Vivekananda Setu
Vivekananda Setu ( Bengali : বিবেকানন্দ সেতু , Bibekānanda setu ; German: Vivekananda Bridge ; in English also Willingdon Bridge or Bally Bridge ) is a bridge over the Hugli River in the Indian state of West Bengal . It was completed in 1932 and connects Haora near Bali (Bally) with Kolkata near Dakshineshwar .
The bridge, named after Vivekananda , is a combined rail-road bridge. It consists of seven steel segments. A railway line between Kolkata (Sealdah Station) and Delhi as well as the road connection of the Grand Trunk Road (National Highway 2) run over it. Because of its dilapidation and insufficient permeability, a new road bridge called Nivedita Setu was built just 50 meters south of it as part of the National Highways Development Project . It is the first extradosed bridge in India.
The Dakshineshwar temple complex is right next to the bridge .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Second Vivekananda Bridge: A new connector in the making ( Memento of the original from June 26, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (May 9, 2006)
- ↑ New Vivevananda bridge: a technical wonder on Hooghly ( Memento of the original from May 6, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (April 29, 2007)
- ↑ Photo from a train on Vivekananda Setu with a view of the new road bridge
Coordinates: 22 ° 39 ′ 11.5 " N , 88 ° 21 ′ 11.7" E