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{{short description|Bridge of West Bengal over the Ganges}} | |||
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}} | {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}} | ||
{{Infobox bridge | {{Infobox bridge | ||
| name = Ishwar Gupta Setu | | name = Ishwar Gupta Setu | ||
| native_name = [[Kalyani, West Bengal|Kalyani]]-[[Bansberia]] Bridge | | native_name = [[Kalyani, West Bengal|Kalyani]]-[[Bansberia]] Bridge | ||
| native_name_lang = | | native_name_lang = | ||
| image = | | image = Ishwar Gupta Setu over the Hooghly River 02.jpg | ||
| image_upright = | | image_upright = | ||
| alt = | | alt = | ||
| caption = | | caption = Ishwar Gupta Setu in 2022 | ||
| coordinates = {{coord|22|58|2|N|88|24|27|E|display=inline,title}} | | coordinates = {{coord|22|58|2|N|88|24|27|E|display=inline,title}} | ||
| os_grid_reference = | | os_grid_reference = | ||
| carries = Motor vehicles, pedestrians and bicycles | | carries = Motor vehicles, pedestrians and bicycles | ||
| crosses = [[Hooghly River]] | | crosses = [[Hooghly River]] | ||
| locale = [[Bansberia]], [[Hooghly district|Hooghly]], [[West Bengal]], India | | locale = [[Bansberia]], [[Hooghly district|Hooghly]], Kolkata Metropolitan Area, [[West Bengal]], India | ||
| official_name = First Iswar Gupta Setu | | official_name = First Iswar Gupta Setu | ||
| other_name = Kalyani Bridge | | other_name = Kalyani Bridge | ||
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| preceded = | | preceded = | ||
| followed = | | followed = | ||
| design = | | design = Beam Bridge | ||
| material = Concrete | | material = Pre-Stressed Concrete | ||
| material1 = | | material1 = | ||
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'''Ishwar Gupta Setu''' is a {{Convert|1056.25|m|ft|abbr=on}} long | '''Ishwar Gupta Setu''' ({{Langx|bn|ঈশ্বর গুপ্ত সেতু}}) is a {{Convert|1056.25|m|ft|abbr=on}} long road bridge that crosses the [[Hooghly River]] in [[Bansberia]], [[Hooghly district|Hooghly]] and [[Kalyani, West Bengal|Kalyani]], [[Nadia district|Nadia]] in [[West Bengal]], India. The [[Kalyani Expressway]] crosses the bridge, connecting [[National Highway (India)|National Highway 12]] with [[National Highway (India)|National Highway 19]]. It is named after the 19th‑century Bengali poet [[Ishwar Chandra Gupta]]. The original bridge is a Beam bridge, [[Prestressed concrete|pre‑stressed concrete]] structure carrying a four‑lane, 10.5 m‑wide roadway over a 676 m span of the Hooghly River. Due to increased demand, a second parallel six‑lane [[Cable-stayed bridge|extradosed cable‑stayed bridge]] with seven spans totaling 714 m and a 35 m‑wide deck is now under construction to enhance capacity and resilience. | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
The Ishwar Gupta Setu was named after famous poet [[Ishwar Chandra Gupta]]. This | The Ishwar Gupta Setu was named after the famous poet [[Ishwar Chandra Gupta]]. This bridge was commissioned in 1978 and was built between 1981 and 1989 to reduce the traffic of Hooghly and Nadia district. On 6 October 1989, [[Jyoti Basu]], the former [[List of chief ministers of West Bengal|Chief Minister of West Bengal]], inaugurated the bridge in Kalyani.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Network|first=N. F. N.|title=Ishwar Gupta Bridge Closed Again After Fresh Cracks|url=https://newsfromnadia.in/ishwar-gupta-bridge-closed-fresh-cracks-detected/|access-date=2020-09-03|website=News from Nadia|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=36 years on, price of strike catches up|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/36-years-on-price-of-strike-catches-up/cid/1458213|access-date=2020-09-03|website=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref> Due to damage to the existing bridge, a [[Second Ishwar Gupta Setu|new Ishwar Gupta Setu]] is currently under construction by the [[West Bengal Highway Development Corporation]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Network|first=N. F. N.|title=New Ishwar Gupta Bridge To Add Beauty To 21Km Long Mogra-Barojaguli Flyover|url=https://newsfromnadia.in/new-ishwar-gupta-bridge-to-add-beauty-to-21km-long-mogra-barojaguli-flyover/|access-date=2020-09-03|website=News from Nadia|language=en-US}}</ref> | ||
== Structure and Specifications == | |||
The Ishwar Gupta Setu is a Beam Bridge, [[Prestressed concrete|pre‑stressed concrete]] road bridge commissioned by the West Bengal Public Works Department and opened in 1989. Its main structure carries a four‑lane carriageway 10.5 m wide over the Hooghly River on a total bridge‑proper length of 676 m.<ref>{{Cite web |title=PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, WEST BENGAL |url=https://pwd.wb.gov.in/bridges |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250114070420/https://pwd.wb.gov.in/bridges |archive-date=2025-01-14 |access-date=2025-07-05 |website=pwd.wb.gov.in |language=en}}</ref> | |||
