Vivekananda Setu | |
|---|---|
 Vivekananda Setu | |
| Coordinates | 22°39′11″N 88°21′12″E / 22.65319°N 88.35326°E |
| Carries | Rail cum Road bridge |
| Crosses | Hooghly River |
| Locale | Bally-Dakshineswar |
| Official name | Vivekanada Setu |
| Characteristics | |
| Material | Steel and Stone |
| Total length | 880 metres (2,887 ft) |
| History | |
| Construction start | 1926 |
| Construction end | 1931 |
| Opened | 29 December 1931 |
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Vivekananda Setu (also called Willingdon Bridge and Bally Bridge) is a bridge over the Hooghly River in West Bengal, India. It links the city of Howrah, at Bally, to Kolkata, at Dakshineswar. Completed in 1931, it is a multispan truss bridge that was built to primarily to provide direct road and rail connectivity between the Calcutta Port and the major railhead at Howrah railway station on the West bank of the Hooghly River.[1] It is 880 metres (2,887 ft) long having 9 spans in total.[2] The famous Dakshineswar Kali Temple is situated on the banks of the Hooghly River near the bridge.[3] The bridge is one of the four bridges linking Howrah and Kolkata. A new road bridge, the Nivedita Setu, was constructed 50 m (160 ft) downstream in 2007 due to weakening of the Vivekanada Setu caused by its ageing.[3][4]
- ^ Symphony of Progress: The Saga of Eastern Railway 1854-2003. Kolkata: Eastern Railway. 2003. p. 31.
- ^ "Willingdon Bridge". Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Vivekananda Setu in Bally". Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "Famous Bridges of India – Nivedita Setu". India Travel News. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2011.