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This is a list of India's bridges longer than 500 metres (1,640 ft) sorted by their full length above water.[ 1] [ 2]
Name
River/Water Body
Spanning
Completed /Opened
Traffic
State
City
Meters
Feet
Bhupen Hazarika Setu
Lohit River
9,150
30,020
2017
Road
Assam
Tinsukia
Dibang River Bridge [ 3]
Dibang River
6,200
20,300
2018
Road
Arunachal Pradesh
Bomjur-Meka
Mahatma Gandhi Setu [ 4]
Ganges
5,750
18,860
1982
Road
Bihar
Patna –Hajipur
Bandra-Worli Sea Link [ 5]
Mahim bay
5,600
18,400
2009
Road
Maharashtra
Mumbai
Bogibeel Bridge [ 6]
Brahmaputra River
4,940
16,210
2018
Rail-cum-road
Assam
Dibrugarh
Vikramshila Setu [ 7]
Ganges
4,700
15,400
2001
Road
Bihar
Bhagalpur
Vembanad Rail Bridge [ 8]
Vembanad Lake
4,620
15,160
2011
Rail
Kerala
Kochi
Digha–Sonpur Bridge
Ganges
4,556
14,948
2016
Rail-cum-road
Bihar
Patna –Sonpur
Arrah–Chhapra Bridge
Ganges
4,350
14,270
2017
Road
Bihar
Arrah –Chhapra
Godavari Fourth Bridge Kovvur–Rajahmundry Bypass Bridge
Godavari River
4,135
13,566
2015
Road
Andhra Pradesh
Rajahmundry
Munger Ganga Bridge
Ganges
3,750
12,300
2016/2020
Rail-cum-Road
Bihar
Munger
Chahlari Ghat Bridge
Ghaghra River
3,249
10,659
2017
Road
Uttar Pradesh
Bahraich –Sitapur
Jawahar Setu [ 9]
Son River
3,061
10,043
1965
Road
Bihar
Dehri
Nehru Setu [ 10]
Son River
3,059
10,036
1900
Rail
Bihar
Dehri
Kolia Bhomora Setu
Brahmaputra River
3,015
9,892
1987
Road
Assam
Tezpur –Kaliabor
Korthi-Kolhar Bridge [ 11]
Krishna River
3,000
9,800
2006
Road
Karnataka
Bijapur
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Setu
Kathajodi River
2,880
9,450
2017
Road
Odisha
Cuttack
Godavari Bridge
Godavari River
2,790
9,150[ 12]
1974
Rail-cum-road
Andhra Pradesh
Rajahmundry
Old Godavari Bridge Now decommissioned [ 13]
Godavari River
2,754
9,035
1900
Rail
Andhra Pradesh
Rajahmundry
Godavari Arch Bridge [ 13]
Godavari River
2,745
9,006
1997/2003
Rail
Andhra Pradesh
Rajahmundry
Penumudi–Puligadda Bridge
Krishna River
2,590
8,500
2006
Road
Andhra Pradesh
Avanigadda
Badaun-Ganjdundwara Bridge
Ganges River
2,334
7,657
2012
Road
Uttar Pradesh
Badaun District
Pamban Bridge
Palk Strait
2,300
7,500
1988
Road
Tamil Nadu
Pamban Island
Naranarayan Setu [ 14]
Brahmaputra River
2,284
7,493
1998
Rail-cum-road
Assam
Jogighopa
Farakka Barrage [ 15]
Ganges
2,275
7,464
1975
Rail-cum-road
West Bengal
Farakka
Kanaka Durga Varadhi [ 16]
Krishna River
2,200
7,200
1995
Road
Andhra Pradesh
Vijayawada
Mahanadi Rail Bridge [ 17]
Mahanadi River
2,100
6,900
1902
Rail
Odisha
Cuttack
Second Mahanadi Rail Bridge [ 18]
Mahanadi River
2,100
6,900
2008
Rail
Odisha
