Rajendra Setu

Rajendra Setu
राजेन्द्र सेतु
Rajendra Setu (passing through the NH-31)
Coordinates 25°22′32″N 85°59′54″E / 25.3756°N 85.9983°E / 25.3756; 85.9983
Carries Mokama-Barauni rail track, NH 31
Crosses Ganges
Locale near Hathidah
Characteristics
Design Girder bridge
Total length 2,000 metres (6,600 ft)
No. of spans 14 x 400 ft
4 x 100 ft
History
Engineering design by Braithwaite, Burn & Jessop Construction Company
Opened 1959
Statistics
Daily traffic Double road track & Single line rail track
Toll no

Rajendra Setu (राजेन्द्र सेतु;also known as Rajendra Pul and Mokama Bridge) is a bridge across the River Ganges that was the first bridge to link the northern and southern portions of the state of Bihar.[1][2] The location of the bridge was based on the work of M. Visvesvaraya, who was more than 90 years old at the time.[3][4]

The road-cum-rail bridge near Hathidah in Patna district was inaugurated in 1959 by Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister of India and the 1st Chief Minister of Bihar Dr. Srikrishna Singh.[5] Construction of the bridge was by Braithwaite, Burn & Jessop Construction Company. It is about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) long and carries a two lane road and a single line railway track.[6][7][8]

A new bridge , carrying four-lane of NH 31 and double-track rail, 25 meters upstream from the existing rail and road bridge, was planned in 2011[9].

Construction of a new parallel double-line railway bridge to Rajendra Setu, was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 12 March 2016.[10][11]. The new 1.9km railway bridge is set to be operational by February 2021.[12] The contract for construction of the new bridge was allotted to Indian Railway Construction Company Limited (IRCON).

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Rajendra bridge falls off radar". Archived from the original on 25 August 2017.
  2. ↑ "Ganga bridge bonanza New projects to ease travel hassle". Archived from the original on 2 June 2016.
  3. ↑ "Sir's inimitable vision".
  4. ↑ "THE JEWEL OF KARNATAKA". Archived from the original on 17 September 2016.
  5. ↑ "Diversion to Rajendra Setu irks railways".
  6. ↑ "Rlys begins bridge renovation work". Times of India, Patna, 12 July 2010. 12 July 2010. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
  7. ↑ "Million dreams". Archived from the original on 14 April 2016.
  8. ↑ "Indian railways history (after independence)". Indian Railways. Archived from the original on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
  9. ↑ "Four-lane connector over Sone, Ganga". The Telegraph, 8 April 2011. Archived from the original on 26 June 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
  10. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 23 April 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
  11. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 18 March 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
  12. ↑ "'Bridge parallel to Rajendra Setu to be ready in 3 years'".
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