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, India. The Kalyani Expressway crosses the bridge, connecting National Highway 12 with National Highway 19.[1]
Ishwar Gupta Setu | |
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 Ishwar Gupta Setu in 2022 | |
| Coordinates | 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, Kolkata Metropolitan Area, 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 |
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History
editThe Ishwar Gupta Setu was named after the famous poet Ishwar Chandra Gupta. This bridge was commissioned in 1978 and was built between 1981 and 1989 to reduce the traffic of Hooghly and Nadia district. On 6 October 1989, Jyoti Basu, the former Chief Minister of West Bengal, inaugurated the bridge in Kalyani.[2][3] Due to damage to the existing bridge, a new Ishwar Gupta Setu is currently under construction by the West Bengal Highway Development Corporation.[4]
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References
edit- ^ 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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