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The Second Hooghly River Bridge, Calcutta

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Medium: journal article
Language(s): English
Published in: Structural Engineering International, , n. 3, v. 1
Page(s): 7-9
DOI: 10.2749/101686691780617562
Abstract:

A bridge across the River Hooghly of 823 m, is under construction in the metropolitan area of Calcutta in West Bengal, an eastern coastal state. It is a cable-stayed bridge with a 457.20 m main span, and two end spans of 182.88 m each. The bridge provides for a navigational clearance in the main span of the order of 33.87 m to 34.38 m. The bridge has two three-lane carriageways of 12.3 m each, divided by a median strip of 1.7 m, and 2.5 m wide footpaths on either side.

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    10003336
  • Published on:
    15/09/2002
  • Last updated on:
    28/10/2016
 
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