Cuttack
Pamban Bridge [ 19]
Palk Strait
2,065
6,775
1913
Rail
Tamil Nadu
Pamban Island
Sharavathi Bridge [ 20]
Sharavathi River
2,060
6,760
1994
Rail
Karnataka
Honnavar
Kosi Maha Setu
[ 21] [ 22] Kosi River
2,060
6,760
2013
Rail
Bihar
Nirmali –Saraygarh
Rajendra Setu [ 23]
Ganges
2,025
6,644
1959
Rail-cum-road
Bihar
Barauni –Hathidah
Koshi Maha Setu
Kosi River
2,025
6,644
2012
Road
Bihar
Nirmali –Saraygarh
Daraganj Bridge [ 24]
Ganges River
2,000
6,600
1920
Rail
Uttar Pradesh
Prayagraj
Mahanadi Bridge, Boudh [ 25]
Mahanadi River
1,936
6,352
1899
Road
Odisha
Sonepur
Gautam Buddha Bridge
Gandak River
1,848
6,063
2009/2013
Road
Bihar
West Champaran
Vashi Bridge
Thane Creek
1,837
6,027
1997
Road
Maharashtra
Mumbai
Shashtri Bridge [ 26]
Ganges River
1,728
5,669
1950
Road
Uttar Pradesh
Prayagraj
Sarat Setu Kolaghat Bridge
Rupnarayan River
1,640.5
5,382
1902
Rail
West Bengal
Kolaghat
Sarat Setu Kolaghat Bridge
Rupnarayan River
1,640.5
5,382
2013
Road
West Bengal
Kolaghat
Damodar Setu
Damodar River
1,521
4,990
2013
Rail
West Bengal
Masagram
Vangal-Mohanur Bridge
Cauvery River
1,509
4,951
2016
Road
Tamil Nadu
Vangal –Mohanur
Thanthai Periyar Bridge[ 27]
Cauvery River
1,500
4,900
1971
Road
Tamil Nadu
Musiri –Kulithalai
Old Saraighat Bridge [ 13]
Brahmaputra River
1,495
4,905
2017
Rail-cum-road
Assam
Guwahati
New Saraighat Bridge [ 13]
Brahmaputra River
1,490
4,890
2017
Road
Assam
Guwahati
Koilwar Bridge [ 13]
Sone River
1,440
4,720
1862
Rail-cum-road
Bihar
Koilwar
Aghori Bridge [ 13]
Sone River
1,435
4,708
1947
Rail
Uttar Pradesh
Chopan
Golden Bridge
Narmada
1,412
4,633
1881
Road
Gujarat
Ankleshwar –Bharuch
Silver Jubilee Railway Bridge Bharuch
Narmada
1,406
4,613
1935
Rail
Gujarat
Ankleshwar –Bharuch
Mahanadi Bridge[ 28]
Mahanadi River
1,400
4,600
1961
Road
Odisha
Bhootmundei, Paradip
Neelathanallur-Madhanathur bridge
The Kollidam
1,400
4,600
2011
Road
Tamil Nadu
Kumbakonam –Jayankondam
Second Narmada Bridge[ 29]
Narmada River
1,375
4,511
2000
Road
Gujarat
Bharuch
Third Narmada Bridge
Narmada
1,369
4,491
2017
Road
Gujarat
Bharuch
Brahmani Rail Bridge [ 13]
Brahmani River
1,351
4,432
1902
Rail
Odisha
Jenapur
2nd Brahmani Rail Bridge [ 13]
Brahmani River
1,351
4,432
1977
Rail
Odisha
Jenapur
New Brahmani 3rd Rail Bridge [ 13]
Brahmani River
1,350
4,430
2012
Rail
Odisha
Jenapur
Maharana Pratap Setu
Banswara
1,296
4,252
1987
Road
Rajasthan
Banswara –Ratlam
Prakasam Barrage [ 30]
Krishna River
1,269
4,163
1885
Road
Andhra Pradesh
Vijayawada
Elgin Bridge (Barabanki)
Ghaghra River
1,225
4,019
1896
Rail
Uttar Pradesh
Barabanki
Ghagra Bridge (Road)
Ghaghra River
1,165
3,822
?
