Route
NH 716A runs 73 km from Sholavaram, Tamil Nadu to Puttur, Andhra Pradesh.
Crosses Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh.
Through Sholavaram, Arani, Uthukottai, Nagalapuram and Puttur.
Why it matters
NH 716A is a branch of NH 716. In the national highway numbering used since 2010, a letter after the number marks a spur or link off the main route — this one runs Sholavaram to Puttur, and it meets NH 716 along the way.