Nivedita Setu — Attraction in West Bengal

Nivedita Setu, also known as the Third Hooghly Bridge or the Second Bally Bridge, is a cable-stayed bridge over the Hooghly River in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It connects the Bali area of North Howrah to the Dakshineswar area of Barrackpore.

The bridge was built to relieve traffic on the Vivekananda Setu, which was built in 1931 and was becoming increasingly congested. The Nivedita Setu is located approximately 50 meters below the Vivekananda Setu.

The bridge is 880 meters long and 29 meters wide. It has seven spans, each of which is 110 meters long. The bridge is supported by 146 cable stays.

The bridge was opened to traffic on July 12, 2007. It is named after Nivedita, a Bengali social worker and disciple of Swami Vivekananda.

The Nivedita Setu is a major landmark in Kolkata. It is a symbol of the city's progress and development.

Here are some additional details about the Nivedita Setu:

The bridge was designed by the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur. The construction of the bridge was undertaken by a consortium of Indian and international companies. The bridge cost approximately ₹2.5 billion (US$34 million) to build. The bridge is a major tourist attraction in Kolkata. The Nivedita Setu is a significant engineering achievement. It is a testament to the ingenuity and skill of Indian engineers. The bridge has had a positive impact on the city of Kolkata, easing traffic congestion and improving connectivity between the north and south...

Vivekananda Setu had become weak as a result of ageing, and with heavy traffic, even repairs became difficult. There was a need for a second bridge. Nivedita Setu (also called Second Vivekananda Setu) was constructed parallel to it and around 50 metres (165 ft) downstream. It was opened to traffic in 2007. This cable-stayed bridge over Hooghly River in Kolkata, West Bengal helps downstream transport (from Kolkata to Bally).

The bridge is named after Sister Nivedita, the social worker-disciple of Swami Vivekananda. The bridge is "wonder of an architecture" rests on deep-well foundations going down to the river bed level. It carries six lanes for high-speed traffic. The carriageway is supported by 254 pre-stressed concrete girders. Cables from 14m high pylons extend additional support. Nivedita Setu is the first bridge in the country that is a single profile cable-stayed bridge. Belghoria Expressway that connects the meeting point of NH 2 with NH 6 at Dankuni to NH 34, NH 35, Dum Dum Airport and northern parts of Kolkata passes over the bridge.

The bridge is Indias first multi-span, single-plane cable supported extra-dosed bridge; with short pylons and seven continuous spans of 110 m, totalling a length of 880 m (2,887 feet). It is 29 m wide and will be able to support 6 lanes of traffic. Nivedita Setu has won an Award of Excellence from the American Segmental Bridge...

Vivekananda Setu (Bally Bridge)

Vivekananda Setu (also called Willingdon Bridge and Bally Bridge) is a bridge over the Hooghly River in West Bengal, India. It links the city of Howrah, at Bally, to Kolkata, at Dakshineswar. Completed in 1931, it is a multispan truss bridge that was built to primarily to provide direct road and rail connectivity between the Calcutta Port and the major railhead at Howrah railway station on the West bank of the Hooghly River. It is 880 metres (2,887 ft) long having 9 spans in total. The famous Dakshineswar Kali Temple is situated on the banks of the Hooghly River near the bridge. The bridge is one of the four bridges linking Howrah and Kolkata. A new road bridge, the Nivedita Setu, was constructed 50 m (160 ft) downstream in 2007 due to weakening of the Vivekanada Setu caused by its ageing.

The bridge serves both road and rail:

Rail - the railway line through the bridge forms a part of the Calcutta Chord link line which connects Sealdah Station with the Howrah–Bardhaman chord line and Howrah–Kharagpur line. Road - the bridge connects the Grand Trunk Road (Howrah side - West bank) with the Barrackpore Trunk Road (Kolkata side...