Vidyasagar Setu (Second Hooghly bridge)
Official name	Vidyasagar Setu
Carries	6 general purpose lanes
Crosses	Hooghly River
Locale	Kolkata,India
Maintained by	Hooghly River Bridge Commissioners
Design	Cable-stayed bridge
Longest span	457.20 m (2,920 ft)
Total length	2 x 182.88 m
Width	35.00 m
Vertical clearance	127.62 m
Clearance below	26 m
Opening date	October, 1992

Vidyasagar Setu (commonly known as the Second Howrah Bridge or Second Hooghly Bridge) is a bridge over the Hooghly River in West Bengal, India. It links the city of Howrah to its twin city of Kolkata. The bridge is a toll bridge for vehicles. Image File history File links VidyasagarSetu. ... The Hooghly River (alternatively spelled Hoogli or Hugli) is a distributary of the Ganges River in India. ... Kolkata (Bangla: কলকাতা, Hindi: कोलकाता), formerly known as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal and was capital of British India until 1912. ... A cable-stayed bridge is a bridge that consists of one or more pillars, with cables supporting the roadbed. ... Look up October in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... A log bridge A bridge is a structure built to span a gorge, valley, road, railroad track, river, body of water, or any other physical obstacle. ... The Hooghly River (alternatively spelled Hoogli or Hugli) is a distributary of the Ganges River in India. ... West Bengal (পশ্চিম বঙ্গ, Poshchim Bôngo) is a state in the eastern region of India. ... Howrah (also spelled Haora) is an industrial city in West Bengal, India. ... Kolkata (Bangla: কলকাতা, Hindi: कोलकाता), formerly known as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal and was capital of British India until 1912. ... Paying toll on passing a bridge. ...

The bridge is named for the great son of Bengal Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar. Indian postal stamp on Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar (Bangla: ঈশ্বর চন্দ্র বিদ্যাসাগর) (1820-1891) was a polymath. ...

The bridge also has sister bridges over the river at different points, namely the Howrah Bridge (Rabindra Setu) and the Vivekananda Setu. Howrah Bridge, also known as the Rabindra Setu, is a bridge over the Hoogli River in West Bengal, India. ... Vivekananda Setu (also known as Bally Bridge) is a bridge over the Hoogli River in West Bengal, India. ...

It is a cable-stayed bridge, with a main span of a little over 457 metres, and a deck 35 metres wide. Construction started in 1978 and the bridge was finally inaguarated in October, 1992. The commissioning agency was the Hooghly River Bridge Commission (HRBC) and the contractors for the construction was the consortium of Braithwaite, Burn and Jessop also called BBJ. A cable-stayed bridge is a bridge that consists of one or more pillars, with cables supporting the roadbed. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... Look up October in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Generally i associate the word burn with OUCH!!! The Fire bit me! burn baby burn The word burn has many meanings: Look up burn in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

External links

• Information on structurae.de
• Bridges of Calcutta
• Bengalweb site on Vidyasagar Setu