Gouranga Bridge
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]
Gouranga Bridge গৌরাঙ্গ সেতু | |
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 Gouranga Bridge | |
| Coordinates | 23.385928°N 88.366555°E |
| Carries | Motor vehicles, pedestrians and bicycles |
| Crosses | Bhagirathi River |
| Locale | Nabadwip, Nadia, West Bengal, India |
| Official name | Gouranga Setu |
| Named for | Chaitanya Mahaprabhu |
| Owner | PWD |
| Maintained by | PWD Burdwan Division-I (till 2016) PWD Nadia Division-I (since 2016) |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Bored piling method |
| Material | Concrete |
| Total length | 558 m (1,831 ft) |
| History | |
| Constructed by | Gammon India Limited |
| Construction start | 1972 |
| Construction end | January 1983 |
| Opened | January 16, 1983 |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | Goods and passenger cars |
| Toll | No |
| Location | |
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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
- People, India Parliament House of the; Sabha, India Parliament Lok (1998). Lok Sabha Debates. Lok Sabha Secretariat. p. 347.
- "পায়ের নীচেই বালি সরছে গৌরাঙ্গ সেতুর". anandabazar.com (in Bengali). 2018-09-12. Retrieved 2020-12-04.
- Governor, MJF Lion Uday Narayan Shaw, District (2020-09-23). Lions 322C1 District Directory (2020-21): Digital Edition. Signpost Celfon. In Technology.
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