Nivedita Setu

22°39′08″N 88°21′12″E / 22.652286°N 88.353258°E / 22.652286; 88.353258CrossesHooghly RiverLocaleBally-Dakshineswar, KolkataCharacteristicsTotal length880 metres (2,890 ft)Width29 metres (95 ft)No. of spans7HistoryConstruction startApril 2004OpenedJuly 2007Location

Nivedita Setu (also called Second Vivekananda Setu) is a multi-span extradosed bridge that was built over Hooghly River connecting Howrah with Kolkata,West Bengal. It runs parallel to and about 50 m downstream of the old Vivekananda Setu opened in 1932. The bridge is named after Sister Nivedita, the social worker-disciple of Swami Vivekananda. Belghoria Expressway that connects the meeting point of NH 16 with NH 19 at Dankuni to NH 12, NH 112, Dumdum/Kolkata Airport and northern parts of Kolkata passes over the bridge. The bridge is designed to carry 48,000 vehicles per day.^[1][2]

Design

The 1932 Vivekananda Setu had become weak as a result of ageing and with heavy traffic even repairs became difficult. There was need for a second bridge.^[2]

The main challenge was to design and construct a new bridge that did not mar the view of the old Vivekananda Setu, did not dwarf the historically important Dakshineswar Kali Temple which is located well within visible distance, and carry substantially higher levels of fast traffic for around half a century.^[3]

The bridge rests on deep-well foundations going down to the river bed level. It carries six lanes for high speed traffic. The carriageway is supported by 254 pre-stressed concrete girders. Cables from 14m high pylons extend additional support.^[3]

Nivedita Setu is the first bridge in the country that is a single profile cable-stayed bridge. By design, the height of the columns are lower than the tip of the Dakshineswar temple.^[3]

Construction

This bridge is estimated to cost approximately Rs. 6,50 crore. The construction of the bridge started in April 2004, by the construction giant Larsen and Toubro and was opened to traffic in a record time in July 2007.

The bridge is the India's first multi-span, single-plane cable-supported extradosed bridge; with short pylons and seven continuous spans of 110 m, totaling a length of 880 m (2,887 feet). It is 29 m wide and supports 6 lanes of traffic.^[2][3]

Award

Nivedita Setu has won an Award of Excellence from the American Segmental Bridge Institute, USA.^[4]

Toll

Category of Vehicles	Fee per vehicle per one way trip w.e.f. 04.07.2023
Class-1 - Car, Passenger Van or Jeep	Rs 65
Class-2 - Bus	Rs 125
Class-3 - Light Good Vehicle (LGV)	Rs 175
Class-4 - Truck	Rs 300
Class-5 - Multi Axle vehicles (MAV), Earth Moving Equipment (EME) and Heavy Construction Machinery (HCM) including without limitation, oversized vehicles carrying boilers , turbines generators	Rs 350

See also

• List of longest bridges in the world
• List of longest bridges above water in India

References

External links

HistoryLocalitiesBuildings

Belvedere Estate Indian Museum Jorasanko Thakur Bari Calcutta High Court Currency Building Bankshall Court Marble Palace National Library of India Netaji Bhawan Raj Bhavan, Kolkata Sabarna Sangrahashala Shaheed Minar Victoria Memorial St. Paul's Cathedral Metcalfe Hall Writers' Building Metropolitan Building Grand Hotel Shobhabazar Rajbari Esplanade Mansions
High rises	Chatterjee International Center South City Tata Centre Industry House Everest House Jeevan Sudha Government of India Building Hiland Park The 42 Urbana Uniworld City

Education

Secondary

Armenian College and Philanthropic Academy B. T. Road Government Sponsored H. S. School Calcutta Boys' School Calcutta Girls' High School Don Bosco School, Park Circus Hare School Hindu School, Kolkata Kendriya Vidyalaya La Martiniere Calcutta Loreto Schools Baranagore Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama High School Ramakrishna, Narendrapur Scottish Church Collegiate School South Point School St. Xavier's Collegiate School St. James' School (Kolkata)

Higher

Aliah University Asiatic Society Asutosh College Marine Engineering and Research Institute Bethune College Government College of Engineering and Ceramic Technology Government College of Art & Craft Medical College and Hospital Calcutta National Medical College Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur IIM IISER Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management Indian Statistical Institute Jadavpur University Maulana Azad College Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology Netaji Subhas Open University National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases Presidency University Rabindra Bharati University Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics School of Tropical Medicine Scottish Church College St. Xavier's College University of Calcutta West Bengal University of Health Sciences West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences Calcutta School of Music Narula Institute of Technology Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute Vivek Tirtha

Industry and
economyTransportation

Road	Calcutta Tramways Company Calcutta State Transport Corporation Kalyani Expressway Kolkata Bus Rapid Transit System West Bengal Transport Corporation South Bengal State Transport Corporation Howrah Bridge (Rabindra Setu) Belghoria Expressway Vidyasagar Setu Vivekananda Setu Nivedita Setu Golden Quadrilateral Rickshaw Hand-pulled rickshaw
Rail	Kolkata Metro Kolkata Suburban Railway Eastern Railway South Eastern Railway Trams in Kolkata Kolkata LRTS Howrah railway station Kolkata railway station Sealdah railway station Shalimar railway station Kolkata Monorail
Sea	Port of Kolkata
Air	Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport List of airports

Culture

Ethnic enclaves	Bow Barracks (Anglo-Indian) Chinatown, Kolkata (Chinese) Tangra, Kolkata (Chinese) Zakaria Street (Bihari Muslim) Armani-para (Armenian)

Places of
worship

Hindu	Belur Math Birla Mandir, Kolkata Dakshineswar Kali Temple Kalighat Kripamayee Kali Temple Baranagar Math Alambazar Math
Christian	St. Paul's Cathedral Holy Rosary Cathedral (Portuguese Church) St. John's Church Parasnath Temple
Others	Nakhoda Mosque Tipu Sultan Mosque Chinese temples in Kolkata Magen David Synagogue

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