About
India's most iconic cantilever bridge — a 705 m balanced cantilever over the Hooghly carrying 100,000 vehicles + 150,000 pedestrians daily, in continuous service since 1943.
Also known asRabindra SetuCantilever Bridge Calcutta
Cross-references
5Indian Standards, IRC codes, and InfraLens knowledge articles that bear on this project's design and execution. Each link opens the relevant reference page.
Stakeholders
3PC
Client / Owner
Port Commissioners of Calcutta
CB
Contractor
Cleveland Bridge & Engineering Company
BB
Contractor
Braithwaite, Burn & Jessop Construction
Engineering
Structural type
Cantilever truss bridge
Deck
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Foundation
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Span arrangement
457 m main span