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New Koilwar Bridge
Coordinates25°34′10″N 84°48′05″E / 25.5695°N 84.8014°E / 25.5695; 84.8014
CarriesArrah-Patna (NH-922)
(old NH-30)
CrossesSone river
LocaleKoilwar, Bhojpur, Bihar
Official nameVashishtha Narayan Setu
Maintained byNational Highways Authority of India (NHAI)
Characteristics
Total length1,528 metres (5,013 ft)[1]
Width16 metres (52 ft)
No. of spans74
No. of lanes6
History
Constructed bySP Singla Constructions Pvt. Ltd.
Construction startJanuary 2018
Construction end14 May 2022
(all 6-lanes)
Opened10 December 2020
(3-lanes)
Location
Map

New Koilwar Bridge, (officially Vashishtha Narayan Setu) at Koilwar in Bhojpur is a 1.52 km long, 6-lane wide road bridge over the Sone river.[2][3] It connects Arrah with Patna, the capital of Bihar state in India and also carries Buxar-Arrah-Patna national highway (NH-922). New Koilwar Bridge is named after Indian mathematician and Padma Shri awardee Vashishtha Narayan Singh (1946–2019). New Koilwar Bridge is 500 metres north and parallel to the existing 2-lane wide Koilwar Bridge. The construction work of all 6-lanes completed and Bridge is fully opened to public on 14 May 2022.

In December 2020, Government of India has approved a 4-lane wide elevated road from Bharauli near Buxar of Bihar to Haydaria in Ghazipur of Uttar Pradesh. Upon its completion, Patna will be connected with Lucknow via New Koilwar bridge, Buxar-Ghazipur elevated road and the Purvanchal Expressway.[4]

  1. ^ "Bihar: Key facts about New Koilwar Bridge". Dainik Jagran.
  2. ^ "Nitin Gadkari opens 3 of 6 lanes of New Koilwar bridge". Times of India.
  3. ^ "Bihar: Union Min Gadkari inaugurates Rs 266-crore New Koilwar Bridge over Sone river". Times Now.
  4. ^ "Nitish Kumar urges Centre to extend Purvanchal Expressway till Buxar". Business Standard.

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