List of longest bridges in West Bengal explained

Bridges

The bridges include road bridges, railway bridges, rail-cum-road bridges and barrage-cum-bridges.

Name		River/Water Body	Spanning		Completed /Opened	Traffic	City
		Meters	Feet
Joyee Setu^[1]			2,709	8,887	2021	Road	Mekhliganj–Haldibari
Farakka Barrage^[2]		The Ganges	2,240	7,350	1975	Rail-cum-road	Farakka
Bhutni Bridge^[3] ^[4]		Fulahar river	1,790	5,873	2019	Road	Bhutni Island, Malda
Jangalkanya Setu			1,472	4,829	2016	Road	Nayagram
Mathabhanga Rail Bridge^[5]		Jaldhaka river	1,097	3,599	2015	Rail	Mathabhanga
Ishwar Gupta Setu			1,056	3,465	1989	Road	Bansberia–Kalyani
Teesta Bridge (NH 27)	New Flank^[6]	Teesta River	1,050	3,444	2020	Road	Jalpaiguri
	Old Flank^[7]		1,000	3,280	1961
New Sarat Setu	Flank I	Rupnarayan River	1,025	3,363	2012	Road	Kolaghat–Deulti
	Flank II		1,019	3,343	-
Sarat Setu (Old)^[8]		Rupnarayan River	1,010	3,313	1967	Road	Kolaghat–Deulti
Devi Kamteshwari Setu^[9]		Mansai River	944	3,097	2021	Road	Sitai
Gajoldodba Barrage^[10]		Teesta River	922	3,025	1998	Road	Gajoldoba
Vivekananda Setu (Willingdon Bridge / Bally Bridge)		Hooghly River	900	2,952	1932	Rail-cum-road	Dakshineswar–Bally,Howrah
Nivedita Setu^[11]		Hooghly River	880	2,887	2007	Road	Dakshineswar–Bally,Howrah
Vidyasagar Setu		Hooghly River	823	2,700	1992	Road	Kolkata–Howrah
Kolaghat Rail Bridge		Rupnarayan River	804	2,638	1900	Rail	Kolaghat–Deulti
Mejia Bridge^[12] ^[13]		Damodar River	800	2,625	1996	Rail-cum-road	Raniganj–Mejia
Chapaguri Rail Bridge		Torsha River	777	2,550	2015	Rail	Chapaguri (Cooch Behar)
Howrah Bridge (Ravindra Setu)^[14]		Hooghly River	705	2,313	1943	Road	Kolkata–Howrah
Durgapur Barrage^[15]		Damodar River	692	2,270	1955	Road	Durgapur
Lalgarh Setu^[16]		Kangsabati River	650	2,133	2016	Road	Lalgarh
Matla Setu		Matla River	644	2,112	2011	Road	Canning
Matangini Setu^[17]		Haldi River	521	1,711	1982	Road	Narghat
Sampreeti Setu (New Jubilee Bridge)		Hooghly River	415	1,362	2016	Rail	Naihati–Bandel, Hooghly

Flyovers

This is a list of West Bengal's Flyovers, ROBs, RUBs etc., longer than 500m (1,600feet).

Name	Spanning		Completed	Traffic	City
	Meters	Feet
Sampriti Flyover	6,800	22,300	2019	Road	Maheshtala
Maa Flyover	4,500	14,800	2015	Road	Kolkata
Garden Reach Flyover	4,400	14,400	2018	Road	Kolkata
Jai Hind Bridge^[18]	650	2,133	2020	Road	Kolkata

Notes and References

1. Web site: Long Span High Level Road Bridge across Teesta River near Haldibari, Coochbehar, West Bengal SP Singla Constructions Pvt. Ltd.. 2021-02-02. en.
2. Book: Salman. Salman M. A.. Uprety. Kishor. Conflict and cooperation on South Asia's international rivers: a legal perspective. 2011-07-05. 2002. World Bank Publications. 978-0-8213-5352-3. 135–136.
3. Web site: S. P. Singla Constructions Pvt. Ltd.
4. Web site: Bhutni bridge to open today. 2020-10-08. www.telegraphindia.com.
5. Web site: Bridge Engineers, Steel Structural, Bridges, Refinery Piping, Railway Gauge, Civil Construction, Building Foundations, India, Kolkata, Calcutta, Braithwaite Burn Jessop, BBJ. 2021-03-16. bbjconst.com.
6. Web site: New bridge over Teesta river ready. 2020-09-14. www.telegraphindia.com.
7. Web site: রায়. অনির্বাণ. দ্রুত খুলতে হবে সেতু, নির্দেশ সংস্কারেরও. 2021-03-16. www.anandabazar.com. bn.
8. Web site: A bridge over Roopnarayan. 2020-09-22. www.telegraphindia.com.
9. Web site: খুলে গেল জয়ী ও কামতেশ্বরী সেতু, সূচনা মুখ্যমন্ত্রীর, কোচবিহারবাসীর দীর্ঘ দিনের দাবি পুরণ. 2021-02-02. www.anandabazar.com. bn.
10. Web site: 2020-08-18. ঢাকা সফরে বিদেশসচিব, তিস্তা নিয়ে আলোচনার কথা শেখ হাসিনার সঙ্গে. 2020-09-22. Zee24Ghanta.com. bn.
11. Web site: Famous Bridges of India – Nivedita Setu . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924034411/http://www.indiastravelnews.com/2010/11/11/famous-bridges-of-india-nivedita-setu.html . dead . 2015-09-24 . India Travel News . 2011-07-06 .
12. Web site: dbwebdesk. 2020-06-26. ভগ্নদশায় মেজিয়া সেতু, মেরামতির কাজে এগিয়ে এল স্থানীয় যুবকরা. 2021-03-16. Dawn Bengal. en.
13. Web site: বেহাল মেজিয়া সেতু, দেখভালের আর্জি বিধায়কের. 2021-03-16. www.anandabazar.com. bn.
14. Web site: Howrah Bridge . Structurae . 2011-07-05.
15. Web site: Damodar Valley Corporation Reservoir Overview & Salient Features. 2020-09-14. en-US.
16. Web site: Goswami. Tarun. 2016-03-28. Lalgarh-Amtala connecting bridge a life-changer for Jangalmahal. 2020-09-14. www.millenniumpost.in. en.
17. Web site: মণ্ডল. আনন্দ. ভগ্নস্বাস্থ্য সেতুর, নেই নজরদারি. 2020-09-22. anandabazar.com. bn.
18. Web site: Service. Tribune News. Mamata Banerjee inaugurates ‘Jai Hind Bridge’, blasts Railways. 2020-12-09. Tribuneindia News Service. en.