Vivekananda Setu
Steel multi-span road cum railway bridge in West Bengal, India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Vivekananda Setu (also called Willingdon Bridge and Bally Bridge) is a bridge over the Hooghly River in West Bengal, India. It links the city of Howrah, at Bally, to Kolkata, at Dakshineswar. Completed in 1931, it is a multispan truss bridge that was built to primarily to provide direct road and rail connectivity between the Calcutta Port and the major railhead at Howrah railway station on the West bank of the Hooghly River.[1] It is 2,887 feet (880 m) long having 9 spans in total.[2] 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]
Vivekananda Setu | |
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Coordinates | 22°39′11″N 88°21′12″E |
Carries | Rail cum Road bridge |
Crosses | Hooghly River |
Locale | Bally-Dakshineswar |
Official name | Vivekanada Setu |
Characteristics | |
Material | Steel and Stone |
Total length | 2,887 feet (880 m) |
History | |
Construction start | 1926 |
Construction end | 1931 |
Opened | 29 December 1931; 92 years ago (1931-12-29) |
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