Ishwar Gupta Setu
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Ishwar Gupta Setu | |
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Coordinates | 22°58′2″N 88°24′27″E / 22.96722°N 88.40750°ECoordinates: 22°58′2″N 88°24′27″E / 22.96722°N 88.40750°E |
Carries | Motor vehicles, pedestrians and bicycles |
Crosses | Hooghly River |
Locale | Bansberia, Hooghly, West Bengal, India |
Official name | First Iswar Gupta Setu |
Other name(s) | Kalyani Bridge |
Named for | Ishwar Chandra Gupta |
Owner | PWD |
Maintained by | PWD (Roads) Pipulpati, Hooghly Division-II |
Characteristics | |
Design | Balanced Cantilever Bridge |
Material | Concrete |
Total length | 1,056.25 m (3,465.4 ft) |
History | |
Opened | 1989 |
Location | |
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Ishwar Gupta Setu (Bengali: ঈশ্বর গুপ্ত সেতু) is a 1,056.25 m (3,465.4 ft) long road bridge that crosses the Hooghly River in Bansberia, Hooghly and Kalyani, Nadia in West Bengal. Kalyani Expressway crosses the bridge connecting National Highway 12 with National Highway 19.[1]
History
The Ishwar Gupta Setu was named after famous poet Ishwar Chandra Gupta. This Bridge was commissioned in 1978 and was built during the time of 1981-1989 to reduce the traffic of Hooghly and Nadia district. On 6 October 1989, Jyoti Basu, former Chief Minister of West Bengal inaugurated the bridge in Kalyani.[2][3] Due to the damage of existing bridge, a new Ishwar Gupta Setu is under construction by West Bengal Highway Development Corporation.[4]
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References
- ^ Millennium-Post. "Construction of Iswar Gupta Setu to commence soon". www.millenniumpost.in. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
- ^ Network, N. F. N. "Ishwar Gupta Bridge Closed Again After Fresh Cracks". News from Nadia. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ "36 years on, price of strike catches up". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ Network, N. F. N. "New Ishwar Gupta Bridge To Add Beauty To 21Km Long Mogra-Barojaguli Flyover". News from Nadia. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
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