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Howrah Bridge

The Howrah Bridge is a balanced cantilever bridge over the Hooghly River in West Bengal. Commissioned in 1943, the bridge was originally named the New ...

Total length: 705 m (2,313.0 ft)

Construction start: 1936

Construction end: 1942

Constructed by: Braithwaite, Burn & Jessop Construction Company

Howrah Bridge (1958 film)

Pontoon bridge

Longest cantilever bridge spans

Braithwaite, Burn & Jessop

Vivekananda Setu

George Turnbull (engineer)

Strand Road, Kolkata

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The Howrah Bridge is a balanced cantilever bridge over the Hooghly River in West Bengal. Commissioned in 1943, the bridge was originally named the New Howrah Bridge, because it replaced a pontoon bridge at the same location linking the cities of Howrah and Kolkata. Wikipedia

Total length: 705 m

Construction started: 1935

Location: Howrah, Kolkata, West Bengal

Body of water: Hooghly River

Opened: 3 February 1943

Bridge type: Cantilever bridge, Suspension bridge, Truss arch bridge

Clearance below: 8.8 m