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Map of National Highway 766 in red
Route information
Length272 km (169 mi)
Major junctions
FromKozhikode, Kerala
ToKollegal, Chamrajnagar District, Karnataka.
Location
CountryIndia
StatesKarnataka: 155 km
Kerala:117 km
Primary
destinations		Kozhikode- Thamarassery -Kalpetta -Sulthan Bathery- Gundlupet - Mysore - Kollegal
Highway system
← NH 66→ NH 948
NH-766 through Bandipur forest in Karnataka

National Highway 766 (NH 766) (previously NH-212) is a National Highway in Southern India. NH 766 connects Kozhikode in Kerala with Kollegal in Karnataka via Mysore. Of the total distance of 272 km, 117 km is in Kerala and 155 is in Karnataka. At Kollegal, it joins National Highway 948, which connects Bengaluru and Coimbatore. The highway passes through dense forests of Western ghats of India. The NH-766 passes through 19.7 km Bandipur National Park and Wayanad wild life sanctuary.

The section of the road from Lakkidi in Wayanad to Adivaram (Thamarassery) called as Thamarassery Churam (A hill highway with nine hairpin bends) offers a scenic drive.

NH 766 view from Gundalpet to Wayanad

Route

In Kerala


In Karnataka

Night Traffic ban at Bandipura

The Karnataka government banned night traffic from 9 P.M. up to 6 A.M. through the road passing through Bandipur National Park as conservationists argued that it is disturbing the wildlife. It is closed for 2-wheelers from 6 P.M. to 6 A.M. The alternate road to use during night hours is to leave NH 766 at Kalpetta and proceed to Mysore through Mananthavady, Kutta, Gonikoppal, and Hunsur. This alternate route is much longer and completely bypasses Sulthan Bathery, Gundlupet and Nanjangud.

See also

References

  1. "Archives Top and Latest News". mint. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  2. "Night traffic ban at Bandipur extended from 9 to 12 hours". Deccanherlad.com. Retrieved 8 October 2012.
  3. "Explained: Why environmentalists don't want vehicles to enter Bandipur forest at night". The News Minute. Retrieved 27 September 2023.

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