Vidyasagar Setu
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Vidyasagar Setu(commonly known as the Second Hooghly Bridge), a Golden Gate Bridge look alike, 2 km downriver, was completed in 1994.
It is largest cable stayed bridge in Asia, connecting the twin cities of Kolkata and Howrah.
It was built at a cost of Rs. 388 crores. Unfortunately it is not making the big difference that was envisaged, as the approaches are too narrow to to handle the amount of traffic that use bridge, and plans for widening the road are slow in implementation.
The bridge is named after the 19th century Bengali reformist Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar.
It is largest cable stayed bridge in Asia, connecting the twin cities of Kolkata and Howrah.
It was built at a cost of Rs. 388 crores. Unfortunately it is not making the big difference that was envisaged, as the approaches are too narrow to to handle the amount of traffic that use bridge, and plans for widening the road are slow in implementation.
The bridge is named after the 19th century Bengali reformist Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vidyasagar_Setu
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Coordinates: 22°33'14"N 88°19'28"E
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- Nivedita Setu 11 km
- Sarat Setu 47 km
- Ishwar Gupta Setu/ Bansberia Bridge 47 km
- Krisak Setu 88 km
- Gouranga Setu 93 km
- ABAN SETU on AJAY RIVER 135 km
- Asansol-Suri Road Bridge 170 km
- Lalon Shah Bridge, Paksey, Pabna 183 km
- Jamuna Bridge 250 km
- ASC ARMY AREA 0.5 km
- Hastings 0.7 km
- SHALIMAR RAILWAY TERMINUS COMPLEX (SHM) 0.9 km
- Watgunj 0.9 km
- Bokul Bagan Bosti 1.2 km
- Turf View Appartment Towers 1.6 km
- Khidirpur 1.6 km
- Kidderpore Dock 2.1 km
- The Port of Kolkata 2.7 km
- Kolkata Metropolitan Area 13 km