Bogibeel Bridge
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 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
Location
The Bogibeel Bridge, situated 17 km downstream of
The Bogibeel Bridge is the longest rail-cum-road bridge of India on the Brahmaputra River in Assam. Owing to its location, the bridge is of strategic importance to India as it significantly eases India's ability to transport troops and supplies to the border with Tibet in Arunachal Pradesh.[10] Being located in an area of intense rainfall, its construction had been significantly slowed down by the fact that construction largely took place only during a period of four dry months between November and March.[11]
Road connectivity
The bridge connects Dhemaji district and Dibrugarh district in Assam through National Highway 15.
Rail connectivity
The Bogibeel Bridge provides a connection between the
History
The bridge traces its origins to the
In April 2008, the Northeast Frontier Railway contracted Gammon India to construct the sub-structure of the bridge while a consortium of Hindustan Construction Company, DSD Brückenbau GmbH, Germany and VNR Infrastructures won the bid to build the superstructure.[17]
The bridge's construction was subject to large time and cost overruns over time. The cost, initially estimated at
On 2 December 2018, the bridge opened as the first freight train crossed it.[21] On 25 December, the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Bogibeel bridge, on the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, and also flag off an intercity express connecting Tinsukia and Naharlagun. The overall cost of the project ultimately escalated to ₹5,960 crore (US$750 million) as the total length of the bridge increased from 4.31 kilometres (2.68 mi) to 4.94 kilometres (3.07 mi).[22]
Structure
The design of the bridge has 41 spans of 125 m and a superstructure of composite welded
See also
- List of bridges on Brahmaputra River
References
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- ^ "India's longest road-rail bridge to be inaugurated by PM Modi this year". The Times of India.
- ^ "PM Modi inaugurates India's longest rail-road bridge in Assam". The Times of India. 26 December 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
- ^ "Bogibeel: India's longest rail-road bridge has lifespan of about 120 years". 23 December 2018.
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- ^ "After Opening India's Longest Railroad Bridge, PM Flags off Tinsukia-Naharlagun Express Train: Highlights".
- ^ a b "Bogibeel Rail Bridge, India". Retrieved 26 May 2013.
- ^ a b c d "A long wait for longest bridge in country". The Indian Express. 6 May 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
- ^ a b c "Strategic Brahmaputra bridge to be ready by 2015?". Zee News. 26 April 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
- ^ "Wet season major constraint for India's longest rail-cum-road bridge". Archived from the original on 23 January 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
- ^ "'Assam Accord still vital'". Frontline. 27 (17). 14–27 August 2010. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
- ^ "Note of conciliation". Frontline. 21 (25). 4–17 December 2004. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
- ^ "Even after a decade, Bogibeel bridge waits to see light of the day". The Sentinel. 22 April 2012. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
- ^ a b Bose, Pratim Ranjan (12 January 2018). "After 15 years, Bogibeel bridge in Upper Assam nears completion". The Hindu Business Line. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
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- ^ "HCC, associates bag Rs 987-cr railway order". The Hindu Businessline. 24 November 2011. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
- ^ "Bogibeel Rail-Cum-Road Bridge Project Targeted for Completion by March 2017". Government of India. Press Information Bureau. 25 July 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
- ^ "Railways battle to complete strategic Brahmaputra bridge by 2015". Daily News. 25 April 2012. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
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- ^ "Bogibeel: PM Modi inaugurates India's longest railroad bridge in Assam". The Economic Times. 25 December 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
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