Howrah Bridge

Howrah Bridge, also known as the Rabindra Setu, is a bridge over the Hoogli River in West Bengal, India. It is so named as it links the city of Howrah (at the point of Howrah Station) to its twin city of Kolkata.

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Bridge - Hoogli River - West Bengal - India - Howrah - Howrah Station - Kolkata

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The bridge was built between 1937 and 1943 to replace a bridge from 1874, and is said to be the busiest bridge in the world. It is 97 metres high and 705 metres long http://www.bengalweb.com/vtour/calsl6.html. It is a cantilever truss bridge currently used as a road bridge, but previously carried light rail as well.

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1937 - 1943 - 1874 - Cantilever - Light rail

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The bridge also has sister bridges over the river at different points, namely the Vidyasagar Setu and the Vivekananda Setu.

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Vidyasagar Setu - Vivekananda Setu

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