Sources

• Distances, the line of the road and fuel pumps: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence. Routes worked out with the Open Source Routing Machine.
• Heights: NASA Shuttle Radar Topography Mission, public domain, served by Open Topo Data.
• East Coast Road

  en.wikipedia.org · Encyclopedia

• Rameswaram | Pilgrim Centres

  tamilnadutourism.tn.gov.in · Official page

• Dhanushkodi - Uncover The Secrets Of A Deserted Old Town

  twinsontoes.com · Published guide · dated 3 October 2024

• அரிச்சல்முனைக்கு சுற்றுலா வாகனங்கள், அரசு பஸ்கள் செல்ல விரைவில் தடை

  dailythanthi.com · News report · dated 20 September 2026

• Dhanushkodi

  en.wikipedia.org · Encyclopedia

• National Highway 87 (India)

  en.wikipedia.org · Encyclopedia

• State coasts on alert for swell surge; police bar tourists…

  pressreader.com · News report · dated 20 August 2026 · seen in search results only

• Helmet Rule Comes Into Force In Puducherry

  etvbharat.com · News report · dated 13 January 2025

• Dhanushkodi | Ramanathapuram District, Tamil Nadu | India

  ramanathapuram.nic.in · Official page

• Puducherry Police

  police.py.gov.in · Official page

• होम | भारत मौसम विज्ञान विभाग

  mausam.imd.gov.in · Official page

• Nagapattinam

  en.wikipedia.org · Encyclopedia

A gap is not a fact. It means we looked and found no source.

• No official page or order found for the Dhanushkodi check post hours; blogs give 6 am to 6 pm and visitor reviews, seen only in search results, give a 5 pm cut-off.
• No source found that states plainly whether private motorcycles may ride all the way to Arichal Munai today, or whether the planned halt at Kambipadu will apply to them.
• The newspaper report of police closing Dhanushkodi during a swell alert could not be opened.
• No official source found for tolls or whether two-wheelers pay on the East Coast Road.
• No official source found for any vehicle entry fee at Mahabalipuram.
• No rule found for Chidambaram or Nagapattinam.
• No source found for wind closures of the Pamban road bridge.
• No source found for the usual number of days riders take.
• No highest point recorded: this is a coastal route at sea level.
• One video only, and its filming date is not known.