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Bridge Attractions In Howrah District

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Howrah, or Haora, is the second largest city in the Indian state of West Bengal after Kolkata. It is also an important transportation hub of West Bengal and a major gateway for Kolkata. It is the headquarters of Howrah district and the Howrah Sadar subdivision. Howrah is located on the western bank of the Hooghly River.
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  • 1. Second Hooghly Bridge Howrah
    Vidyasagar Setu , also known as the Second Hooghly Bridge , is a toll bridge over the Hooghly River in West Bengal, India, linking the cities of Kolkata and Howrah. With a total length of 823 metres , Vidyasagar Setu is the longest cable–stayed bridge in India. As 3rd Narmada Bridge in Gujarat . is an Extradosed bridge. It was the second bridge to be built across the Hooghly River; the first, the Howrah Bridge 3.7 kilometres to the north, was completed in 1943. Named after the educationist reformer Pandit Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, it cost ₹3.88 billion to build. The project was a joint effort between the public and private sectors, under the control of the Hooghly River Bridge Commissioners Initially, under the toll collection regime of the HRBC, daily traffic was recorded to be a min...
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