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Vidyasagar Setu

Cable-stayed bridge
📍 Kolkata, Howrah · West Bengal
0.823
km
LENGTH
457
m
MAIN SPAN
₹388
crore
COST
1992
OPENED
Kolkata
West Bengal
LOCATION

About

India's longest cable-stayed bridge when commissioned (1992) — 823 m span across the Hooghly with 127.62 m tall pylons, named after Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar.
Also known asSecond Hooghly BridgeVS Bridge

Cross-references

6

Indian Standards, IRC codes, and InfraLens knowledge articles that bear on this project's design and execution. Each link opens the relevant reference page.

Stakeholders

1
HR
Client / Owner
Hooghly River Bridge Commissioners (HRBC)

Engineering

Structural type
Cable-stayed bridge
Deck
Foundation
Span arrangement
457 m main span

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