Atal Setu, Jammu and Kashmir

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| carries = Dunera To Basohli Road
| crosses = [[Ravi River]]
| locale = [[Basholi]]
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| named_for = [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
| owner = Punjab And J&K State
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| design = McElhanney Consulting Services Ltd. (formerly Infinity Engineering Ltd.)
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[[File:Atal_setu.jpg|thumb|left|Atal Setu during construction]]
'''Atal Setu''' near [[Pathankot]] is a 592 mt long [[cable-stayed bridge]] on the [[Ravi River|Ravi river]] commissioned to nation on 24 December 2015 by former Defence Minister [[Manohar Parrikar|Manohar Parrikkar]]. The bridge is situated on [[Basholi]] ([[Kathua district|'''Kathua''']]) to Dunera(Pathankot) and built to improve connectivity among three states of India- [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]] and [[Himachal Pradesh]]. This bridge is first of its kind in North India and fourth of its kind in nation. '''The other such three bridges are in Mumbai([[Bandra–Worli Sea Link|Bandra-Worli sealink]]), Allahabad([[New Yamuna Bridge|Naini]]) and Kolkata([[Vidyasagar Setu|Hooglly]]'''

[[Indian Institute of Technology Delhi|IIT New Delhi]] approved the design of this bridge and the foundation stone was laid in May 2011 by UPA Chairperson [[Sonia Gandhi]]. The bridge was designed by Canadian consultant, McElhanney Consulting Services Ltd. (formerly Infinity Engineering Ltd.). The bridge is constructed by the [[Border Roads Organisation|Border Roads Organization]], IRCON, Infinity and SP Singla Constructions Pvt Limited. The bridge is named after former Prime Minister [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]], and dedicated to the nation one day before his birthday.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/jammu-kashmir/atal-setu-opens-to-improve-connectivity-with-hp-punjab/174885.html|title=Atal Setu opens, to improve connectivity with HP, Punjab|work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]]|accessdate=25 December 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.jagran.com/news/national-vajpayees-birthday-present-atal-setu-dedicated-to-country-13348934.html|title=Vajpayees birthday present atal setu dedicated to country (हिमाचल व पंजाब को जम्मू-कश्मीर के और भी करीब लाने वाला केबल ब्रिज गुरुवार को देश को समर्पित हो गया। रक्षामंत्री मनोहर पर्रिकर ने अटल सेतु का उद्घाटन किया।)|work=Jagran|language=Hindi|accessdate=25 December 2015}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Bridges in Punjab, India]]
[[Category:Transport in Pathankot]]
[[Category:Memorials to Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
[[Category:Cable-stayed bridges in India]]
[[Category:2015 establishments in Punjab, India]]
[[Category:Bridges completed in 2015]]

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