Bogibeel Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 27°24′31″N 94°45′37″E / 27.40861°N 94.76028°E |
Carries | NH 15 |
Crosses | Brahmaputra River |
Locale | Assam, India |
Characteristics | |
Design | Truss bridge |
Material | Steel, Concrete |
Total length | 4.94 kilometres (3.07 mi) |
Longest span | 125 m (410 ft) |
No. of spans | 41 |
History | |
Designer | RITES |
Constructed by | Hindustan Construction Company (HCC) and Gammon India |
Construction start | 21 April 2002 |
Opened | 25 December 2018 |
Location | |
The Bogibeel Bridge is a combined road and rail bridge over the Brahmaputra River in the northeastern Indian state of Assam between Dhemaji district and Dibrugarh district,[1] which was started in the year 2002 and took a total of 200 months(16 years and 8 months) to complete, Bogibeel river bridge is the longest rail-cum-road bridge in India, measuring 4.94 kilometres over the Brahmaputra river.[2] As it is situated in an earthquake-prone area it is India's first bridge to have fully welded steel-concrete support beams that can withstand earthquakes of magnitudes up to 7 on the Richter scale.[3] It is Asia's second longest rail-cum-road bridge and has a serviceable period of around 120 years.[4][5]
It is the 6th longest bridge in India after the Mumbai Trans Harbour Link, Bhupen Hazarika Setu, Dibang River Bridge, Mahatma Gandhi Setu and Bandra–Worli Sea Link. The bridge was constructed by a consortium of construction companies headed by Hindustan Construction Company.[6] The bridge has a double rail line on the lower deck and a three lane road on the upper deck. It was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 25 December 2018 on the occasion of Good Governance Day.[7]