New Yamuna Bridge
New Yamuna Bridge | |
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| Coordinates | 25°25′N 81°52′E / 25.42°N 81.86°E |
| Carries | 6 lanes, pedestrians and bicycles |
| Locale | Allahabad, India |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Cable-stayed bridge |
| Material | Steel |
| Total length | 365 + 630 + 515 = 1,510 metres (4,954 ft) |
| Width | 250 |
| Longest span | 260 metres (853 ft) |
| History | |
| Designer | Hindustan Construction Company and Hyundai Engineering and Construction[1] |
| Construction start | 2000 |
| Construction end | 2004 |
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The New Yamuna Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge located in Allahabad[2][3][4] The bridge was constructed by the end of 2004 with the aim of minimizing the traffic over the Old Naini Bridge.[5] The bridge runs North-South across the Yamuna river connecting the city of Allahabad to its neighborhood of Naini. The construction was consulted by COWI A/S, a Danish consulting company.[5][6]
Gallery
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Details of the bridge -
The bridge over the Yamuna River
Bridge Specifications
The total length of the bridge is 1510 m with a longest span of 260m which is supported by a cable which stays in a concrete anchor bridges. [7]
See also
- List of tourist attractions in Allahabad
- List of largest cable-stayed bridges in the World
- List of longest bridges above water in India
- List of bridges in India
- List of bridges
- Old Naini Bridge
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to New Yamuna Bridge, Allahabad.
- ^ "New Yamuna Bridge, Allahabad – Attraction View".
- ^ Dayaratnam, P.; Indian Institution of Bridge Engineers (2000). International Conference on Suspension, Cable Supported, and Cable Stayed Bridges: November 19-21, 1999, Hyderabad. Universities Press (India) Limited. p. 204. ISBN 9788173712715. Retrieved 2015-06-24.
- ^ "India's 15 most amazing bridges - Rediff.com Business". rediff.com. Retrieved 2015-06-24.
- ^ http://www.jica.go.jp/english/our_work/evaluation/oda_loan/post/2007/pdf/project30_full.pdf
- ^ a b "MAURER AG - Home -" (PDF).
- ^ http://www.cowi.com/menu/service/BridgeTunnelandMarineStructures/Documents/021-1700-008e-07b_MajorBridges.pdf
- ^ International Conference on Suspension, Cable Supported, and Cable Stayed, page no 204-205