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Rajendra Setu
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Rajendra Setu राजेन्द्र सेतु | |
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 Rajendra Setu (passing through the NH-31) | |
| Coordinates | 25°22′32″N 85°59′54″E / 25.3756°N 85.9983°E |
| OS grid reference | Template:Gbmappingsmall |
| Carries | Mokama-Barauni rail track, NH 31 |
| Crosses | Ganges |
| Locale | Barauni, Mokama |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Girder bridge |
| Total length | 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) |
| No. of spans | 14 x 400 ft 4 x 100 ft |
| History | |
| Engineering design by | Braithwaite, Burn & Jessop Construction Company |
| Opened | 1959 |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | Double road track & Single line rail track |
| Toll | no |
| Location | |
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Rajendra Setu (Hindi: राजेन्द्र सेतु, also known as Simaria bridge) is a bridge across the River Ganges that was the first bridge to link the northern and southern portions of the state of Bihar.[1][2] The location of the bridge was based on the work of M. Visvesvaraya, who was more than 90 years old at the time.[3][4] On wheelchair he visited bridge site on special request from the Chief Minister Dr. Shri Krishna Sinha.
The road-cum-rail bridge near Hathidah in Patna district was inaugurated in 1959 by Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister of India and the 1st Chief Minister of Bihar Dr. Srikrishna Singh.[5] Construction of the bridge was by Braithwaite, Burn & Jessop Construction Company. It is about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) long and carries a two lane road and a single line railway track.[6][7][8]
A new bridge , carrying four-lane of NH 31 and double-track rail, 25 meters upstream from the existing rail and road bridge, was planned in 2011.[9]
Construction of a new parallel double-line railway bridge to Rajendra Setu, was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 12 March 2016.[10][11] The new 1.9 km railway bridge was supposed to be operational by February 2021.[12] But as per current progress the project is running with a delay of 3 years and supposed to be operational by 2024. The contract for construction of the new bridge was awarded to M/s AFCONS Infrastructre Ltd. by Indian Railway Construction Company Limited (IRCON) on EPC contract basis.
See also[edit]
- List of longest bridges in the world
- List of longest bridges above water in India
- Digha–Sonpur bridge
References[edit]
- ↑ "Rajendra bridge falls off radar". Archived from the original on 25 August 2017.
- ↑ "Ganga bridge bonanza New projects to ease travel hassle". Archived from the original on 2 June 2016.
- ↑ "Sir's inimitable vision".
- ↑ "THE JEWEL OF KARNATAKA". Archived from the original on 17 September 2016.
- ↑ "Diversion to Rajendra Setu irks railways".
- ↑ "Rlys begins bridge renovation work". The Times of India. 12 July 2010. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
- ↑ "Million dreams". Archived from the original on 14 April 2016.
- ↑ "Indian railways history (after independence)". Indian Railways. Archived from the original on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
- ↑ "Four-lane connector over Sone, Ganga". The Telegraph, 8 April 2011. Archived from the original on 26 June 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 23 April 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 18 March 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ "Bridge parallel to Rajendra Setu to be ready in 3 years".
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