Rajendra Setu

Rajendra Setu
Coordinates 25°22′32″N 85°59′54″E / 25.3756°N 85.9983°E / 25.3756; 85.9983
Carries Mokama-Barauni rail track, NH 31
Crosses Ganges
Locale near Maranchi
Characteristics
Design Girder bridge
Total length 2,000 metres (6,600 ft)
Number of spans 14 x 400 ft
4 x 100 ft
History
Engineering design by Braithwaite, Burn & Jessop Construction Company
Opened 1959
Statistics
Daily traffic Double road track & Single line rail track
Toll no

Rajendra Setu (Hindi: राजेन्द्र सेतु) (also known as Rajendra Pul and Mokama Bridge) across the Ganges was the first bridge to link North Bihar and South Bihar.[1][2]

The road-cum-rail bridge near Maranchi in Patna district was inaugurated by Dr. Rajendra Prasad, President of India. Construction of the bridge executed by The Braithwaite Burn & Jessop Construction Company Limited. It is about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) long and carries a two lane road and a single line railway track.[3] It was opened in 1959.[4][5] A double track railway bridge 25 meter upstream the present Rajendra Setu, is now under costruction.[6][7]

A four-lane road bridge, carrying NH 31, parallel to the existing rail and road bridge, has been planned.[8]

Rajendra Setu (carrying 2 Lane NH 31 at top and single BG electrified line at bottom

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Rajendra bridge falls off radar".
  2. ↑ "Ganga bridge bonanza New projects to ease travel hassle".
  3. ↑ "Rlys begins bridge renovation work". Times of India, Patna, 12 July 2010. 12 July 2010. Retrieved 2011-07-03.
  4. ↑ "Million dreams".
  5. ↑ "Indian railways history (after independence)". Indian Railways. Retrieved 2011-07-03.
  6. ↑ http://www.dnaindia.com/money/report-pm-modi-inaugurates-three-major-railway-projects-worth-rs-7000-crore-in-bihar-2188606
  7. ↑ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/New-Mokama-rail-bridge-likely-to-be-completed-in-4-yrs/articleshow/51385623.cms
  8. ↑ "Four-lane connector over Sone, Ganga". The Telegraph, 8 April 2011. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
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