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	'''Nivedita Setu''' (also called Second Vivekananda Setu) is a multi-span [[extradosed bridge]] completed 2007 over [[Hooghly River]] connecting [[Howrah]] with [[Kolkata]], in [[West Bengal]]. It runs parallel to and about 50 m downstream of the old [[Vivekananda Setu]] opened in 1932. The bridge is named after Sister Nivedita, the social worker-disciple of Swami Vivekananda. [[Belghoria Expressway]] that connects the meeting point of [[National Highway 16 (India)\|NH 16]] with [[National Highway 19 (India)\|NH 19]] at [[Dankuni]] to [[National Highway 12 (India)\|NH 12]], [[National Highway 112 (India)\|NH 112]], [[Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport\|Dumdum/Kolkata Airport]] and northern parts of [[Kolkata]] passes over the bridge. The bridge is designed to carry 48,000 vehicles per day.<ref name=toll>{{cite web\| url =http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/second-ganga-bridge-running-below-capacity/327995/ \|title = Second Ganga bridge running below capacity \| publisher= Business Standard, 7 July 2008\|access-date = 2011-07-06 }}</ref><ref name=famous>{{cite web \|url = http://www.indiastravelnews.com/2010/11/11/famous-bridges-of-india-nivedita-setu.html \|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150924034411/http://www.indiastravelnews.com/2010/11/11/famous-bridges-of-india-nivedita-setu.html \|url-status = dead \|archive-date = 2015-09-24 \|title = Famous Bridges of India – Nivedita Setu \|publisher = India Travel News \|access-date = 2011-07-06 }}</ref>		'''Nivedita Setu''' (also called Second Vivekananda Setu) is a multi-span [[extradosed bridge]] completed 2007 over [[Hooghly River]] connecting [[Howrah]] with [[Kolkata]], in [[West Bengal]]. It runs parallel to and about 50 m downstream of the old [[Vivekananda Setu]] opened in 1932. The bridge is named after [[Sister Nivedita]], the social worker-disciple of Swami Vivekananda. [[Belghoria Expressway]] that connects the meeting point of [[National Highway 16 (India)\|NH 16]] with [[National Highway 19 (India)\|NH 19]] at [[Dankuni]] to [[National Highway 12 (India)\|NH 12]], [[National Highway 112 (India)\|NH 112]], [[Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport\|Dumdum/Kolkata Airport]] and northern parts of [[Kolkata]] passes over the bridge. The bridge is designed to carry 48,000 vehicles per day.<ref name=toll>{{cite web\| url =http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/second-ganga-bridge-running-below-capacity/327995/ \|title = Second Ganga bridge running below capacity \| publisher= Business Standard, 7 July 2008\|access-date = 2011-07-06 }}</ref><ref name=famous>{{cite web \|url = http://www.indiastravelnews.com/2010/11/11/famous-bridges-of-india-nivedita-setu.html \|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150924034411/http://www.indiastravelnews.com/2010/11/11/famous-bridges-of-india-nivedita-setu.html \|url-status = dead \|archive-date = 2015-09-24 \|title = Famous Bridges of India – Nivedita Setu \|publisher = India Travel News \|access-date = 2011-07-06 }}</ref>

	== Design ==		== Design ==

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'''Nivedita Setu''' (also called Second Vivekananda Setu) is a multi-span [[extradosed bridge]] completed 2007 over [[Hooghly River]] connecting [[Howrah]] with [[Kolkata]], in [[West Bengal]]. It runs parallel to and about 50 m downstream of the old [[Vivekananda Setu]] opened in 1932. The bridge is named after Sister Nivedita, the social worker-disciple of Swami Vivekananda. [[Belghoria Expressway]] that connects the meeting point of [[National Highway 16 (India)|NH 16]] with [[National Highway 19 (India)|NH 19]] at [[Dankuni]] to [[National Highway 12 (India)|NH 12]], [[National Highway 112 (India)|NH 112]], [[Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport|Dumdum/Kolkata Airport]] and northern parts of [[Kolkata]] passes over the bridge. The bridge is designed to carry 48,000 vehicles per day.<ref name=toll>{{cite web| url =http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/second-ganga-bridge-running-below-capacity/327995/ |title = Second Ganga bridge running below capacity | publisher= Business Standard, 7 July 2008|access-date = 2011-07-06 }}</ref><ref name=famous>{{cite web |url = http://www.indiastravelnews.com/2010/11/11/famous-bridges-of-india-nivedita-setu.html |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150924034411/http://www.indiastravelnews.com/2010/11/11/famous-bridges-of-india-nivedita-setu.html |url-status = dead |archive-date = 2015-09-24 |title = Famous Bridges of India – Nivedita Setu |publisher = India Travel News |access-date = 2011-07-06 }}</ref>

