New Yamuna Bridge Explained

Bridge Name:New Yamuna Bridge
Official Name:Syama Prasad Mukherjee Setu
Carries:4 lanes, pedestrians and bicycles
Location:Prayagraj, India
Design:Cable-stayed bridge
Designer:Hindustan Construction Company and Hyundai Engineering and Construction[1]
Mainspan:260m (850feet)
Length:1510m (4,950feet)
Coordinates:25.4272°N 81.8613°W
Material:Steel
Begin:2000
Complete:2004
Width:250

The New Yamuna Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge located in Prayagraj.[2] [3] [4] The bridge was constructed by the end of 2004 with the aim of minimizing the traffic over the Old Naini Bridge.[5] The bridge runs north–south across the Yamuna River connecting the city of Prayagraj to its neighborhood of Naini. The construction was consulted by COWI A/S, a Danish consulting company. Main construction was done by Hyundai and was successfully completed in 2004.[6]

Bridge Specifications

The total length of the bridge is 1,510 m with a longest span of 260 m which is supported by a cable which stays in a concrete anchor bridges.[7]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: New Yamuna Bridge, Prayagraj – Attraction View.
  2. Book: International Conference on Suspension, Cable Supported, and Cable Stayed Bridges: November 19-21, 1999, Hyderabad. Dayaratnam, P.. Indian Institution of Bridge Engineers. 2000. Universities Press (India) Limited. 9788173712715. 204. 24 June 2015.
  3. Web site: India's 15 most amazing bridges - Rediff.com Business. rediff.com. 24 June 2015.
  4. Web site: Miyazaki . Keishi . November 2006 . Construction of a Bridge over River Yamuna at Allahabad/Naini . 12 October 2021 . jica.go.jp.
  5. Web site: July 2021 . MAURER AG - Home - . maurer-soehne.com.
  6. Web site: Bridge engineering - Major bridges . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304090938/http://www.cowi.com/menu/service/BridgeTunnelandMarineStructures/Documents/021-1700-008e-07b_MajorBridges.pdf . 4 March 2016 . 12 October 2021 .
  7. Book: Dayaratnam . P. . International Conference on Suspension, Cable Supported, and Cable Stayed Bridges: November 19-21, 1999, Hyderabad . Indian Institution of Bridge Engineers . Universities Press (India) Limited . 2000 . 978-81-7371-271-5 . 204-205 . 12 October 2021.