General Information
| Other name(s): | Rabindra Setu; Hooghly Bridge |
|---|---|
| Beginning of works: | 1936 |
| Completion: | 3 February 1943 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Cantilever truss bridge |
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| Support conditions: |
for registered users |
| Function / usage: |
original use: Tramway, light or metro rail bridge original use: Road bridge current use: Road bridge |
| Material: |
Steel bridge |
| Plan view: |
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Location
| Location: |
Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
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| Crosses: |
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| Replaces: |
Howrah Bridge (1874)
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| Coordinates: | 22° 35' 6.21" N 88° 20' 48.88" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 457.50 m | |
| tower height | 82 m | |
| span lengths | 99.125 m - 457.50 m - 99.125 m | |
| number of spans | 3 | |
| length of drop-in span | 172.02 m |
Materials
| truss |
steel
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Notes
Light rail service on the bridge has been discontinued.
Participants
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (1993): Bridges. Macmillan Publishing Company, New York (USA), pp. 92-93.
- (1994): Brücken / Bridges. Ästhetik und Gestaltung / Aesthetics and Design. 4th edition, Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt, Stuttgart (Germany), pp. 173.
- (1990): Les grands ponts du monde: Hors d'Europe. Brissaud, Poitiers (France), pp. 236-237.
- (2020): Howrah Bridge - Icon of a 330 Year Old City. Part II: Construction & Upkeep Through the Years. In: Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Engineering History and Heritage, v. 173, n. 4 (November 2020), pp. 1-10.
- (2020): Howrah Bridge – Icon of a 330 Year Old City. Part-I: History, Planning and Design. In: Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Engineering History and Heritage, v. 173, n. 3 (August 2020), pp. 1-12.
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20000304 - Published on:
10/06/1999 - Last updated on:
05/02/2016
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