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The Howrah Bridge spans the Hooghly River, linking Howrah to Kolkata, India - the busiest cantilever bridge in the world.

Howrah Bridge, is a bridge that spans over the Hooghly River in West Bengal, India. It was originally named the New Howrah Bridge because it links the city of Howrah to its twin city Kolkata (Calcutta). But on 14th June 1965 it was renamed to Rabindra Setu (named after Rabindranath Tagore a great poet and the first Indian Nobel laureate). However, still it is popularly known as the Howrah Bridge. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1024x768, 347 KB) Summary I have taken this snap myself during my Feb 05 vacation to Kolkata. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1024x768, 347 KB) Summary I have taken this snap myself during my Feb 05 vacation to Kolkata. ... Howrah (also spelled Haora) is an industrial city in West Bengal, India. ... ,   (IPA: [] Bengali: কলকাতা) (formerly, in English contexts,  ) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... A log bridge in the French Alps near Vallorcine. ... The Hooghly River (alternatively spelled Hoogli or Hugli) is a distributary of the Ganges River in India. ... West Bengal   (Bengali: পশ্চিমবঙ্গ, Poshchimbôŋgo) is a state in eastern India. ... Howrah (also spelled Haora) is an industrial city in West Bengal, India. ... ,   (IPA: [] Bengali: কলকাতা) (formerly, in English contexts,  ) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. ... (Bengali: , IPA: ) (7 May 1861 – 7 August 1941), also known by the sobriquet Gurudev, was a Bengali poet, Brahmo Samaj philosopher, visual artist, playwright, novelist, and composer whose works reshaped Bengali literature and music in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. ...

The bridge is one of three on the Hooghly River and is a famous symbol of Kolkata and West Bengal. This sentimental landmark and identity of Kolkata and West Bengal, apart from bearing of many stormy weather of the Bay of Bengal region, it successfully bears the weight of a daily traffic of approx 150,000 vehicles, 4,000,000 pedestrians and thousands of cattle. The Hooghly River (alternatively spelled Hoogli or Hugli) is a distributary of the Ganges River in India. ... ,   (IPA: [] Bengali: কলকাতা) (formerly, in English contexts,  ) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. ... West Bengal   (Bengali: পশ্চিমবঙ্গ, Poshchimbôŋgo) is a state in eastern India. ... ,   (IPA: [] Bengali: কলকাতা) (formerly, in English contexts,  ) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. ... West Bengal   (Bengali: পশ্চিমবঙ্গ, Poshchimbôŋgo) is a state in eastern India. ... Look up Bay of Bengal in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Nighttime traffic captured by a camera over several seconds. ...

History

The Old Howrah Bridge - The Floating Pontoon Bridge.

By 18th century AD, Calcutta and Howrah on the opposite banks of Hooghly River had grown up to be the most important economic and cultural centers of British India, and a need for bridging the Hooghly River arose. To address this challenge the famous Floating Pontoon Bridge was built in 1874 by Sir Bradford Leslie. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The Hooghly River (alternatively spelled Hoogli or Hugli) is a distributary of the Ganges River in India. ... British India (otherwise known as The British Raj) was a historical period during which most of the Indian subcontinent, or present-day India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Myanmar, were under the colonial authority of the British Empire (Undivided India). ... The Hooghly River (alternatively spelled Hoogli or Hugli) is a distributary of the Ganges River in India. ... Year 1874 (MDCCCLXXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link with display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...

The Floating Pontoon Bridge was built using timber on pontoon. The bridge was opened to let river traffic through. The bridge had hinged shore spans since Hooghly River is subjected to tides. During high tides these became very steep and bullock carts were not able to negotiate their way, which resulted in traffic jams. The floating bridge was also feared that it could affect river currents and cause silting problems. With time the bridge became too inadequate for the ever increasing traffic. A pontoon boat, like this small pleasure boat, typically floats and balances by means of two pontoons oriented in the direction of travel. ... Nighttime traffic captured by a camera over several seconds. ... The Hooghly River (alternatively spelled Hoogli or Hugli) is a distributary of the Ganges River in India. ... This article is about tides in the ocean. ... High Tide was a band that was formed in 1969 by Tony Hill (guitar, keyboards, and vocals), Simon House (violin and keyboards), Pete Pavli (bass) and Roger Hadden (drums). ... A pontoon bridge Pontoon bridges are floating bridges supported by floating pontoons with sufficient buoyancy to support the bridge and dynamic loads. ... A current is fluid flow, especially of water or air. ... Silt is soil or rock derived granular material of a specific grain size. ...

Due to all these reasons Government of Bengal in 1933 decided to replace the Floating Pontoon Bridge. The Floating Pontoon Bridge which was originally commissioned to service for 25 years, was decommissioned on February 1943, after its long service of 69 years.

