Nivedita Setu
Nivedita Setu নিবেদিতা সেতু | |
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Nivedita Setu, with Vivekananda Setu behind, from the Hooghly River | |
| Coordinates | 22°39′08″N 88°21′12″E / 22.652286°N 88.353258°E |
| Carries | Belghoria Expressway, which is a part of NH-12, roadway only |
| Crosses | Hooghly River |
| Locale | Dakshineswar, Kolkata metropolitan region, India |
| Named for | Sister Nivedita |
| Owner | National Highways Authority of India |
| Maintained by | Second Vivekananda Bridge Tollway Company Pvt. Ltd |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Multi-span Extradosed bridge |
| Total length | 880 metres (2,890 ft) |
| Width | 29 metres (95 ft) |
| No. of spans | 7 |
| Piers in water | 6 |
| No. of lanes | 6 |
| History | |
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| Constructed by | Larsen & Toubro |
| Construction start | April 2004 |
| Construction cost | ₹650 crore (equivalent to ₹23 billion or US$270 million in 2023) |
| Opened | July 2007 |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | ~45,000 Vehicles |
| Toll | Yes, Tolled by SVBTC Ltd. |
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Nivedita Setu is a multi-span extradosed bridge spanning the Hooghly River, connecting Bally, Howrah with Dakshineswar, Kolkata. It runs parallel to and about 50m downstream of the old Vivekananda Setu, opened in 1932. The bridge is named after Sister Nivedita, the social worker-disciple of Swami Vivekananda. The bridge is one of only five roadway bridges crossing the Hooghly River within the Kolkata metropolitan region. Belghoria Expressway which connects the meeting point of NH-16 with NH-19 at Dankuni to NH 12, Kalyani Expressway, Kolkata Airport and northern parts of Kolkata passes over the bridge. The bridge is designed to carry 48,000 vehicles per day.