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Vidyasagar Setu
Vidyasagar Setu (commonly known as
the Second Hooghly Bridge), is a bridge over the Hooghly River
in West Bengal, India. It links the city of Howrah to its twin
city of Kolkata. The bridge is a toll bridge for vehicles, but
is free for bicycles. It is one of the longest bridges of its
type in India and one of the longest in Asia.
The bridge is named after the 19th century Bengali reformist
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar.
The bridge also has sister bridges over the river at different
points, namely the Howrah Bridge (Rabindra Setu) and the
Vivekananda Setu.
The Vidyasagar Setu is a cable-stayed bridge, with a main span
of a little over 457 metres, and a deck 35 metres wide.
Construction started in 1978 and the bridge was finally
inaguarated on the 10th of October, 1992. The commissioning
agency was the Hooghly River Bridge Commission (HRBC) and the
contractors for the construction was the consortium of
Braithwaite, Burn and Jessop also called BBJ.
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Carries |
6 general purpose lanes |
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Crosses |
Hooghly River |
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Locale |
Calcutta,West
Bengal |
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Design |
Cable bridge |
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Longest span |
457.2 metres (1,500 ft) |
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Total length |
823 metres (2,700 ft) |
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Width |
35 metres (115 ft) |
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Clearance
below |
26 metres (85 ft) |
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Opening date |
10th October, 1992 |
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