Main Eastern Highway

State Highway 8
State Highway 8
	SH 8 highlighted in red
Route information
	Maintained by Kerala Public Works Department
Length	153.6 km (95.4 mi)
Major junctions
South end	NH 744 in Punalur
	SH 5 in Pathanapuram; SH 7 in Kumbazha; NH 183A near Pathanamthitta; NH 183 in Ponkunnam; SH 32 in Pala; SH 42 in Karimkunnam; SH 40 / SH 44 / SH 33 in Thodupuzha;
North end	SH 1 in Muvattupuzha
Location
Country	India
State	Kerala
Districts	Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Kottayam, Idukki, Ernakulam
Highway system
	Roads in India; Expressways; National; State; Asian; State Highways in Kerala

The Main Eastern Highway is the lifeline of the high range townships of the Travancore region of Kerala state, India. It is also known as Punalur-Muvattupuzha Highway. Main Eastern Highway is categorized as State Highway - 08 ( SH-08 ) of Kerala. It is the second longest State Highway of Kerala covering a distance of 153.6 km. The districts it passes through are Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Kottayam, Idukki and Ernakulam.

It interconnects the major towns of Punalur, Pathanapuram, Konni, Pathanamthitta, Ranni, Manimala, Ponkunnam, Pala, Thodupuzha to the main intersection at Muvattupuzha merging to MC Road which extends northwards till Angamaly at NH 66.

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