Rapti Highway ( ne, राप्ती राजमार्ग) is a highway in central
Nepal
Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne,
सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ...
that crosses the districts of
Dang,
Salyan and
West Rukum in a south to north direction.
The 176 km highway branches off
Mahendra Highway
Mahendra Highway (), also called East-West Highway () runs across the Terai geographical region of Nepal, from Mechinagar in the east to Bhim Datta in the west, cutting across the entire width of the country. It is the longest highway in Nepal a ...
in
Satbariya towards
Tulsipur
Tulsipur is a town and tehsil in the Balrampur district of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
Geography
Tulsipur is located near the India-Nepal border on the banks of the River Nakti (also known as River Siria) and is 23 km from Koilabas and ...
in the North, where it intersects with
Feeder Road 15 just north of
Dang Airport
Dang Airport , also known as Tarigaun Airport, is a domestic airport located in Tulsipur serving Dang District, a district in Lumbini Province in Nepal.
Facilities
The airport resides at an elevation of above mean sea level. It has one runway ...
, a road that connects the highway to the district headquarter of Dang,
Ghorahi
''Ghorahi'' (Nepali: घोराही उपमहानगरपालिका) is the seventh largest city and largest sub-metropolitan city of Nepal. The city (formerly ''Tribhuvannagar'') lies in Lumbini Province in the Mid-Western part ...
. Rapti Highway then follows
Sharada River and passes the municipalities
Sharada and
Bagchaur. From there, the highway runs towards
Musikot Khalanga
Musikot ( ne, मुसिकोट) is a municipality and the district headquarter of Western Rukum District in Karnali Province of Nepal that was established as ''Musikot Khalanga'' on 2 December 2014 by merging the two former Village developm ...
, the district headquarter of West Rukum District, where it terminates.
References
{{Highways in Nepal
Highways in Nepal