Gouranga Bridge
Bridge in West Bengal / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gouranga Bridge is a 588 m (1,929 ft) long Road bridge that crosses the Bhagirathi River in between Nabadwip and Krishnanagar, Nadia in West Bengal.[2] It is the part of State highway 8.[3]
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Coordinates | 23.385928°N 88.366555°E / 23.385928; 88.366555 |
Carries | Motor vehicles, pedestrians and bicycles |
Crosses | Bhagirathi River |
Locale | Nabadwip, Nadia, West Bengal, India |
Official name | Gouranga Setu |
Named for | Chaitanya Mahaprabhu |
Owner | PWD |
Maintained by | PWD Burdwan Division-I (till 2016) PWD Nadia Division-I (since 2016) |
Characteristics | |
Design | Bored piling method |
Material | Concrete |
Total length | 558 m (1,831 ft) |
History | |
Constructed by | Gammon India Limited |
Construction start | 1972 |
Construction end | January 1983 |
Opened | January 16, 1983; 41 years ago (1983-01-16) |
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Daily traffic | Goods and passenger cars |
Toll | Yes[1] |
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