Dhola–Sadiya Bridge
Dhola–Sadiya Bridge | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 27°47′55″N 95°40′34″E / 27.79861°N 95.67611°E |
| Carries | Motor vehicles |
| Crosses | Lohit River |
| Locale | Dhola–Sadiya, Assam, India |
| Official name | Bhupen Hazarika Setu |
| Maintained by | Ministry of Road Transport and Highways |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Beam bridge |
| Total length | 9.15 km (5.69 mi) |
| Width | 12.9 m (42 ft) |
| Longest span | 50 m (160 ft) |
| No. of spans | 183 |
| History | |
| Constructed by | Navayuga Engineering |
| Construction start | November 2011 |
| Construction end | 10 March 2017 |
| Opened | 26 May 2017 |
| Location | |
The Dhola-Sadiya Bridge, officially known as Bhupen Hazarika Bridge, is a beam bridge connecting the villages of Dhola and Sadiya in Tinsukia district of the Indian state of Assam. The bridge spans the Lohit River, a major tributary of the Brahmaputra, and provides access to Arunachal Pradesh, whose border lies a short distance from Sadiya. The bridge facilitates the first permanent road connection between the northern Assam and eastern Arunachal Pradesh. At 9.15 km (5.69 mi) in length, it is the second longest bridge in India over water.
With the bridge located close to the India-China border, the bridge is designed to facilitate the movement of Indian Armed Forces to the border state of Arunachal Pradesh. As China has disputed India's claim to Arunachal Pradesh, the bridge an important tactical asset in the ongoing dispute. The bridge has been designed to handle the weight of 60-tonne (130,000-pound) main battle tanks of the Indian Army.