This is a list of bridges in India.
See also: List of longest bridges above water in India. The largest of all indian's railway bridges is the Chenab Bridge, located on the Jammu–Baramulla line that connects the Jammu region and the Kashmir Valley, which turned out to be the most expensive line of Indian's railway network. The Chenab Bridge was the highest arch bridge in the world when opening in 2022 with a deck 322m (1,056feet) above the Chenab River, it's still the highest railway bridge on earth nowadays.[1] [2]
Extradosed bridges have experienced remarkable growth in India since the 2010s with a large number of multi-span bridges built on rivers such as the Ganges, which has significant widths in certain places. Their advantages are as follows:
The first major extradosed bridge built in India is the Second Vivekananda Bridge between Howrah and Kolkata. It has 8 pylons and a suspended length of 880m (2,890feet), which was among the longest in its category at the time. Additionally it had one of the largest numbers of spans at the time. Another main feature of the bridge is its 29m (95feet) width with 6 road lanes for a single plane axial suspension.[3]
The Arrah–Chhapra Bridge held the record for the longest total extradosed span length in the world when it was inaugurated in 2017, with 16 pylons and 1920m (6,300feet), surpassing the well-known in Japan. This record will be largely beaten by the new Kacchi Dargah–Bidupur Bridge under construction with 66 pylons and an extradose length of 9750m (31,990feet).
The Rajendra Setu was the first rail-cum-road bridge in independent India on the river Ganga, one of the major rivers in the country.
This table presents the structures with spans greater than 120m (390feet) (non-exhaustive list).
scopecol | Name | scopecol | State |
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3rd Narmada Bridge | Gujarat | ||
Airoli Bridge | Maharashtra | ||
Albert Victor Bridge | Tamil Nadu | ||
Ancient Bridge of Hampi | Karnataka | ||
Annai Indira Gandhi Bridge | Tamil Nadu | ||
Arrah–Chhapra Bridge | Bihar | ||
Atal Setu, Goa | Goa | ||
Atal Setu, Jammu and Kashmir | Jammu and Kashmir | ||
Atal Setu Bridge | Sikkim | ||
Atharanala | Odisha | ||
Bakhtiyarpur–Tajpur Bridge | Bihar | ||
Balwali Railway Bridge | Uttar Pradesh | ||
Bandra–Worli Sea Link | Maharashtra | ||
Barapula Yamuna Bridge | Delhi | ||
Bhadra Bridge, Bhadravathi | Karnataka | ||
Bheja-Bakaur Bridge | Bihar | ||
Bogibeel Bridge | Assam | ||
Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Bridge Nashik | Maharashtra | ||
Chenab Bridge | Jammu and Kashmir | ||
Chetla Bridge | West Bengal | ||
Coronation Bridge | West Bengal | ||
Dayang Railway Arch Bridge | Assam | ||
Dhola-Sadiya bridge | Assam | ||
Dhubri-Phulbari bridge | Assam | ||
Digha–Sonpur Bridge | Bihar | ||
Dikhow Bridge | Assam | ||
Dikrong River Bridge | Assam | ||
Durgam Cheruvu Bridge | Telangana | ||
Ellis Bridge | Gujarat | ||
Fajjupur Eastern Peripheral Expressway Bridge | Delhi | ||
First Teesta Bridge | West Bengal | ||
Ganges Barrage | Uttar Pradesh | ||
Geeta Colony bridge | Delhi | ||
Godavari Arch Bridge | Andhra Pradesh | ||
Godavari Bridge | Andhra Pradesh | ||
Godavari Fourth Bridge | Andhra Pradesh | ||
Golden Bridge | Gujarat | ||
Goshree bridges | Kerala | ||
Gouranga Bridge | West Bengal | ||
