Nehru Setu
Nehru Setu | |
---|---|
Son River | |
Locale | Dehri-Son Nagar |
Characteristics | |
Design | Steel girders on stone pillars |
Material | Stone & Steel |
Total length | 3,059 metres (10,036 ft) |
Longest span | 32.5 metres (107 ft) |
No. of spans | 93 |
History | |
Opened | 27 February 1900 |
Location | |
Nehru Setu is a railway bridge across the
The Son river
The Grand Chord
When the railway line between Kolkata and Delhi was first laid, it passed through Bhagalpur, Lakhisarai, Patna and Mughalsarai, covering a distance of 1,636 km. Subsequently, the
Steel girders resting on 93 stone pillars, each a hundred feet apart, form the rail bridge. The total length of the bridge over abutments is 3,064 metres (10,052 ft).[3] It was opened for traffic on 27 February 1900.[4] When it was built, it was the longest bridge in India and was believed to be the second longest bridge in the world.[3][1] Subsequently, longer road bridges were built but it remained the longest rail bridge for many years.[5][4] The opening of the 4.62 km Vembanad Rail Bridge, connecting the Container Transshipment Terminal on Vallarpadam Island to Edappally, in February 2011, pushed it to the second position.[6]
Surroundings
Jawahar Setu, the road bridge carrying NH 2 and running parallel to the Nehru Setu, was constructed in 1963–65.[7]
The Government of Bihar sanctioned in 2008, a bridge across the Son River connecting
The
An anicut was constructed across the Son, a little upstream of the present Nehru Setu and Jawahar Setu, in 1873–74. The Indrapuri Barrage was constructed, 8 km upstream, and commissioned in 1968.[11] Its distance from Aurangabad is approximately 15 km and 10 km from Dehri On Sone.
See also
- List of longest bridges in the world
- List of longest bridges above water in India
References
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- ^ Mukherjee, Resham (7 December 2006). "Grand rerun of Raj rail route – Railways enact Lord Minto's flag-off at Gujhandi to celebrate 100 years of Dhanbad-Gaya chord line". The Telegraph. Calcutta, India. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
- ^ ISBN 9788172681227. Retrieved 25 June 2011 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b "Indian Railways Some Fascinating Facts". Indian Army. Archived from the original on 16 December 2010. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
- ^ "Longest Railway Bridge in India". Colours of India. Archived from the original on 21 August 2011. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
- ^ "Longest railway bridge in Kochi". ForumCo.com. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
- ^ "Dehri on Son, India". Google Profiles. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
- ^ "Arwal". The Bihar. 31 March 2010. Archived from the original on 6 April 2010. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
- ^ "Bridges: The Spectacular Feat of Indian Railways" (PDF). National Informatics Centre. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
- ^ "Four-lane connector over Sone, Ganga". The Telegraph. Calcutta, India. 8 April 2011. Archived from the original on 26 June 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
- ^ "Performance Evaluation of Patna Main Canal" (PDF). ICAR Research Complex for Eastern Region. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2011.