Old Godavari Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 17°00′26.6″N 81°45′21″E / 17.007389°N 81.75583°E |
Carries | Railway Line |
Crosses | Godavari River |
Locale | Rajahmundry, India |
Official name | The Havelock Bridge |
Other name(s) | Old Godavari Bridge |
Followed by | Godavari Arch Bridge |
Characteristics | |
Total length | 2.7 kilometres (1.7 mi) |
Design life | 100 years |
History | |
Construction start | 11 November 1897 |
Opened | 30 August 1900 |
Closed | 1997 |
Location | |
The Old Godavari Bridge (also known as The Havelock Bridge) is a decommissioned bridge that spans the Godavari River in Andhra Pradesh, India. Commissioned in 1900, the bridge served trains plying between Howrah and Madras.[citation needed] It is the earliest of three bridges that span the Godavari River at Rajahmundry. The Godavari Arch Bridge was later constructed as a replacement for the Havelock Bridge.[1] The bridge along with the Godavari bridge and Godavari Arch Bridge is one of the most recognised symbols of Kovvur and Rajahmundry of the state of Andhra Pradesh.