This is a list of bridges in India.
Historical and architectural interest bridges
Highest bridges
This is list of highest bridges in India which is sortable by deck height, structural height and "usage type". The deck height is the distance between the bridge deck and the surface or water below.
Name | Hindi | Span | Length | Deck height | Structural height | Usage type | Structural type | Carries Crosses |
Opened | Location | State | Ref. | ||
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1 | Chenab Bridge | 467 m (1,532 ft) | 1,315 m (4,314 ft) | 359 m (1,178 ft) | Rail | Arch | Reasi | Jammu and Kashmir | World's heghest rail bridge. | |||||
2 | ||||||||||||||
3 |
Longest bridges
Rail bridges by span and length
This is the list of longest rail bridges of India by span and length. List does not include road bridges.
Name | Hindi | Span | Length | Deck height | Structural height | Usage type | Structural type | Carries Crosses |
Opened | Location | State | Ref. | ||
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1 | Chenab Bridge | 467 m (1,532 ft) | 1,315 m (4,314 ft) | 359 m (1,178 ft) | Rail | Arch | Reasi | Jammu and Kashmir | World's highest rail bridge. | |||||
2 | ||||||||||||||
3 |
Road bridges by span and length
This is the list of longest road bridges of India by span and length. List does not include rail bridges.
Bridges by structural type
Arch bridges of all types
This is list of longest arch bridges in India of including masonry and other material types as well as all usage types including rail, road, pipelines, footbridges, etc.
Name | Hindi | Span | Length | Deck height | Structural height | Usage type | Structural type | Carries Crosses |
Opened | Location | State | Ref. | ||
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1 | Chenab Bridge | 467 m (1,532 ft) | 1,315 m (4,314 ft) | 359 m (1,178 ft) | Rail | Arch | Reasi | Jammu and Kashmir | World's highest rail bridge. | |||||
2 | Arch | |||||||||||||
3 | Arch |
Arch bridges of masonry
Masonry bridges made of stone or brick are the most genuine of arch bridges. For the longest masonry-only arch bridges of India of all usage types including rail, road, pipelines, footbridges, aqueducts, etc., see Historical and architectural interest bridges section in this article.
Cantilever bridges - highest and longest
This is the list of longest and highest cantilever bridges in India of all usage types including rail, road, pipelines, footbridges, etc..
Name | Hindi | Span | Length | Deck height | Structural height | Usage type | Structural type | Carries Crosses |
Opened | Location | State | Ref. | ||
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1 | Cantilever | |||||||||||||
2 | Cantilever | |||||||||||||
3 | Cantileve |
Continuous truss bridges - highest and longest
This is the list of longest and highest continuous truss bridges in India of all usage types including rail, road, pipelines, footbridges, etc.
Name | Hindi | Span | Length | Deck height | Structural height | Usage type | Structural type | Carries Crosses |
Opened | Location | State | Ref. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Continuous truss | |||||||||||||
2 | Continuous truss | |||||||||||||
3 | Continuous truss |
Suspension bridges - highest and longest
This is the list of longest and highest suspension bridges in India of all usage types including rail, road, pipelines, footbridges, etc.
Name | Hindi | Span | Length | Deck height | Structural height | Usage type | Structural type | Carries Crosses |
Opened | Location | State | Ref. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Suspension | |||||||||||||
2 | Suspension | |||||||||||||
3 | Suspension |
Bridge by usage type
Bridge to nowhere
The following is a list of existing bridge to nowhere in India, of all usage types that were of no use to anyone. This includes bridges partially destroyed by natural or other causes but never repaired, incomplete bridges that were abandoned due to disputes or lack of funding and land, bridges over abandoned railways, etc.
- Broken bridge, located in Chennai in Tamilnade, partly collapsed due to strong currents of the river in 1977 and has never been repaired.
Name | Hindi | Span | Length | Deck height | Structural height | Usage type | Structural type | Carries Crosses |
Opened | Location | State | Ref. | ||
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1 | Broken bridge | Road | Beam | Chennai | Tamilnade | partly collapsed due to strong currents of the river in 1977 and has never been repaired. | ||||||||
2 | Arch | |||||||||||||
3 | Arch |
Wildlife bridge
The following is a list of wildlife crossing bridges used by wildlife to cross over the roads, rails, canals, and other things.
Name | Hindi | Span | Length | Deck height | Structural height | Usage type | Structural type | Carries Crosses |
Opened | Location | State | Ref. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Delhi–Mumbai Expressway wildlife crossings | Wildlife | Arch | 5 locations | Rajasthan | India's first wildlife crossings on expressway. | ||||||||
2 | Arch | |||||||||||||
3 | Arch |
Spans longest
The following is a list of spans in India, of all usage types either used for overhead line crossings of rivers, sea straits or valleys, as antenna or for aerial tramways.
Tunnels - longest and highest-altitude
This is the list of longest and highest-altitude tunnelos in India of all usage types including rail, road, aqueduct, etc.
