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A more elegant aesthetic appearance than conventional beam bridges. [43] The first major extradosed bridge built in India is the Second Vivekananda Bridge between Howrah and Kolkata. It has 8 pylons and a suspended length of 880 m (2,890 ft), which was among the longest in its category at the time.
This is a timeline of Indian history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in India and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of India. Also see the list of governors-general of India, list of prime ministers of India and list of years in India.
The Chenab Rail Bridge, is a steel and concrete arch bridge carrying a single-track railway line, located between Bakkal and Kauri in the Reasi district of the Jammu Division of Jammu and Kashmir, India. [4] [5] The bridge spans the Chenab River at a height of 359 m (1,178 ft) above the river, making it the world's highest rail bridge and the ...
Second Mahanadi Rail Bridge: Mahanadi River: 2.1 2008- Rail Odisha: Cuttack [26] 32 Pamban Bridge: Palk Strait: 2.07 1913- Rail Tamil Nadu: Mandapam-Rameswaram [27] 33 Sharavati Bridge: Sharavathi River: 2.06 1994 Rail Karnataka: Honnavar-Kasarkoda [10] 34 Baluaha Ghat Bridge Kosi River: 2.05 2015- Road Bihar: Baluaha Ghat-Gandaul [28] 35 Arwal ...
The British started construction on the iron bridge on 7 December 1877. The bridge was contracted by the Bombay, Baroda, and Central India Railway and was designed by Sir John Hawkshaw. [2] The bridge was completed on 16 May 1881 at a cost of Rs 45.65 lakhs. Originally named the Narmada Bridge, it came to be known as the Golden Bridge on ...
The Old Naini Bridge is one of the longest and oldest bridges in India, located in Prayagraj. It is a double-decked steel truss bridge which runs across the Yamuna river in the southern part of the city. The bridge runs north-south across the Yamuna river connecting the city of Prayagraj to the neighbouring area of Naini.
Vikramshila Setu is 6th longest bridge over water in India. The 4.4 km long two lane bridge serves as a link between NH 33 and NH 31 running on the opposite sides of the Ganges. It runs from Barari Ghat on the Bhagalpur side on the south bank of the Ganges to Naugachhia on the north bank. [1] It also connects Bhagalpur to Purnia and Katihar.
On 8 December 1886, the construction of this bridge was started and on completion of the bridge, it was opened for public use on 9 December 1889. The total length of the bridge is about 250 m and its width is about 12 m. It has 16 arched piers in water. As on date, about 3 lakh commuters use this bridge daily. [5]