Nivedita Setu

Nivedita Setu
Nivedita Setu, with Vivekananda Setu behind, from the Hooghly River
Coordinates22°39′08″N 88°21′12″E / 22.652286°N 88.353258°E / 22.652286; 88.353258
CrossesHooghly River
LocaleBally-Dakshineswar, Kolkata
Characteristics
Total length880 metres (2,890 ft)
Width29 metres (95 ft)
No. of spans7
History
Construction startApril 2004
OpenedJuly 2007
Location
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Nivedita Setu (also called Second Vivekananda Setu) is a multi-span extradosed bridge that was built over Hooghly River connecting Howrah with Kolkata,West Bengal. It runs parallel to and about 50 m downstream of the old Vivekananda Setu opened in 1932. The bridge is named after Sister Nivedita, the social worker-disciple of Swami Vivekananda. Belghoria Expressway that connects the meeting point of NH 16 with NH 19 at Dankuni to NH 12, NH 112, Dumdum/Kolkata Airport and northern parts of Kolkata passes over the bridge. The bridge is designed to carry 48,000 vehicles per day.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Second Ganga bridge running below capacity". Business Standard, 7 July 2008. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
  2. ^ "Famous Bridges of India – Nivedita Setu". India Travel News. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2011.

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