TOP 10 BRIDGES IN INDIA

1. BY:
Abhishek Verma

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Rank: 1(Bandra-WorliSea Link) (City:Mumbai)(State: Maharashtra)
Spanningover:Mahim Bay,Length:5,600 metres,Completed intheyear: 2009, Traffic:Road
Ittook10yearstobuildthebridgeandabout$325million.Itisdevelopedtoeasethenotorioustrafficjamof
Mumbaiandconnectswesternsuburbs(Bandra)toSouthMumbai (Worli).

3. Rank: 2 (Mahatma Gandhi Setu) (City: Patna) (State: Bihar)
Spanning over: Ganges, Length: 5,575 metres, Completed in the year: 1982, Traffic:
Road
It used to be the longest river bridge before Bandra-Worli Sea Link was inaugurated.
Constructed in 1982, the bridge connects Patna in the south to Hajipur in the north of
Bihar. It is part of the National Highway. Before the bridge was constructed, people
used to take small boats to travel from one side of the river bank to the other.

4. Rank: 3 (Vikramshila Setu) (City: Bhagalpur) (State: Bihar)
Spanning over: Ganges, Length: 4,700 metres, Completed in the year: 2001, Traffic:
Road
Part of the National Highway, the bridge connects Bhagalpur (south)
to Naugachia (north) and serves as a link between NH80 and NH31.

5. Rank: 4 (Vembanad Rail Bridge) (City: Kochi) (State: Kerala)
Spanning over: Vembanad Lake, Length: 4,620 metres, Completed in the year: 201, Traffic:
Rail
The longest rail bridge in India connects Edappally and Vallarpadam. However,
passenger trains do not ply on this bridge as it is dedicated solely for freight.

6. Rank: 5 (Nehru Setu) (City: Son Nagar) (State: Bihar)
Spanning over: Son River, Length: 3,064 metres, Completed in the year: 1900, Traffic: Rail
Earlier called as Upper Son Bridge, it connects Dehri-on-Son and Son Nagar. When
it was built in 1900, it was believed to be the second longest bridge in the world.

7. Rank: 6 (Jawahar Setu) (City: Son Nagar) (State: Bihar)
Spanning over: Son River, Length: 3,061 metres, Completed in the year: 1965, Traffic: Road
Parallel to Nehru Setu over Son River is Jawahar Setu bridge. It connects the same
two areas - Dehri-on-Son and Son Nagar. It was part of the Grant Trunk Road,
which is South Asia's oldest and longest major roads that connected Bangladesh
and Pakistan.

8. Rank: 7 (Kolia Bhomora Setu) (City: Tezpur) (State: Assam)
Spanning over: Brahmaputra River, Length: 3,015 metres, Completed in the year: 1987,
Traffic: Road
It took six years to construct the bridge that connects Sonitpur on the north bank
with Nagaon District on the south bank. The bridge has significantly helped in
development of the North Eastern region of India.

9. Rank: 8 (Korthi-Kolhar Bridge) (City: Bijapur) (State: Karnataka)
Spanning over: Krishna River, Length: 3,000 metres, Completed in the year: 2006, Traffic:
Road
The bridge, which is part of the NH - 218,connects Bijapur and Hubli. It is the
longest bridge in South India for vehicular traffic.

10. Rank: 9 (Godavari Bridge) (City: Rajahmundry) (State: Andhra Pradesh)
Spanning over: Godavari River, Length: 2,754 metres, Completed in the year: 1970, Traffic: Rail-cum-road
Asia’s second largest rail-cum-road bridge, it links east and west Godavari districts. The
bridge was mainly constructed for trains running between Chennai and Howrah . The bridge
has a road deck over the single-track rail deck. It is also known as Kovvur-Rajahmundry
Bridge. It is one among the three bridges running over Godavari in Rajahmundry. The other
two include Old Godavari Bridge (also called as Havelock Bridge), which was
decommissioned, and the newer Godavari Arch Bridge.

11. Rank: 10 (Old Godavari Bridge) (City: Rajahmundry) (State: Andhra Pradesh)
Spanning over: Godavari River, Length: 2,754 metres, Completed in the year: 1900, Traffic: Rail
Now decommissioned, Old Godavari Bridge was constructed to as part of network that
would connect Howrah and Chennai by train. It is one of the oldest bridges in the country
which took three years to complete and was opened for traffic in 1900. The Bridge was
named after Sir Arthur Elibank Havelock, the then Governor of Madras. After
decommissioning, the bridge is now used to host civic water supplies.