Raxaul-Birgunj Friendship Bridge ( Devanagari: रक्सौल - बीरगंज मैत्री पुल ) also known as Maitri Pul or Friendship Bridge is a road bridge that connects the town of Raxaul in India to the metropolitan city of Birgunj in Nepal. It lies on the Dashgaja area over the Sirsiya river and serves as an India - Nepal border between the two cities of Raxaul and Birgunj. It provides an economic transit route between the two nations of Nepal and India. On a daily basis, a huge convoy of freight containers enters Nepal through the friendship bridge. It is an important bridge for the economic activities in Nepal.
Description The friendship bridge is at a distance of 400 meters in south from the iconic Shankaracharya Gate in Birgunj.
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