Construction of the New Howrah Bridge was started on 1937. The Cantilever Era was prevailing at that time, and engineers felts that cantilever bridges were more rigid than suspension bridges. This bridge is one of the finest cantilever bridge in the world - left to Indian by the British engineers. 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... A suspension bridge is a type of bridge that has been created since ancient times as early as 100 AD. Simple suspension bridges, for use by pedestrians and livestock, are still constructed, based upon the ancient Inca rope bridge. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

View of Howrah Bridge (1945).

Considering various aspects like navigational, hydraulics, tidal conditions of the river and the projected traffic conditions, Rendel Palmer & Tritton came up with a design for a cantilever bridge of 1500 feet, with a 71 feet wide roadway and two 15 feet wide cantilever footways. Considering the quotation from various firms, the contract was awarded to Cleveland Bridge & Engineering Co. Ltd of Darlington, with a strong recommendation that they use Indian-made steel, which they agreed to do. Out of the total 26,500 tons of steel used, Tata Iron and Steel Company supplied 23,500 tons of steel and fabrication was done by Braithwaite, Burn and Jessop Co. at four different shops in Calcutta. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 591 pixelsFull resolution (957 × 707 pixel, file size: 189 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) A picture of the Howrah Bridge at Kolkata, India Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 591 pixelsFull resolution (957 × 707 pixel, file size: 189 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) A picture of the Howrah Bridge at Kolkata, India Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about a foot as a unit of length. ... This article is about a foot as a unit of length. ... This article is about a foot as a unit of length. ... Depending on the context, footpath may refer to Sidewalk, a paved walkway Trail, usually an unpaved path through wild areas Rights of way, In the United Kingdom paths which are public rights of way over privately owned land. ... View of Darlington including the town clock. ... Look up ton in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Look up ton in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Fabrication may refer to more than one thing: Fabrication (metal) Semiconductor device fabrication Lie Fiction Fable This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

The two huge monoliths which was sunk (on the first stage of construction) is still the biggest ever sunk monolith on land. It is told that while clearing the muck, all kinds of curious things was brought up, which included anchors, grappling irons, cannons, cannon balls, brass vessels, variety of coins. 40 Indian crane drivers were trained on the job and worked in three shifts of 8 hours each. The job of sinking the monoliths were carried out round-the-clock at a rate of a foot or more per day. A monolith is a geological or technological feature such as a mountain, consisting of a single massive stone or rock. ... A monolith is a geological or technological feature such as a mountain, consisting of a single massive stone or rock. ... Muck can refer to several different things: An Alternative Rock Band From Baltimore Muck(Band) A type of soil: Muck (soil) An island in Scotland: Muck, Scotland The kayak club of NUIM: MUCK, NUIM Kayak Club In gambling, a number of actions both legal and illegal: Muck (gambling) Other meanings... A stocked ships anchor. ... A small cannon on a carriage, Bucharest. ... Different types of cannon balls recovered from the Vasa, sunk in 1628 Round shot is a type of projectile fired from guns or cannons. ... For other uses, see Brass (disambiguation). ... This article is about monetary coins. ... The hour (symbol: h) is a unit of time. ...

One night, while grabbing out the muck to enable the monolith to move, the ground below it yielded and the entire mass plunged down two feet, shaking the ground. The impact of this shake was so intense that the seismograph at Khidirpore had registered as earthquake and a Hindu temple on the shore was destroyed; which was subsequently rebuilt. In spite of these challenging situations the monoliths were placed true to position. Muck can refer to several different things: An Alternative Rock Band From Baltimore Muck(Band) A type of soil: Muck (soil) An island in Scotland: Muck, Scotland The kayak club of NUIM: MUCK, NUIM Kayak Club In gambling, a number of actions both legal and illegal: Muck (gambling) Other meanings... Seismographs (in Greek seismos = earthquake and graphein = write) are used by seismologists to record seismic waves. ... An earthquake is the result from the sudden release of stored energy in the Earths crust that creates seismic waves. ... This article discusses the adherents of Hinduism. ... Temple of Hephaestus, an Doric Greek temple in Athens with the original entrance facing east, 449 BC (western face depicted) For other uses, see Temple (disambiguation). ...

To keep the water out at depth of 103 feet around the foundations so that construction can be done, around 500 people were employed on the compressed air operation. The air pressure maintained was about 40 lb per square inch. The work on the foundation was completed on November 1938. By the end of 1940 the erection of the cantilever arms was commenced and was completed in mid-summer of 1941. The two halves of the suspended span, each 282 feet long and weighing 2,000 tons, were built in December 1941. 16 hydraulic jacks, each of 800 ton capacity were pressed in to service for joining the two halves of the suspended span. The cantilevered beam (green) projects from its supports (blue), balanced by the structure (red block), which supports the load (red arrow). ... Look up ton in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Hydraulics is a branch of science and engineering concerned with the use of liquids to perform mechanical tasks. ... Look up Jack, jack in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

This bridge is the busiest in the world.

