Howrah Bridge over the Hoogly river in west Bengal, Kolkata,India.
At the time of construction ,it was the 3rd longest cantilever bridge.Now its the sixth longest bridge of its type in the world.
The first vehicle to use the bridge was a solitary tram.
HISTORY
The twin cities of Howrah and kolkata are connected by the Howrah bridge or the Rabindra setu.
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FACTS
The bidge was designed by Rendel,palmer and Tritton and was constructed by the Braithwaite burn and Jessop construction company ltd.
The construction began in 1936 and ended in 1942.
It is a cantilever bridge and is regarded as one of the busiest ones and carries a daily traffic of over 100,000 vehicles and 150,000 pedestrians.
The bridge does not have nuts and bolts and was built by riveting the whole structure.
on June 14th 1965,the bridge was renamed Rabindra setu after the great Bengali poet Rabindranath Tagore.
For location see this link https://goo.gl/maps/LHQRLLgEpE22
At the time of construction ,it was the 3rd longest cantilever bridge.Now its the sixth longest bridge of its type in the world.
The first vehicle to use the bridge was a solitary tram.
The twin cities of Howrah and kolkata are connected by the Howrah bridge or the Rabindra setu.
8 FAMOUS PLACES TO VISIT IN KOLKATA
The bidge was designed by Rendel,palmer and Tritton and was constructed by the Braithwaite burn and Jessop construction company ltd.
The construction began in 1936 and ended in 1942.
It is a cantilever bridge and is regarded as one of the busiest ones and carries a daily traffic of over 100,000 vehicles and 150,000 pedestrians.
The bide was opened on 3rd Feb 1943.The bridge is a very unique architecture feature and almost 26,500 tons of steel were used in construction of this bridge.
The steel used for construction was supplied by Tata steel.
Total length of the bridge is 705 m.
The steel used for construction was supplied by Tata steel.
Total length of the bridge is 705 m.
The bridge does not have nuts and bolts and was built by riveting the whole structure.
on June 14th 1965,the bridge was renamed Rabindra setu after the great Bengali poet Rabindranath Tagore.
For location see this link https://goo.gl/maps/LHQRLLgEpE22
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