Kolia Bhomora Setu
Kolia Bhomora Setu, an existing bridge completed in 1987, is a 3.015 km long pre-stressed concrete road bridge on NH-715 over the Brahmaputra River in Tezpur Assam state of India, which connects Tezpur in Sonitpur district on northern bank with Kaliabor in Nagaon District on the south bank. It is named after the Ahom General Kolia Bhomora Phukan. A new Bhomoraguri-Tezpur Bridge 3.040 km long, few meters parallel to the existing Kolia Bhomora Setu, is opened in 2021.
Kolia Bhomora Setu | |
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View of the bridge just after sunset | |
| Coordinates | 26°35′55″N 92°51′30″E |
| Locale | Between Tezpur, Assam, India and Kaliabor, Assam, India |
| Official name | Kolia Bhomora Setu |
| Maintained by | Government of Assam |
| Characteristics | |
| Material | Pre-stressed concrete |
| Total length | 3,015 metres (9,892 ft) |
| Longest span | 120 metres (390 ft) |
| No. of spans | 24 |
| History | |
| Construction start | 1981 |
| Construction end | 1987 |
| Opened | 1987 |
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