National Highway 73 (India)

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National Highway 73
Map
Map of the National Highway in red
Dakshina Kannada mountain pass 1.jpg
NH 73 crossing Charmadi Ghat
Route information
Length317 km (197 mi)
Major junctions
West endMangaluru
East endTumakuru
Location
CountryIndia
StatesKarnataka
Highway system
NH 66 NH 48

National Highway 73 (NH 73) is a National Highway in India. This highway runs in the Indian state of Karnataka. It starts from sea port city of Mangaluru ( Mangalore) and ends at Tumakuru.[1] Even though named as national highway the road is narrow and prone to landslips and falling of trees in Charmady ghat section of Western ghats.[2] This highway was previously part of national highways 48, 234 and 206 but subsequent to rationalisation of national highway numbers of India by Gazette notification on 5 March 2010 it was changed to National Highway 73.[3]

  1. ^ "New Numbering of National Highways notification - Government of India" (PDF). The Gazette of India. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Charmadi Ghat Road to remain closed till September 14". Times of India. 15 August 2019. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Rationalisation of Numbering Systems of National Highways" (PDF). New Delhi: Department of Road Transport and Highways. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 December 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2019.