National Highway 73 (NH 73) is a National Highway in

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

. This highway runs in the Indian state of Karnataka. It starts from sea port city of

Mangaluru Mangalore (), officially known as Mangaluru, is a major port city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is located between the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghats about west of Bangalore, the state capital, 20 km north of Karnataka–Ker ...

( Mangalore) and ends at

Tumakuru Tumkur, officially renamed as Tumakuru, is a city located in the southern part of Indian state of Karnataka. Tumkur is situated at a distance of northwest of Bangalore, the state capital along NH 48 and NH 73. It is the headquarters of the ...

. Even though named as national highway the road is narrow and prone to landslips and falling of trees in Charmady

ghat Ghat, a term used in the Indian subcontinent, depending on the context could refer either to a range of stepped hills with valleys (ghati in Hindi), such as the Eastern Ghats and Western Ghats; or the series of steps leading down to a body of ...

section of Western ghats. 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.

Route

Renumbered National Highways map of India (Schematic)

The national highway 73 ( NH-73) connects towns of Mangaluru,

Bantwal Bantwal () is a taluk in Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka, India. It is located East of Mangalore city center. BC Road-Kaikamba of Bantwal is one of the fastest developing areas in Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka. Along with BC ...

Beltangady Belthangady is a town panchayat and the headquarters of Belthangady taluk of the Dakshina Kannada (South Canara) district of Karnataka state in India. Demographics In 2001 in the town of Belthangady, 11% of the population was under 6 years of ...

Ujire {{Infobox settlement , name = Ujire , other_name = , nickname = , settlement_type = Town , image_skyline = Siddavana gurukula.JPG , image_alt = , image_captio ...

, Charmadi,

Kottigehara {{Infobox settlement , name = Kottigehara , other_name = , nickname = , settlement_type = Village , image_skyline = File:Kottigehara 2018.jpg , image_alt = , ...

Mudigere Mudigere is a Town Panchayath and Taluk in Chikkamagaluru district in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is 30 km from the district headquarters. Nearest airport is at Mangalore which is at a distance of . Mudigere is known for coffee and ...

Belur Belur may refer to: Places * Belur, Karnataka, a town in Karnataka, India ** Belur temple (Chennakeshava temple), Belur * Belur, Tamil Nadu, a town in Salem district, Tamil Nadu, India * Belur, West Bengal, a neighbourhood of Howrah, India ** Be ...

, Halebeedu,

Javagal Javagal is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India.Village code= 2496100 Javagal, Tiptur, Karnataka It is located in the Arsikere taluk of Hassan district in Karnataka. The Lakshminarasimha temple, built in 1250 A.D., is an imp ...

Banavara Banavara is a town in the south Indian state of Karnataka.Village code= 2504700 Banavara,Hassan, Karnataka Geography Banavara is located in the Arsikere taluk of Hassan district in Karnataka. It is located 15 km from Arsikere city. ...

Arasikere Arsikere is a city and taluka in the Hassan district in the state of Karnataka, India. It is the second largest city in Hassan district, demographically. Arsikere city municipal council consists of 31 wards. This region is known for its coco ...

Tiptur Tiptur is a city in the southern part of the state of Karnataka, India. It is the second largest and the fastest growing city in Tumkur district. It is a sub-divisional headquarters of Tumkur district in Karnataka. Capital city Bengaluru is ...

Kibbanahalli Kibbanahalli is a village in the Tiptur taluk of Tumkur district in Karnataka state, India. Kibbanahalli is a pre-historic site. Archaeologists believe that this site along with Biligere belong to the Early stone age. Hand-axe, guillotine chis ...

Nittur Nittur is a village in Tumkur district of Karnataka, India. Nittur is famous for Jwalamalini Temple, an ancient Jain Jainism ( ), also known as Jain Dharma, is an Indian religion. Jainism traces its spiritual ideas and history through th ...

Gubbi Gubbi is a town in Tumakuru District, Karnataka, India. It is 20 km from Tumakuru and 90 km from Bengaluru along NH-206 (BH Road). Gubbi ULB Contains 17 Wards and equal number of Councilors. The population of the Gubbi Town is 18,457 ...

and Tumakuru in the state of Karnataka.

Junctions

: Terminal near Mangaluru. : near Bantval : near Mudigere : near Belur : near Banavara : near Kibbanahalli : Terminal near Tumakuru.

References

External links

NH 73 on OpenStreetMap
National highways in India National Highways in Karnataka Transport in Mangalore Transport in Tumkur {{India-NH-stub

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