Ishwar Gupta Setu
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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. Kalyani Expressway crosses the bridge connecting National Highway 12 with National Highway 19.[1]
Quick Facts Ishwar Gupta Setu Kalyani-Bansberia Bridge, Coordinates ...
Ishwar Gupta Setu | |
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Coordinates | 22°58′2″N 88°24′27″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 (1989) |
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