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Gouranga Bridge

Coordinates: 23°23′09″N 88°22′00″E / 23.385928°N 88.366555°E / 23.385928; 88.366555
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Gouranga Bridge

গৌরাঙ্গ সেতু
Gouranga Bridge
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; 41 years ago (1983-01-16)
Statistics
Daily trafficGoods and passenger cars
TollNo
Location
Map

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

History

In 1972, the then Minister of Public Works, Bhola Sen, laid the foundation stone of the Gouranga Bridge to connect Nabadwip and Krishnanagar. Gammon India Limited took the responsibility to construct the bridge.[3] On 16 January 1973, Minister of Public Works of Left Front Government, Jatin Chakraborty inaugurated the bridge. The bridge is built in the Class-A stage in terms of carrying load according to the importance and demand of the connecting cities.[2]

References

  1. ^ People, India Parliament House of the; Sabha, India Parliament Lok (1998). Lok Sabha Debates. Lok Sabha Secretariat. p. 347.
  2. ^ a b "পায়ের নীচেই বালি সরছে গৌরাঙ্গ সেতুর". anandabazar.com (in Bengali). 2018-09-12. Retrieved 2020-12-04.
  3. ^ Governor, MJF Lion Uday Narayan Shaw, District (2020-09-23). Lions 322C1 District Directory (2020-21): Digital Edition. Signpost Celfon. In Technology.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)