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The Howrah Bridge is a bridge that spans the Hooghly River in West Bengal, India. It was originally named the New Howrah Bridge because it links the city of Howrah to its twin city, Kolkata (Calcutta). On 14 June 1965 it was renamed Rabindra Setu, after Rabindranath Tagore a great poet and the first Indian Nobel laureate. However it is still popularly known as the Howrah Bridge.

The bridge is one of the four on the Hooghly River and is a famous symbol of Kolkata and West Bengal. The other bridges are the Vidyasagar Setu (popularly called the Second Hooghly Bridge), the Vivekananda Setu and the newly built engineering marvel Nivedita Setu. Apart from bearing the stormy weather of the Bay of Bengal region, it successfully bears the weight of a daily traffic of approximately 80,000 vehicles [1] and, possibly, more than 1,000,000 pedestrians. It is the sixth longest bridge of its type in the world.[2]

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Why did they build Howrah bridge?

Howrah bridge was built to link the two cities of Howrah and Kolkata (Calcutta). Refer to link below for more information.


What is biggest bridge in the India?

Howrah Bridge


When was Howrah Bridge created?

Howrah Bridge was created in 1874.


Busiest bridge in the world?

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What are the ratings and certificates for Howrah Bridge - 1958?

Howrah Bridge - 1958 is rated/received certificates of: India:U UK:PG


Is howrah bridge a cantilever bridge?

Yes, it is a cantilever bridge and it is one of the finest of such cantilever bridges of the world.Please see related links for some of the Howrah bridge technical details.


What is the Howrah bridge made of?

steel


Where is the Howrah Bridge located?

Kolkata


Where is Haora bridge?

first of all its not haora , its howrah. And it is present in Howrah in west bengal in India . It was the world's largest cantilever bridge..


What materials is the Howrah bridge made of?

The Howrah bridge in India is made of steel and is riveted, rather than having nuts and bolts in its construction. It is a cantilever, floating bridge.


On which river is Howrah Bridge situated?

Hoogli


Is howrah bridge on hugli river?

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