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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.
English: Howrah Bridge suspends over the Hooghly River and is a famous symbol of Kolkata (Calcutta) and West Bengal. Kolkata, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Kolkata, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Русский: Набережная реки Хугли.
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]
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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 ...