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|bridge_name = Hanging Bridge at Chekaguda, Rayagada
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|caption =Hanging (Jhula) Bridge at Chekaguda, Rayagada
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|carries = pedestrians, bicycles, motorbikes
|crosses = [[Nagavali River]]
|locale = Chekaguda village, [[Rayagada]], [[Odisha]], {{flag|India}}
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|designer = Girish Bhardwaj
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|builder = Bharat Grama Sethu Pratisthan
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|begin = Nov 2011
|complete = Mar 2012
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|cost = {{INRConvert|15|m}}<ref>{{cite web|author1=Arabinda K Padhee|title=Tour Diary of IAS Director|url=http://odishapanchayat.gov.in/SCHEMES/SCHEMES_2012/Miscellaneous/523.pdf|website=odishapanchayat.gov.in/|publisher=Government of Odisha|date=3 Jan 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150724163702/http://odishapanchayat.gov.in/SCHEMES/SCHEMES_2012/Miscellaneous/523.pdf|archivedate=2015-07-24}}</ref>
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'''Hanging Bridge at Chekaguda''' is [[Odisha]]'s second [[simple suspension bridge|hanging bridge]]<ref>[http://www.oddistricts.nic.in/district_profile/travel_and_tourism/tp_details.php?id=140 "District Portal of Rayagada district"]</ref> near [[Rayagada]] in [[Orissa, India]] over the [[Nagavali River]]. The bridge links the town of Rayagada to the villages of Mariguda, Chakaguda etc. The bridge is mainly a medium of communication as well as a tourist attraction.<ref>[http://www.newodisha.in/tourist-spots-rayagada-district "Newodisha"]</ref> The bridge is open all the year round (subject to weather) and people may cross it without a fee.

==History==
Designed by Karnataka-based 'Bharat Grama Sethu Pratisthana' Chief Girish Bhardwaj, the project was entrusted to Odisha Police Housing Corporation<ref>[http://ophwc.nic.in "ÖPHWC"]</ref><ref>[https://archive.today/20141217173304/http://2.imimg.com/data2/LR/CI/HTT-342/342_2011-05-21_1305970128.jpg "2.imimg"] Tender Notice</ref> by the District Administration. The estimated cost of the bridge is 1.5 Crores under the Integrated Action Plan (IAP) for the Maoist-prone areas. Villagers of eight Panchayats had been making a detour via Kolnara, 25 km from the area to reach the nearby town Rayagada.<ref>[http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/article341203.ece "Newindianexpress"]</ref><ref>[http://koraputonline.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=670:a-bridge-connecting-the-unreached-in-rayagada-district-&catid=38:noble-work&Itemid=56 "Koraputonline"]</ref><ref>[http://www.indiablooms.com/VideoDetails/2012/videoDetails150312x.php "Indiablooms"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141231031036/http://www.indiablooms.com/VideoDetails/2012/videoDetails150312x.php |date=2014-12-31 }}</ref> Three years back the villagers, with the help of SHG made a bamboo bridge to solve the problem of communication. They would now need to travel just 5 km  to reach Rayagada.<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-otherstates/at-last-interior-areas-get-connectivity/article2976353.ece "thehindu"]</ref>

==Features==
It spans {{convert|151|m|ft}} and is {{convert|30.48|m|ft}} above the rocks below.<ref>[http://www.orissadiary.com/CurrentNews.asp?id=32398 "Odishadiary"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131010234526/http://orissadiary.com/CurrentNews.asp?id=32398 |date=2013-10-10 }} Odisha's second suspension bridge</ref><ref>[https://archive.today/20141213065623/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/suspension-bridge-their-shortest-route/236580-60-117.html "IBNLIVE"]</ref> The area is attractive with natural beauty. The only other bridge is at [[Dhabaleswar]]. There is no precedent of this kind of a bridge being constructed by the District Administration in Orissa.<ref>[http://eodisha.org/hanging-bridge-chekaguda-rayagada-odisha-hanging-bridge-tourist-place "eodisha"]</ref> The project was taken up in December 2011 and the skilled workers worked overtime to complete it in a record time of just 3 months.

==Geography==
Getting to the place is not difficult. Nearest airport is at [[Visakhapatnam]] (Andhra Pradesh). It is located at Lat 19° 10′ 02″ N and Lon. 83° 25′ 58″ E.

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.oddistricts.nic.in/district_home.php "Official site of Rayagada district"]
* [http://www.nuaodisha.com/Odisha-Tourism/Tourist-Places-In-Rayagda.htm "NUAODISHA"]

[[Category:Bridges completed in 2012]]
[[Category:Simple suspension bridges]]

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