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Mahatma Gandhi Setu | |
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Coordinates | 25°37′19.0″N 85°12′25.7″E / 25.621944°N 85.207139°E |
Carries | NH-22 and NH-31[1] |
Crosses | Ganga |
Locale | Patna, Bihar, India |
Official name | Mahatma Gandhi Setu |
Other name(s) | Ganga Setu |
Named for | Mahatma Gandhi |
Maintained by | National Highways Authority of India |
Characteristics | |
Design | Girder bridge |
Material | Concrete and steel |
Total length | 5.75 km (3.57 mi) |
Width | 25 m (82 ft) |
No. of spans | 45 |
History | |
Designer | Gammon India |
Constructed by | Gammon India |
Construction start | 1972 |
Construction end | 1982 |
Opened | May 1982 |
Statistics | |
Toll | No (revoked)[2] |
Location | |
Mahatma Gandhi Setu (also called Gandhi Setu or Ganga Setu) is a bridge over the river Ganges in Bihar, India, connecting Patna in the south to Hajipur in the north.[3] Its length is 5,750 metres (18,860 ft)[4] and it is the fourth-longest river bridge in India.[5][6] It was inaugurated in May 1982 in a ceremony in Hajipur by the then prime minister, Indira Gandhi. From 1982 to 2017, Mahatma Gandhi Setu remained as the longest bridge in India. Later, Gandhi Setu rehabilitation project was undertaken to install triangular steel trusses on Mahatma Gandhi Setu.[7]
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