A parallel, extradosed cable‑stayed bridge, '''Second Ishwar Gupta Setu''' is under construction immediately adjacent, designed by [[COWI A/S|COWI]] in collaboration with [[Rail India Technical and Economic Service|RITES]] and built by [[Larsen & Toubro]]. It will be six-lane with a span 714 m in seven spans (including a 120 m main span), carry a 35 m‑wide deck for six traffic lanes, and feature inclined extradosed pylons and stays to reduce deck thickness and enhance aesthetic slenderness.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Min inspects progress work of Kalyani Expressway extension & Ishwar Gupta Setu |url=https://www.millenniumpost.in/bengal/min-inspects-progress-work-of-kalyani-expressway-extension-ishwar-gupta-setu-544188 |date=13 December 2023 |access-date=2025-07-05 |website=www.millenniumpost.in |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.millenniumpost.in/kolkata/construction-of-iswar-gupta-setu-to-commence-soon-289166|title=Construction of Iswar Gupta Setu to commence soon|last=Millennium-Post|website=www.millenniumpost.in|access-date=2019-02-15}}</ref> | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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Ishwar Gupta Setu, Road bridge on Hooghly River 05.jpg | Ishwar Gupta Setu, Road bridge on Hooghly River 05.jpg | ||
Ishwar Gupta Setu, Road bridge on Hooghly River 09.jpg | Ishwar Gupta Setu, Road bridge on Hooghly River 09.jpg | ||
Ishwar Gupta Setu over the Hooghly River 07.jpg | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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[[Category:Buildings and structures in Hooghly district]] | [[Category:Buildings and structures in Hooghly district]] | ||
[[Category:Bridges completed in 1989]] | [[Category:Bridges completed in 1989]] | ||
[[Category:20th-century architecture in India]] | |||
Latest revision as of 22:16, 9 September 2025
Ishwar Gupta Setu | |
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 Ishwar Gupta Setu in 2022 | |
| Coordinates | 22°58′2″N 88°24′27″E / 22.96722°N 88.40750°E |
| OS grid reference | Template:Gbmappingsmall |
| Carries | Motor vehicles, pedestrians and bicycles |
| Crosses | Hooghly River |
| Locale | Bansberia, Hooghly, Kolkata Metropolitan Area, West Bengal, India |
| Official name | First Iswar Gupta Setu |
| Other name(s) | Kalyani Bridge |
| Named for | Ishwar Chandra Gupta |
| Owner | PWD |
| Maintained by | PWD (Roads) Pipulpati, Hooghly Division-II |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Beam Bridge |
| Material | Pre-Stressed Concrete |
| Total length | 1,056.25 m (3,465.4 ft) |
| History | |
| Opened | 1989 |
| Location | |
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Ishwar Gupta Setu (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.) is a 1,056.25 m (3,465.4 ft) long road bridge that crosses the Hooghly River in Bansberia, Hooghly and Kalyani, Nadia in West Bengal, India. The Kalyani Expressway crosses the bridge, connecting National Highway 12 with National Highway 19. It is named after the 19th‑century Bengali poet Ishwar Chandra Gupta. The original bridge is a Beam bridge, pre‑stressed concrete structure carrying a four‑lane, 10.5 m‑wide roadway over a 676 m span of the Hooghly River. Due to increased demand, a second parallel six‑lane extradosed cable‑stayed bridge with seven spans totaling 714 m and a 35 m‑wide deck is now under construction to enhance capacity and resilience.
History[edit | edit source]
The Ishwar Gupta Setu was named after the famous poet Ishwar Chandra Gupta. This bridge was commissioned in 1978 and was built between 1981 and 1989 to reduce the traffic of Hooghly and Nadia district. On 6 October 1989, Jyoti Basu, the former Chief Minister of West Bengal, inaugurated the bridge in Kalyani.[1][2] Due to damage to the existing bridge, a new Ishwar Gupta Setu is currently under construction by the West Bengal Highway Development Corporation.[3]
Structure and Specifications[edit | edit source]
The Ishwar Gupta Setu is a Beam Bridge, pre‑stressed concrete road bridge commissioned by the West Bengal Public Works Department and opened in 1989. Its main structure carries a four‑lane carriageway 10.5 m wide over the Hooghly River on a total bridge‑proper length of 676 m.[4]
A parallel, extradosed cable‑stayed bridge, Second Ishwar Gupta Setu is under construction immediately adjacent, designed by COWI in collaboration with RITES and built by Larsen & Toubro. It will be six-lane with a span 714 m in seven spans (including a 120 m main span), carry a 35 m‑wide deck for six traffic lanes, and feature inclined extradosed pylons and stays to reduce deck thickness and enhance aesthetic slenderness.[5][6]
Gallery[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Network, N. F. N. "Ishwar Gupta Bridge Closed Again After Fresh Cracks". News from Nadia. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ↑ "36 years on, price of strike catches up". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ↑ Network, N. F. N. "New Ishwar Gupta Bridge To Add Beauty To 21Km Long Mogra-Barojaguli Flyover". News from Nadia. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ↑ "PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, WEST BENGAL". pwd.wb.gov.in. Archived from the original on 14 January 2025. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
- ↑ "Min inspects progress work of Kalyani Expressway extension & Ishwar Gupta Setu". www.millenniumpost.in. 13 December 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
- ↑ Millennium-Post. "Construction of Iswar Gupta Setu to commence soon". www.millenniumpost.in. Retrieved 15 February 2019.