Gouranga Bridge

Gouranga Bridge

গৌরাঙ্গ সেতু
Gouranga Bridge in 2020
Coordinates23°23′09″N 88°22′00″E / 23.385928°N 88.366555°E / 23.385928; 88.366555
CarriesMotor vehicles, pedestrians and bicycles
CrossesBhagirathi River
LocaleNabadwip, Nadia, West Bengal, India
Official nameGouranga Setu
Named forChaitanya Mahaprabhu
OwnerPWD
Maintained byPWD Burdwan Division-I (till 2016)
PWD Nadia Division-I (since 2016)
Characteristics
DesignBored piling method
MaterialConcrete
Total length558 m (1,831 ft)
History
Constructed byGammon India Limited
Construction start1972
Construction endJanuary 1983
OpenedJanuary 16, 1983 (1983-01-16)
Statistics
Daily trafficGoods and passenger cars
TollYes[1]
Location
Map

Gouranga Bridge is a 588 m (1,929 ft) long Road bridge that crosses the Bhagirathi River in between Nabadwip and Krishnanagar, Nadia in West Bengal.[2] It is the part of State highway 8.[3]

  1. ^ Public Works Department, Government of West Bengal (2020-12-16). "Collection of Toll on Shree Gouranga Setu over river Bhagirathi at Nabadwip in the District of Nadia" (PDF). wbpwd.gov.in.
  2. ^ People, India Parliament House of the; Sabha, India Parliament Lok (1998). Lok Sabha Debates. Lok Sabha Secretariat. p. 347.
  3. ^ "পায়ের নীচেই বালি সরছে গৌরাঙ্গ সেতুর". anandabazar.com (in Bengali). Anandabazar Patrika. 2018-09-12. Retrieved 2020-12-04.

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