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|name | | name = New Saraighat Bridge<br> 2nd Saraighat Bridge | ||
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|image | | image = New Saraighat.jpg | ||
|caption | | caption = New Saraighat Bridge (Left) and [[Saraighat Bridge]] (right) | ||
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|carries | | carries = Motor vehicles | ||
|crosses | | crosses = [[Brahmaputra River]] | ||
|locale | | locale = [[Pandu, Guwahati|Pandu]]–[[Amingaon]], [[Assam]], India | ||
|maint | | maint = [[Ministry of Road Transport and Highways]] | ||
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|designer | | designer = | ||
|design | | design = [[Beam bridge]] | ||
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|length | | length = {{Convert|1.49|km|abbr=on}} | ||
|width | | width = {{Convert|12.9|m|abbr=on}} | ||
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|traffic | | traffic = | ||
|begin | | begin = 2007 | ||
|complete | | complete = 2016 | ||
|open | | open = 28 January 2017 | ||
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The '''New Saraighat Bridge''', also referred to as the '''2nd Saraighat Bridge''' | The '''New Saraighat Bridge''', also referred to as the '''2nd Saraighat Bridge''' is a [[beam bridge]] in [[India]] that connects the North bank of Assam to the South bank of Assam.<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=The Northeast Today}}{{Dead link|date=April 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The bridge spans the [[Brahmaputra River]] and was built besides the [[Old Saraighat Bridge]] from [[Pandu, Guwahati]] in the south to [[Amingaon]] in the north. The construction of the bridge started in 2007. The total length of the bridge is 1,493.58 metres and it had a cost of Rs 475 crore to complete the bridge. It was constructed by India's largest civil engineering company, Gammon India Limited. | ||
The three lane road bridge was inaugurated by Union minister [[Nitin Gadkari]] in the presence of Union Minister of State for Railways [[Rajen Gohain]], Minister of Commerce and Industry, Transport and Parliamentary Affairs [[Chandra Mohan Patowary]], Minister of PWD , Fisheries and Excise [[Parimal Suklabaidya]], Minister [[Keshab Mahanta]] and many other ministers on 28 January 2017.<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=19 January 2017|website=The News Mill}}</ref> | The three lane road bridge was inaugurated by Union minister [[Nitin Gadkari]] in the presence of Union Minister of State for Railways [[Rajen Gohain]], Minister of Commerce and Industry, Transport and Parliamentary Affairs [[Chandra Mohan Patowary]], Minister of PWD, Fisheries and Excise [[Parimal Suklabaidya]], Minister [[Keshab Mahanta]] and many other ministers on 28 January 2017.<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=19 January 2017|website=The News Mill}}</ref> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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[[Category:Bridges over the Brahmaputra River]] | [[Category:Bridges over the Brahmaputra River]] | ||
[[Category:Transport in Guwahati]] | [[Category:Transport in Guwahati]] | ||
[[Category:Modi administration initiatives]] | |||
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New Saraighat Bridge 2nd Saraighat Bridge | |
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 New Saraighat Bridge (Left) and Saraighat Bridge (right) | |
| OS grid reference | Template:Gbmappingsmall |
| Carries | Motor vehicles |
| Crosses | Brahmaputra River |
| Locale | Pandu–Amingaon, Assam, India |
| Maintained by | Ministry of Road Transport and Highways |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Beam bridge |
| Total length | 1.49 km (0.93 mi) |
| Width | 12.9 m (42 ft) |
| History | |
| Construction start | 2007 |
| Construction end | 2016 |
| Opened | 28 January 2017 |
| Location | |
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The New Saraighat Bridge, also referred to as the 2nd Saraighat Bridge is a beam bridge in India that connects the North bank of Assam to the South bank of Assam.[1] The bridge spans the Brahmaputra River and was built besides the Old Saraighat Bridge from Pandu, Guwahati in the south to Amingaon in the north. The construction of the bridge started in 2007. The total length of the bridge is 1,493.58 metres and it had a cost of Rs 475 crore to complete the bridge. It was constructed by India's largest civil engineering company, Gammon India Limited.
The three lane road bridge was inaugurated by Union minister Nitin Gadkari in the presence of Union Minister of State for Railways Rajen Gohain, Minister of Commerce and Industry, Transport and Parliamentary Affairs Chandra Mohan Patowary, Minister of PWD, Fisheries and Excise Parimal Suklabaidya, Minister Keshab Mahanta and many other ministers on 28 January 2017.[2]
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- ↑ "Assam: A reason to cheer! After 10 years of waiting, 2nd Saraighat Bridge finally inaugurated". The Northeast Today.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Second Saraighat Bridge over river Brahmaputra to open on January 28". The News Mill. 19 January 2017.
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