India's Most Amazing Road and Railway Bridges
Mahatma Gandhi Setu:The Gandhi Setu is a bridge built over the river Ganges and is by far one of the world's longest single river bridges ever built across the world.
The Gandhi Setu Bridge connects Patna in the south to Hajipur in the north of Bihar. Its length is 5,575 meters which sums up to 18,291 ft and it is the second largest river bridge in India. Built by Gammon India Limited, the river bridge stands upon 48 pillars and was inaugurated in May 1982 by the then Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi.
Vidyasagar Setu: The Vidyasagar Setu also known as the second Hooghly Bridge is a massive bridge built over the Hooghly River in West Bengal, India, linking the cities of Kolkata and Howrah.
With a total length of 823 meters that is about 2,700 ft, Vidyasagar Setu is the longest cable standing bridge in India and one of the longest in Asia. It is the second bridge to be built across the Hooghly River, the first being the Howrah Bridge. The 3.7 kilometer Bridge was completed in 1943 and named after the educationist reformer Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar at a cost Rs. 3.88 billion to build.
Yamuna Bridge: The Yamuna Bridge is one of IndiaâÂÂs longest and oldest bridge located in Allahabad. 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 to South across the Yamuna river connecting the city of Allahabad to its neighborhood of Naini. The other specialty about the bridge is that it boasts capability of roadways and railways simultaneously. The upper deck has a two lane railway line, which connects Naini junction
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