5-469: Nivedita Setu is a multi-span extradosed bridge spanning the Hooghly River , connecting Bally , Howrah with Dakshineswar , Kolkata . It runs parallel to and about 50m downstream of the old Vivekananda Setu , opened in 1932. The bridge is named after Sister Nivedita , the social worker-disciple of Swami Vivekananda . The bridge is one of only five roadway bridges crossing the Hooghly River within
10-469: The Kolkata metropolitan region . Belghoria Expressway which connects the meeting point of NH-16 with NH-19 at Dankuni to NH 12 , Kalyani Expressway , Kolkata Airport and northern parts of Kolkata passes over the bridge. The bridge is designed to carry 48,000 vehicles per day. The 1932 Vivekananda Setu had become weak as a result of ageing and with heavy traffic even repairs became difficult. There
15-571: The bridge started in April 2004, by the construction giant Larsen and Toubro and was opened to traffic in a record time in July 2007. The bridge is the India's first multi-span, single-plane cable-supported extradosed bridge; with short pylons and seven continuous spans of 110 m, totaling a length of 880 m (2,887 feet). It is 29 m wide and supports 6 lanes of traffic. Nivedita Setu has won an Award of Excellence from
20-514: The river bed level. It carries six lanes for high speed traffic. The carriageway is supported by 254 pre-stressed concrete girders. Cables from 14m high pylons extend additional support. Nivedita Setu is the first bridge in the country that is a single profile cable-stayed bridge. By design, the height of the columns are lower than the tip of the Dakshineswar temple. This bridge is estimated to cost approximately Rs. 650 crore . The construction of
25-402: Was need for a second bridge. The main challenge was to design and construct a new bridge that did not mar the view of the old Vivekananda Setu , did not dwarf the historically important Dakshineswar Kali Temple which is located well within visible distance, and carry substantially higher levels of fast traffic for around half a century. The bridge rests on deep-well foundations going down to
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