After completing the steel work of the deck and concreting of roadway. the New Howrah Bridge was finally opened to traffic on February 1943. The old Floating Pontoon Bridge was decommissioned. In May 1946, census of the daily traffic on the bridge was taken and it was found to be 27,400 vehicles, 121,100 pedestrians and 2,997 cattle. The rate of only vehicle traffic over the bridge was 20% more than that on the London Bridge, in the same period, which was till then the busiest bridge in the metropolis. The Howrah Bridge links Calcutta to Howrah, which is on the other side of River Hooghly. ... The Howrah Bridge links Calcutta to Howrah, which is on the other side of River Hooghly. ... Look up deck in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

The final cost of the bridge amounted to ₤2,500,000.

Description

The New Howrah Bridge was built between 1937 and 1943 and had a single 450 m span. It is technically a cantilever truss bridge, constructed entirely by riveting, without nuts or bolts. It is currently used as a road bridge, but previously had a tram route as well. The bridge also has sister bridges over the river at different points, namely the Vidyasagar Setu and the Vivekananda Setu. 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1943 calendar). ... The metre, or meter (symbol: m) is the SI base unit of length. ... The cantilevered beam (green) projects from its supports (blue), balanced by the structure (red block), which supports the load (red arrow). ... A rivetted buffer beam on a steam locomotive A rivet is a mechanical fastener consisting of a smooth cylindrical shaft with heads on either end, the second one formed in position. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Vidyasagar Setu (commonly known as the Second Howrah Bridge or Second Hooghly Bridge) is a bridge over the Hooghly River in West Bengal, India. ... Vivekananda Setu (also known as Bally Bridge) is a bridge over the Hoogli River in West Bengal, India. ...

View of Howrah Bridge under the Monsoon clouds.

Howrah Bridge is the gateway to Kolkata. Built on the Hooghly River, its original purpose was to facilitate military transportation between Kolkata and the industrial town of Howrah during World War II. It remains an cantilever bridge connecting the city to its main railway station, the Howrah Station, the one of the busiest railway stations of the world. Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Monsoon in the Vindhya mountain range, central India A monsoon is a heavy rainy season which lasts for several months and has lasting climatic effects. ... The Hooghly River (alternatively spelled Hoogli or Hugli) is a distributary of the Ganges River in India. ... Ronda, Spain Main street in Bastrop, Texas, a small town A town is a community of people ranging from a few hundred to several thousands, although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan areas. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Passengers bustle around the typical grand edifice of Londons Broad Street Station in 1865. ... Howrah Station Howrah Station is one of the two major train stations serving Howrah and Kolkata, India; the other is Sealdah Station, in Kolkata. ... Passengers bustle around the typical grand edifice of Londons Broad Street Station in 1865. ...

The bridge is 705 meters long and 97 feet wide. More than 26,500 MT of high-tensile steel went into this unique bridge supported by two piers, each nearly 90 meters above the road. An engineering marvel, it expands as much as a meter during a summer day. The eight-lane bridge carries a steady flow of approx 150,000 vehicles, 4,000,000 pedestrians and thousands of cattle every day. Its best view is from the middle of the river (but photography there is prohibited). The ferries running from below the Howrah Station another way to cross the river and view the bridge. A tonne or metric ton (symbol t), sometimes referred to as a metric tonne, is a measurement of mass equal to 1,000 kilograms. ... The steel cable of a colliery winding tower. ... This page may meet Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... The metre, or meter (symbol: m) is the SI base unit of length. ... Summer is a season of the year that is defined as beginning on June 21st, and ending in September in the Northern Hemisphere. ... Photography [fәtɑgrәfi:],[foʊtɑgrәfi:] is the process of recording pictures by means of capturing light on a light-sensitive medium, such as a film or sensor. ... The Pride of Burgundy, a P&O Ferries car ferry on the Dover-Calais route A ferry is a boat or a ship carrying passengers, and possibly their vehicles, on a relatively short-distance, regularly-scheduled service. ...

Howrah Bridge was also the title of a 1958 Bollywood film starring Madhubala, and Ashok Kumar. Howrah Bridge is a 1958 film directed by Shakti Samanta. ... Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bollywood (Hindi: , Urdu: ) is the informal name given to the popular Mumbai-based Hindi language film industry in India. ... Film is a term that encompasses individual motion pictures, the field of film as an art form, and the motion picture industry. ... Madhubala (Hindi: मधुबाला, Urdu: ) (February 14, 1933 – February 23, 1969) was a Bollywood actress considered by many to be one of the most beautiful actresses to have graced the screens of Indian cinema. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

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