New Yamuna Bridge

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{{short description|Bridge of Uttar Pradesh, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}}
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|image= Naini Bridge @ Allahabad.jpg
|official_name=The New Yamuna Bridge
|carries= 4 lanes, pedestrians and bicycles
|location= [[Allahabad]], [[India]]
|design= [[Cable-stayed bridge]]
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|begin= 2000
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The '''New Yamuna Bridge''' is a [[cable-stayed bridge]] located in Prayagraj [[Allahabad|(Allahabad]]).<ref name="google">{{cite book|title=International Conference on Suspension, Cable Supported, and Cable Stayed Bridges: November 19-21, 1999, Hyderabad|author1=Dayaratnam, P.|author2=Indian Institution of Bridge Engineers|date=2000|publisher=Universities Press (India) Limited|isbn=9788173712715|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pb67nkDk4FMC&pg=PA204|page=204|accessdate=24 June 2015}}</ref><ref name="rediff">{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/business/slide-show/slide-show-1-indias-15-most-amazing-bridges/20110623.htm#10|title=India's 15 most amazing bridges - Rediff.com Business|work=rediff.com|accessdate=24 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Miyazaki |first=Keishi |date=November 2006 |title=Construction of a Bridge over River Yamuna at Allahabad/Naini |url=http://www.jica.go.jp/english/our_work/evaluation/oda_loan/post/2007/pdf/project30_full.pdf |access-date=2021-10-12 |website=jica.go.jp}}</ref> The bridge was constructed by the end of 2004 with the aim of minimizing the traffic over the [[Old Naini Bridge]].<ref name="maurer-soehne.com">{{Cite web |date=July 2021 |title=MAURER AG - Home - |url=http://www.maurer-soehne.com/files/bauwerkschutzsysteme/pdf/en/projectinfo/Allahabad_Naini_Bridge_India.pdf |website=maurer-soehne.com}}</ref> The bridge runs North-South across the [[Yamuna river]] connecting the city of Prayagraj to it's neighborhood of [[Naini]]. The construction was consulted by [[COWI A/S]], a [[Denmark|Danish]] consulting company. Main construction was done by [[Hyundai Group|Hyundai]] and was successfully completed in 2004.<ref name="maurer-soehne.com" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Bridge engineering - Major bridges |url=http://www.cowi.com/menu/service/BridgeTunnelandMarineStructures/Documents/021-1700-008e-07b_MajorBridges.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304090938/http://www.cowi.com/menu/service/BridgeTunnelandMarineStructures/Documents/021-1700-008e-07b_MajorBridges.pdf |archive-date=2016-03-04 |access-date=2021-10-12 |website=web.archive.org}}</ref>

==Gallery==
[[File:On the banks of New Yamuna bridge, Allahabad.jpg|thumb|New Yamuna Bridge at dusk]]

==Bridge Specifications==

The total length of the bridge is 1,510 m with a longest span of 260 m which is supported by a cable which stays in a concrete anchor bridges.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Dayaratnam |first=P. |url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=pb67nkDk4FMC |title=International Conference on Suspension, Cable Supported, and Cable Stayed Bridges: November 19-21, 1999, Hyderabad |last2=Indian Institution of Bridge Engineers |publisher=Universities Press (India) Limited |year=2000 |isbn=978-81-7371-271-5 |page=204-205 |access-date=2021-10-12}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of tourist attractions in Allahabad]]
* [[List of largest cable-stayed bridges|List of largest cable-stayed bridges in the World]]
* [[List of longest bridges above water in India]]
* [[List of bridges in India]]
* [[List of bridges]]
* [[Old Naini Bridge]]

==References==
{{commons category|New Yamuna Bridge, Allahabad}}
{{Reflist}}

{{Allahabad landmarks}}

[[Category:Buildings and structures in Allahabad]]
[[Category:Bridges in Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Cable-stayed bridges in India]]
[[Category:Transport in Allahabad]]
[[Category:Bridges over Yamuna River]]

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