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.
The Highway starts from Gumla in Gumla District of Jharkhand on the , going through Kolebira, Simdega in Simdega District of Jharkhand, enters into Birmitrapur, Rourkela, Lahunipada in Sundergarh District of Odisha & ends in Barkote in Deogarh District of Odisha on covering a distance of . It also goes through Sundergarh district in Odisha, which leads to Khandadhar waterfalls.