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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.
Thus on 26 January 1935 was born BBJ, The Braithwaite Burn & Jessop Construction Company Limited. The onward march began in 1941 with the Howrah Bridge, later, named Rabindra Setu. Later in 1991 achievement is the second Hooghly Bridge or Vidyasagar Setu. In between BBJ constructed number of engineering structures spread across the country and ...
The project was a joint effort between the public and private sectors, under the control of the Hooghly River Bridge Commissioners (HRBC). [3] The importance of the bridge has increased manifold since 2013, as the West Bengal State Secretariat had shifted its office to Nabanna, located adjacent to the bridge on the Howrah side. [citation needed]
The Hooghly River Bridge Commissioners (HRBC) office is a statutory organization under the Department of Transport (West Bengal), [1] established in 1969 for the construction of Vidyasagar Setu. In 1961, the Kolkata Metropolitan Planning Organization was set up through a resolution of the Development and Planning Department to develop a ...
Fuleshwar - Budge Budge Bridge [10] - announced; The following tunnels are situated under the Hooghly River :- CESC Tunnel - This tunnel is using for electric power transmission between Kolkata and Howrah. It was the first underwater tunnel of Asia. The construction of this tunnel was completed in 1931. [12]
Kolkata West International City is a satellite township development of Kolkata, located at Salap [2] in Howrah district. The project is under construction in the form of a joint-venture between KMDA and Singapore-based conglomerate [3] Universal Success Group (USEL). [4]
The famous Dakshineswar Kali Temple is situated on the banks of the Hooghly River near the bridge. [3] The bridge is one of the four bridges linking Howrah and Kolkata. A new road bridge, the Nivedita Setu, was constructed 50 m (160 ft) downstream in 2007 due to weakening of the Vivekanada Setu caused by its ageing. [3] [4]
The bridge is one of only five roadway bridges crossing the Hooghly River within the Kolkata metropolitan region. Belghoria Expressway which connects the meeting point of NH-16 with NH-19 at Dankuni to NH 12, Kalyani Expressway, Kolkata Airport and northern parts of Kolkata passes over the bridge. The bridge is designed to carry 48,000 vehicles ...