After 80 years, Howrah Bridge’s technical health is not well though KPT has done a wonderful job to retain it workable and strong to shoulder a huge pressure of men and machine.The bridge, which was ...

According to the brief: ‘This bridge, which evolved from a Pontoon Bridge to the New Howrah Bridge commissioned in February 1943, is a testament to engineering prowess. Noteworthy for its ...

Built in 1943, the Howrah bridge is the sixth longest cantilever bridge in the world. In 2009-10, the port said gutka and paan spit was corroding the hanger of the bridge. To prevent damage, the ...

The Howrah Bridge carries a daily traffic of approximately 100,000 vehicles and possibly more than 150,000 pedestrians. The Howrah Bridge is the sixth-longest bridge of its type in the world.

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The Howrah Bridge, also called Rabindra Setu, was inaugurated in 1943. The 80-year-old bridge connects the cities of Howrah and Kolkata and runs a length of 405 metres with a width of 21.6 metres. ...

The bridge was built in 1937 and does not have a single screw. It has 78 hangers bearing its 26,500 tonnes of steel, as well as the 500,000 pedestrians and half a million vehicles that use it ...

The Howrah Bridge Act. The Howrah Bridge Act, 1926, was enacted to provide for construction, maintenance and control of a new bridge across the river Hooghly between Kolkata and Howrah.