Howrah Bridge

22.58507222222288.346694444444Koordinaten: 22 ° 35 ' 6.3 "N, 88 ° 20' 48.1 " E

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500,000 pedestrians

The Howrah Bridge ( officially Rabindra Setu, Bengali: রবীন্দ্র সেতু, Rabindra setu; German Rabindra Bridge ) is a steel cantilever bridge, which connects the two Indian cities Kolkata and Howrah across the Hooghly. The built at the end of British rule in India by Cleveland Bridge & Engineering Co. bridge is one of the last great boom bridges outside of North America that were built in steel truss. It was named after the Bengali poet Rabindranath Thakur National on 14 June 1965 but the public still better known as the Howrah Bridge.

The main span of the bridge opened in 1943, is 457 meters. Most support came from Indian factories, only the more complicated parts were imported by ship from England.

Three years after the start-up came a traffic count to the conclusion that the bridge would be crossed daily by 121,000 pedestrians, 27,400 vehicles of all kinds, and about 3,000 cows. This makes it one of the busiest bridges in the world.

About three kilometers downstream is located as a second horah Bridge since 1992, the Vidyasagar Setu, on the only vehicle traffic is allowed, which also must pay a toll bridge, so the bridge is hardly used and therefore does not contribute significantly to relieve the Howrah Bridge.