List of bridges by states
Andhra Pradesh
- Prakasam Barrage, Vijayawada
- Godavari Bridge
- Old Godavari Bridge
- Penumudi–Puligadda Bridge
- Godavari Arch Bridge
- Godavari Fourth Bridge
- Kanaka Durga Varadhi
Assam
- Saraighat Bridge
- Kolia Bhomora Setu
- Naranarayan Setu
- Bogibeel Bridge
- Dhola-Sadiya bridge
- Dhubri-Phulbari bridge (Proposed)
- Jia Bharali river bridge
- Narengi-Kuruwa bridge
- New Saraighat bridge
- Subansiri Rail Bridge
- Dayang Railway Arch Bridge
- Dikrong River Bridge
- Jiabharali Rail Bridge
- Namdung Stone Bridge
- Subansiri river bridge
- Dikhow Bridge
- Sadarghat Bridge, Silchar
- Ranighat Bridge Silchar
- New Haflong Bridge
Bihar
- Arrah–Chhapra Bridge
- Bakhtiyarpur–Tajpur Bridge
- Bheja-Bakaur Bridge
- Digha–Sonpur Bridge
- Jawahar Setu
- Kacchi Dargah–Bidupur Bridge
- Koilwar Bridge
- Mahatma Gandhi Setu
- Munger Ganga Bridge
- Nehru Setu
- Rajendra Setu
- Vikramshila Setu
Delhi
- Western Peripheral Expressway Bridge
- Geeta Colony bridge
- ITO barrage
- New Nizamuddin Bridge
- Barapula Yamuna Bridge
- Okhla barrage
- Okhla Metro Rail Bridge
- Old Yamuna Bridge
- Signature Bridge
- Wazirabad barrage
- Indraprashta Rail Bridge
- Indraprashta Metro Rail Bridge
- Yudhister Setu
- ISBT Metro Rail Bridge
- Fajjupur Eastern Peripheral Expressway Bridge
Goa
Gujarat
- Ellis Bridge
- Golden Bridge
- Nehru Bridge
- Silver Jubilee Railway Bridge Bharuch
- Sudama Setu
- New Narmada Bridge
Jammu and Kashmir
- Atal Setu
- Chenab Bridge
- Labertal budgam Bridge (Near international Market laberatal sea shore and international brick kiln
Karnataka
- Ancient Bridge of Hampi
- Korthi-Kolhar Bridge
- Sharavati Bridge
- Netravati Bridge
- Kali River Bridge
- Tunga Bridge
- Tunga Bridge, Shivamogga
- Bhadra Bridge, Bhadravathi
- Honnalli TB Bridge
- Tungabhadra Bridge, Harihara
- Kaveri Railway Bridge, Srirangapattanam
- Kampli bridge
- Kabini Bridge Karnataka
Kerala
Maharashtra
- Versova–Bandra Sea Link
- Bandra–Worli Sea Link
- Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Bridge Nashik
- Vashi Bridge
- Airoli Bridge
Odisha
Sikkim
- Kanaka Bridge, Dzongu, Managan
Tamil Nadu
- Sulochana Mudhaliyar Bridge
- Albert Victor Bridge
- Kathipara Junction
- Pamban Bridge
- Napier Bridge
- Annai Indira Gandhi Bridge, Mandapam
Telangana
Uttar Pradesh
- Malviya Bridge, Varanasi
- Ramnagar Bridge, Varanasi
- Vishwa Sundari Bypass Bridge, Varanasi
- Ganges Barrage, Kanpur
- Old Naini Bridge, Allahabad
- New Yamuna Bridge, Allahabad
- Phaphamau Bridge, Allahabad
- Jhusi Bridge, Allahabad
- Shahi Bridge, Jaun, kahraich
- Balwali Railway Bridge
West Bengal
- Howrah Bridge
- Coronation Bridge
- Jubilee Bridge
- Vidyasagar Setu
- Vivekananda Setu
- Nivedita Setu
- Sampreeti Bridge
- Jangalkanya Setu
- Parama Island Flyover
- Ramendra Sundar Tribedi Setu
- Iswar Gupta Setu
- Gouranga Setu
- First Teesta Bridge (NH 27)
- Second Teesta Bridge (NH 27)[57]
- Chetla Bridge
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- ^ "Anji Khad Bridge".
- ^ "Naini Bridge".
- ^ "Signature Bridge".
- ^ a b "Bandra Worli Sealink Bridge".
- ^ "Sampreeti Bridge".
- ^ "Kacchi Dargah-Bidupur Bridge".
- ^ "Third Narmada Bridge".
- ^ "Jadukata Bridge".
- ^ "Jubilee Bridge (India)".
- ^ "Bogibeel Bridge".
- ^ "Brahmaputra Bridge".
- ^ "Zuari Bridge".
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See also
- List of longest bridges above water in India
- List of longest bridges in West Bengal
- Bridges in Bihar
- Transport in India
- Rail transport in India
- List of National Highways in India by highway number
- Geography of India
External links
- "Suspension Bridges of India". bridgemeister.com.
- "Category: Bridges in India". highestbridges.com.
Further reading
- "Indian Engineering Heritage (Railways), Fourth Report" (PDF). inae.in. Indian National Academy of Engineering. April 2015. pp. 45–92.
- Prade, Marcel (1990). Les Grands Ponts du Monde : Ponts Remarquables Hors d'Europe (in French). Poitiers: Brissaud. p. 233. ISBN 2-902170-68-8.