National Highway 143 (India)
National Highway 143 | ||||
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| Auxiliary route of NH 43 | ||||
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| From | Gumla, Jharkhand | |||
| To | Barkote, Odisha | |||
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| Country | India | |||
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National Highway 143 (Previously NH23) is a national highway of India. This highway runs from Gumla in the state of Jharkhand to Barkote in Odisha. This is a daily communication road to Bhubaneswar from Rourkela, in Sundergarh district. It is also known as Ranchi-Rourkela Road. It also runs through Simdega district in Jharkhand.
The construction of a second bridge on National Highway-143 over Brahmani river was completed by 2023. Land acquisition for widening of NH143 between Barkote & Biramitrapur started in 2013.