== Design ==
[[File:Nivedita setu and Vivekananda setu.jpg|thumb|Twin bridges: 2007 Nivedita Setu (left) and 1932 [[Vivekananda Setu]] (right), from the Hooghly River]]
The 1932 [[Vivekananda Setu]] had become weak as a result of ageing and with heavy traffic even repairs became difficult. There was need for a second bridge.<ref name=famous/>

The main challenge was to design and construct a new bridge that did not mar the view of the old [[Vivekananda Setu]], did not dwarf the historically important [[Dakshineswar Kali Temple]] which is located well within visible distance, and carry substantially higher levels of fast traffic for around half a century.<ref name=tarak>{{cite web| url = http://tarakbanerjee.blogspot.com/2007/07/second-vivekananda-bridge-is.html|title = Second Vivekananda Bridge is a technological wonder| publisher= Tarak Banerjee |access-date = 2011-07-06 }}</ref>


The bridge rests on deep-well foundations going down to the river bed level. It carries six lanes for high speed traffic. The carriageway is supported by 254 pre-stressed concrete girders. Cables from 14m high pylons extend additional support.<ref name=tarak/>

Nivedita Setu is the first bridge in the country that is a single profile cable-stayed bridge. By design, the height of the columns are lower than the tip of the Dakshineswar temple.<ref name=tarak/>

==Construction==
This bridge is estimated to cost approximately Rs. 6,50 [[crore]]. The construction of the bridge started in April 2004, by the construction giant [[Larsen and Toubro]] and was opened to traffic in a record time in July 2007.

The bridge is the India's first multi-span, single-plane cable-supported extradosed bridge; with short pylons and seven continuous spans of 110 m, totaling a length of 880 m (2,887 feet). It is 29 m wide and supports 6 lanes of traffic.<ref name=famous/><ref name=tarak/>

==Award==
Nivedita Setu has won an Award of Excellence from the American Segmental Bridge Institute, USA.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.thehindubusinessline.in/2008/07/31/stories/2008073151722303.htm| title = Nivedita Setu bags award| publisher = The Hindu Business Line, 31 July 2008| access-date = 2011-07-06| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120922082853/http://www.thehindubusinessline.in/2008/07/31/stories/2008073151722303.htm| archive-date = 22 September 2012| url-status = dead}}</ref>

==Toll==
As of 2020, the toll charges for using Nivedita Setu are:
* ₹ 50— [[light]] [[passenger]] [[vehicles]]
* ₹ 65 — [[buses]]
* ₹ 99–₹ 183 — [[trucks]] and [[multi-axle vehicles]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110704/jsp/calcutta/story_14193423.jsp|title = The City Diary | publisher= The Telegraph, 4 July 2011 |access-date = 2011-07-06 }}</ref>

==See also==
*[[List of longest bridges in the world]]
*[[List of longest bridges above water in India]]

==References==
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==External links==
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*[https://www.flickr.com/photos/85296574@N00/2716236677/ Image of bridge]
*[https://www.flickr.com/photos/85296574@N00/743910239/ Another image of bridge]

{{Kolkata topics}}
{{Sister Nivedita}}
{{Hooghly topics}}
{{North 24 Parganas topics}}

[[Category:Extradosed bridges in India]]
[[Category:Toll bridges in India]]
[[Category:Bridges in Kolkata]]
[[Category:Bridges over the Ganges]]
[[Category:Sister Nivedita]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Howrah district]]
[[Category:Transport in Howrah]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Howrah]]
[[Category:2007 establishments in West Bengal]]
[[Category:Bridges completed in 2007]]

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