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Vidyasagar Setu, also known as the Second Hooghly Bridge, is an 822.96-metre-long (2,700 ft) cable-stayed six-laned toll bridge over the Hooghly River in West Bengal, India, linking the cities of Kolkata and Howrah.
The Howrah Bridge is a balanced steel bridge over the Hooghly River in West Bengal, India. Commissioned in 1943, [ 9 ] [ 11 ] the bridge was originally named the New Howrah Bridge, because it replaced a pontoon bridge at the same location linking the twin cities of Howrah and Kolkata , located on opposite banks.
The bridge rests on deep-well foundations going down to the river bed level. It carries six lanes for high speed traffic. The carriageway is supported by 254 pre-stressed concrete girders. Cables from 14m high pylons extend additional support. [3] Nivedita Setu is the first bridge in the country that is a single profile cable-stayed bridge.
Kolkata–Howrah: Kolaghat Rail Bridge [8] Rupnarayan River: 804 2,638 1900 Rail Kolaghat–Deulti: Mejia Bridge [12] [13] Damodar River: 800 2,625 1996 Rail-cum-road Raniganj–Mejia: Chapaguri Rail Bridge [5] Torsha River: 777 2,550 2015 Rail Chapaguri (Cooch Behar) Howrah Bridge (Rabindra Setu) [14] Hooghly River: 705 2,313 1943: Road ...
Panoramic view of Kolkata from Howrah with Second Hooghly Bridge The Hooghly river valley was the most important industrial area of the state of Bengal. Despite a decline of the jute industry , the prime industry of this region, it is still one of the biggest industrial areas of India.
Howrah Bridge, also known as Rabindra Setu; Vidyasagar Setu, also known as the second Hooghly Bridge; Vivekananda Setu, also known as Bally Bridge; Nivedita Setu, also known as Second Bally Bridge; The cantilever style Howrah Bridge and the cable-stayed Vidyasagar Setu are counted among the longest bridges in the world within their types. [52]
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The bridge was constructed at a total cost of ₹ 1.14 crore (equivalent to ₹ 348 crore or US$41 million in 2023) The first train that ran across the bridge was named Jagmal Raja Howrah Express by the British, acknowledging the feat of Rai Bahadur Jagmal Raja. The bridge cost over ₹ 1 crore (US$120,000) in those years. [5]