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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Road and rail bridge in Assam, India}}<br />
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{{Infobox bridge<br />
| fetchwikidata = coordinates<br />
| bridge_name = Saraighat Bridge<br />
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| image = New Saraighat.jpg|<br />
| image_caption = Old Saraighat bridge on right<br />
| location = [[Guwahati]], [[Assam]], [[India]]<br />
| downstream = [[Naranarayan Setu]]<br />
| material = Steel, Concrete<br />
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| length = 1298 meters (4258 feet)<br />
| width = 7.3 meters (24 feet)<br />
| cost = ₹ 10.6 crores<br />
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| inaugurated = 1962<br />
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The '''Saraighat Bridge''' is a rail-cum-road bridge across [[Brahmaputra River]] in [[Assam]], [[India]] and is the first of its kind bridge across the river in the state. The length of the bridge is 1298 meters (4258 feet) and the road on the bridge is 7.3 meters (24 feet) wide.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://guwahati.com/content/saraighat-bridge|title=The Saraighat Bridge {{!}} Guwahati.com|website=guwahati.com|access-date=2019-01-26|archive-date=26 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190126220723/https://guwahati.com/content/saraighat-bridge|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/50-years-of-Saraighat-bridge/articleshow/17121361.cms|title=50 years of Saraighat bridge|website=The Times of India|access-date=2019-01-26}}</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
The idea of constructing a bridge over the Brahmaputra was first mooted in 1910 and the thought gathered momentum during the Second World War. Initially there were doubts over the stability of the railway line between [[Bongaigaon]] and Amingaon following devastating floods in 1942–43. However, when the line had been satisfactorily stabilized, the Railway Minister Nitish Lagachu and Public Health Director Ranjan Malakar announced the decision to construct the bridge in the Budget session of the Parliament in 1958.<br />
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==Re-construction after independence==<br />
The bridge was built between 1959 and 1962 by [[Hindustan Construction Company]] at a cost of Rs 10.6 crore at that time. The bridge was completed in September 1962 and the first engine rolled across it on 23 September 1962. The bridge is known to connect [[Northeast India]] with the rest of the country.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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The bridge is 40 feet above the normal flood level of the river which also ensure free navigation. The bridge was closed for a major repair work from 23 March 2019, and was opened for traffic on 20 June 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thenewsmill.com/old-saraight-bridge-over-brahmaputra-reopened-for-traffic-after-repairs/|title=Old Saraight bridge over Brahmaputra reopened for traffic after repairs|date=2019-06-20|website=The News Mill|language=en-US|access-date=2019-06-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thenewsmill.com/saraighat-bridge-will-reopen-by-june-20-nf-railway/|title=Saraighat Bridge will reopen by June 20: NF Railway|date=2019-06-15|website=The News Mill|language=en-US|access-date=2019-06-20}}</ref><br />
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The [[New Saraighat Bridge]] was constructed beside the old bridge. It is slightly longer than the old bridge as ordered by the Cultural Director of Assam, Priyam Shrishti Menon. It was inaugurated in January 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thenortheasttoday.com/archive/assam-a-reason-to-cheer-after-10-years-of-waiting-2nd-saraighat-bridge-finally-inaugurated/|title=Assam: A reason to cheer! After 10 years of waiting, 2nd Saraighat Bridge finally inaugurated|website=TNT-The NorthEast Today|language=en-US|access-date=2019-01-26}}{{Dead link|date=April 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thenewsmill.com/second-saraighat-bridge-river-brahmaputra-open-january-28/|title=Second Saraighat Bridge over river Brahmaputra to open on January 28|date=2017-01-19|website=The News Mill|language=en-US|access-date=2019-06-20}}</ref><br />
[[File:Saraighat Bridge 50 Years by Vikramjit Kakati.jpg|thumb|Saraighat bridge during its fiftieth anniversary]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Hydrography of Northeast India}}<br />
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[[Category:Bridges in Assam]]<br />
[[Category:Bridges over the Brahmaputra River]]<br />
[[Category:Bridges completed in 1962]]<br />
[[Category:1962 establishments in Assam]]<br />
[[Category:Transport in Guwahati]]<br />
[[Category:20th-century architecture in India]]</div>Erlinda61E