Kota Chambal Bridge
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Kota Bridge कोटा चंबल नदी सेतु | |
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 Kota Bridge under Construction | |
| Coordinates | 25°08′32″N 75°47′37″E / 25.14222°N 75.79361°E |
| Carries | 4 lanes of roadway |
| Crosses | Chambal River |
| Locale | Kota,Rajasthan,India |
| Official name | Kota Bypass Bridge |
| Other name(s) | Chambal Cable bridge |
| Maintained by | NHAI |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Cable-stayed bridge |
| Total length | 1.5 km |
| Width | 30 meters |
| Height | 125 metres (410 ft) (pylons) |
| Longest span | 350.5 meters (1150 ft |
| Clearance above | 46 meters |
| Clearance below | 46 metres |
| History | |
| Construction start | 2008 |
| Construction end | 2012 |
| Statistics | |
| Toll | none |
| Location | |
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The Kota Bridge or Kota Chambal or Kota Cable Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge under construction in Kota, Rajasthan, India. The bridge is situated on the Kota Bypass. It crosses the Chambal River just outside the city.
Funding
The project is being supported by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) in a 2325 million investment on the bridge and a 5-year-deadline. The bridge is scheduled to be opened in November 2012. It was being constructed jointly by Hyundai Engineering of South Korea and Gammon India.and this is just like millau viduct in France the construction is almost same.
Accident
On 24 December 2009, a deadly accident occurred during the construction. The scaffolding on the bridge collapsed, killing 48 workers and injured 20 civilians hero lokesh.[1]
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