Gouranga Bridge
Gouranga Bridge is a 588 m (1,929 ft) long Road bridge that crosses the Bhagirathi River in between Nabadwip and Krishnanagar, Nadia in West Bengal. It is the part of State highway 8.
Gouranga Bridge গৌরাঙ্গ সেতু | |
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Gouranga Bridge in 2020 | |
| Coordinates | 23.385928°N 88.366555°E |
| Carries | Motor vehicles, pedestrians and bicycles |
| Crosses | Bhagirathi River |
| Locale | Nabadwip, Nadia, West Bengal, India |
| Official name | Gouranga Setu |
| Named for | Chaitanya Mahaprabhu |
| Owner | PWD |
| Maintained by | PWD Burdwan Division-I (till 2016) PWD Nadia Division-I (since 2016) |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Bored piling method |
| Material | Concrete |
| Total length | 558 m (1,831 ft) |
| History | |
| Constructed by | Gammon India Limited |
| Construction start | 1972 |
| Construction end | January 1983 |
| Opened | January 16, 1983 |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | Goods and passenger cars |
| Toll | Yes |
| Location | |
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