Vidyasagar Setu




Address:  Hooghly River, Munshi Prem Chand Sarani, Kolkata, West Bengal 700021






Vidyasagar Setu is the 2nd Hooghly bridge vin West Bengal that links Kolkata and Howrah. Vidyasagar Setu is the longest cable stayed Bridge in India. The total length of the bridge is 823 meters. It was named after Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar.









History:


With the increase population and traffic, it is necessitated for a new bridge across the Hooghly river as it connect the two main districts. The foundation stone was laid by Indra Gandhi on 20 May 1972. According to Wikipedia,the bridge was designed by Schlaich Bergermann & Partner, and checked by Freeman Fox & Partners and Bharat Bhari Udyog Nigam Limited. Construction was carried out by the consortium of  "The Braithwaite Burn and Jessop Construction Company Limited" (BBJ). The Hooghly River Bridge Commission (HRBC) was responsible for the commissioning operations of the bridge.

Construction began on 3 July 1979, and the bridge was commissioned on 10 October 1992 by the Hooghly River Bridge 


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