Road
Uttar Pradesh
Barabanki
Malviya Bridge (Dufferin Bridge)[ 31]
Ganges River
1,050
3,440
1887
Rail-cum-road
Uttar Pradesh
Varanasi
Sharavathi Bridge [ 32]
Sharavathi River
1,048
3,438
1984
Road
Karnataka
Honnavar
Airoli Bridge [ 33]
Thane Creek
1,030
3,380
1999
Road
Maharashtra
Mumbai
Sarat Chandra Setu
Rupnarayan River
1,024
3,360
1932
Road
West Bengal
Kolaghat –Deulti
Old Naini Bridge [ 34]
Yamuna River
1,006
3,301
1865
Rail-cum-road
Uttar Pradesh
Allahabad
New Naini Bridge [ 35]
Yamuna River
1,006
3,301
2005
Road
Uttar Pradesh
Allahabad
Teesta bridge at Paharpur, Jalpaiguri
Teesta River
1,000
3,300
1968
Rail-cum-road
West Bengal
Jalpaiguri
Balawali Bridge (Anderson Bridge)[ 36]
Ganges River
1,000
3,300
1888
Rail
Uttar Pradesh
Balawali
Chamravattom Regulator-cum-Bridge [ 37]
Bharathappuzha
978
3,209
2012
Road
Kerala
Chamravattom
Vivekananda Setu
Hooghly River
900
3,000
1932
Rail-cum-road
West Bengal
Dakshineswar –Bally
Nivedita Setu [ 38]
Hooghly River
900
3,000
2007
Road
West Bengal
Dakshineswar –Bally
Coleroon Bridge [ 39]
The Kollidam
900
3,000
2012
Road
Tamil Nadu
Tiruchirappalli
Valmiki Bridge
Gandak River
894
2,933
2001
Rail-cum-Road
Up-Bihar
Paniyahawa
Chambal Bridge
Chambal River
880
2,890
2016
Road
Rajasthan
Dholpur
Subansiri Railway Bridge
Subansiri River
850
2,790
1966
Rail
Assam
Gogamukh-North Lakhimpur
Subansiri River Bridge
Subansiri River
841
2,759
1966
Road
Assam
Gogamukh-North Lakhimpur
Vidyasagar Setu [ 40]
Hooghly River
825
2,707
1992
Road
West Bengal
Kolkata
Netravati Bridge [ 41]
Netravati River
812.5
2,666
1965
Road
Karnataka
Mangalore
Paramathi Velur Bridge (NH 7)[ 27]
Cauvery River
800
2,600
?
Road
Tamil Nadu
Pugalur –Velur
Yamuna Bridge[ 42]
Yamuna River
784
2,572
?
Road
Himachal Pradesh
Paonta Sahib
Lord Curzon Bridge [ 43]
Ganges River
750
2,460
1865
Rail-cum-road
Uttar Pradesh
Allahabad
Jajmau Bridge[ 44]
Ganges River
729
2,392
2011
Road
Uttar Pradesh
Jajmau
Dayang Railway Bridge
Dayang River
720
2,360
1970
Rail
Assam
Haflong
Howrah Bridge (Ravindra Setu)[ 45]
Hooghly River
705
2,313
1943
Road
West Bengal
Kolkata
Durgapur barrage
Damodar River
695
2,280
1956
Road
West Bengal
Duragpur
Garmukteswar Bridge[ 13]
Ganges River
675
2,215
1901
Rail-cum-road
Uttar Pradesh
Garhmukteshwar
Lav Kush Barrage
Ganges River
650
2,130
2000
Road
Uttar Pradesh
Kanpur
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