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Mahatma Gandhi Setu
Coordinates25°37′19.0″N 85°12′25.7″E / 25.621944°N 85.207139°E / 25.621944; 85.207139
CarriesNH-22 and NH-31[1]
CrossesGanga
LocalePatna, Bihar, India
Official nameMahatma Gandhi Setu
Other name(s)Ganga Setu
Named forMahatma Gandhi
Maintained byNational Highways Authority of India
Characteristics
DesignGirder bridge
MaterialConcrete and steel
Total length5.75 km (3.57 mi)
Width25 m (82 ft)
No. of spans45
History
DesignerGammon India
Constructed byGammon India
Construction start1972
Construction end1982
OpenedMay 1982
Statistics
TollNo (revoked)[2]
Location
Map

Mahatma Gandhi Setu (also called Gandhi Setu or Ganga Setu) is a bridge over the river Ganges in Bihar, India, connecting Patna in the south to Hajipur in the north.[3] Its length is 5,750 metres (18,860 ft)[4] and it is the third-longest river bridge in India.[5][6] It was inaugurated in May 1982 in a ceremony in Hajipur by the then prime minister, Indira Gandhi. From 1982 to 2017, Mahatma Gandhi Setu remained as the longest bridge in India. Later, Gandhi Setu rehabilitation project was undertaken to install triangular steel trusses on Mahatma Gandhi Setu.[7]

  1. ^ "Rationalisation of Numbering Systems of National Highways" (PDF). New Delhi: Department of Road Transport and Highways. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  2. ^ Madhuri Kumar (26 September 2012). "Traffic eases on Gandhi Setu as Centre drops toll collection". The Times of India. Patna. Archived from the original on 30 April 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Destinations :: Patna". Archived from the original on 18 September 2014.
  4. ^ "Traffic eases on Gandhi Setu as Centre drops toll collection - Times of India". The Times of India.
  5. ^ "Gandhi Setu: An engineering marvel". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 17 August 2012.
  6. ^ longest river bridge to be rebuilt Archived 29 October 2015 at the Wayback Machine business-standard.com
  7. ^ "Anatomy of Setu repair".

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