. National Highway 948 passes through Sathyamangalam forests, which were the territory of the bandit Veerappan.

Junctions

 * Terminal near Bengaluru.
 * Terminal near Kanakapura
 * near Kollegal
 * near Chamrajnagar
 * Terminal near Coimbatore.