Honnalli TB Bridge | Karnataka | ||
Howrah Bridge | West Bengal | ||
Indraprashta Metro Rail Bridge | Delhi | ||
Indraprashta Rail Bridge | Delhi | ||
ISBT Metro Rail Bridge | Delhi | ||
Iswar Gupta Setu | West Bengal | ||
ITO barrage | Delhi | ||
Jangalkanya Setu | West Bengal | ||
Jawahar Setu | Bihar | ||
Jhusi Bridge | Uttar Pradesh | ||
Jia Bharali river bridge | Assam | ||
Jiabharali Rail Bridge | Assam | ||
Jubilee Bridge | West Bengal | ||
Kabini Bridge | Karnataka | ||
Kacchi Dargah–Bidupur Bridge | Bihar | ||
Kali River Bridge | Karnataka | ||
Kampli bridge | Karnataka | ||
Kanaka Bridge | Sikkim | ||
Kanaka Durga Varadhi | Andhra Pradesh | ||
Karimnagar Cable Bridge | Telangana | ||
Kathipara Junction | Tamil Nadu | ||
Kaveri Railway Bridge, Srirangapattanam | Karnataka | ||
Koilwar Bridge | Bihar | ||
Kolia Bhomora Setu | Assam | ||
Korthi-Kolhar Bridge | Karnataka | ||
Labertal budgam Bridge | Jammu and Kashmir | ||
Mahanadi Bridge, Boudh | Odisha | ||
Mahatma Gandhi Setu | Bihar | ||
Malviya Bridge | Uttar Pradesh | ||
Mandovi Bridge | Goa | ||
Mumbai Trans Harbour Link | Maharashtra | ||
Munger Ganga Bridge | Bihar | ||
Namdung Stone Bridge | Assam | ||
Napier Bridge | Tamil Nadu | ||
Naranarayan Setu | Assam | ||
Narengi-Kuruwa bridge | Assam | ||
Naya pul, Hyderabad | Telangana | ||
Nehru Bridge | Gujarat | ||
Nehru Setu | Bihar | ||
Netravati Bridge | Karnataka | ||
New Haflong Bridge | Assam | ||
New Nizamuddin Bridge | Delhi | ||
New Saraighat bridge | Assam | ||
New Yamuna Bridge | Uttar Pradesh | ||
Nivedita Setu | West Bengal | ||
Okhla barrage | Delhi | ||
Okhla Metro Rail Bridge | Delhi | ||
Old Godavari Bridge | Andhra Pradesh | ||
Old Naini Bridge | Uttar Pradesh | ||
Old Yamuna Bridge | Delhi | ||
Pamban Bridge | Tamil Nadu | ||
Parama Island Flyover | West Bengal | ||
Penumudi–Puligadda Bridge | Andhra Pradesh | ||
Phaphamau Bridge | Uttar Pradesh | ||
Ponte Conde de Linhares | Goa | ||
Prakasam Barrage | Andhra Pradesh | ||
Punalur Suspension Bridge | Kerala | ||
Purana pul | Telangana | ||
Rajendra Setu | Bihar | ||
Ramendra Sundar Tribedi Setu | West Bengal | ||
Ramnagar Bridge | Uttar Pradesh | ||
Ranighat Bridge Silchar | Assam | ||
Sadarghat Bridge | Assam | ||
Sampreeti Bridge | West Bengal | ||
Saraighat Bridge | Assam | ||
Second Mahanadi Rail Bridge | Odisha | ||
Second Teesta Bridge | West Bengal | ||
Sevoke Railway Bridge | West Bengal | ||
Shahi Bridge | Uttar Pradesh | ||
Sharavati Bridge | Karnataka | ||
Signature Bridge | Delhi | ||
Silver Jubilee Railway Bridge Bharuch | Gujarat | ||
Singshore Bridge, Pelling | Sikkim | ||
Subansiri Rail Bridge | Assam | ||
Subansiri river bridge | Assam | ||
Sudama Setu | Gujarat | ||
Sulochana Mudhaliyar Bridge | Tamil Nadu | ||
Third Mahanadi Rail Bridge | Odisha | ||
Tunga Bridge | Karnataka | ||
Tunga Bridge, Shivamogga | Karnataka | ||
Tungabhadra Bridge, Harihara | Karnataka | ||
Vashi Bridge | Maharashtra | ||
Vembanad Rail Bridge | Kerala | ||
Versova–Bandra Sea Link | Maharashtra | ||
Vidyasagar Setu | West Bengal | ||
Vikramshila Setu | Bihar | ||
Vishwa Sundari Bypass Bridge | Uttar Pradesh | ||
Vivekananda Setu | West Bengal | ||
Wazirabad barrage | Delhi | ||
Western Peripheral Expressway Bridge | Delhi | ||
Yudhister Setu | Delhi | ||
Zuari Bridge | Goa |