Cherthala - Roads

Roads

• NH 47 is the major road providing a four-lane motorway running across the Cherthala Taluk. NH 47 connects Cherthala to Cochin city at the North end and Alappuzha town at the south end. The Aroor-Kumbalam bridge is the longest railway bridge in South India, measuring 993 meters, and connects the Ernakulam District (at Kumbalam) with Alappuzha district (at Aroor) across the Vembanad lake. There are three bridges, two bridges carrying motor traffic on NH 47 and another carrying the single lane Alapuzha-Ernakulam Railway line. In the night, the panoramic view of South Cochin city is visible from the bridge against the foreground of backwaters. The old Aroormukkom-Edacochin bridge is also visible. On the sunny days, the Western ghat mountain ranges are also visible on the eastern side of the bridge. The Kollam-Kottapuram Inland waterway passes below this bridge en marked with navigation lamp buoys floating over the backwaters. A 24-hr Toll checkpost functions on both the ends of the motorway bridge. Except two-wheelers and authorised government vehicles, all other vehicles have to pay a nominal Toll charge to cross the bridge.

• Cherthala-Kypuzhamuttu-Kottayam road (30 km) can be used to reach tourist destinations Kumarakom and obviously Kottayam.
• Cherthala-Arookutty-Aroor road is the major road connecting the eastern villages lying along the shores of Vembanad Lake to the north end of the taluk and finally reaching NH 47 at Aroor. This Road is State High Way from the period of Travancore onwards. The North end of this Road, Arookutty was the boarder checking station of Travancore. This road is parallel to NH 47.
• Cherthala-Muhamma-Alappuzha road runs across the Tanneermukkom panchayat along the southeastern side of the taluk parallel to NH 47. One can get down at Kaipuram to reach the Pathiramanal bird sanctuary on this road.
• Cherthala-Arthunkal-Tumboly beach road connects the coastal areas to Alappuzha.
• Thankey jn-Kandamangalam Temple-Vettackal-Azheekkal-Pallithode
• Thankyjn-Kandamangalam Temple-Thankey Church-Andhakaranazhy-Pallithode-Chellanam beach road connects the taluk to the coastal area of Cochin city.