Kolia Bhomora Setu কলীয়াভোমোৰা সেতু | |
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 View of the bridge just after sunset | |
| OS grid reference | Template:Gbmappingsmall |
| Locale | Between Tezpur, Assam, India and Kaliabor, Assam, India |
| Official name | Kolia Bhomora Setu |
| Maintained by | Government of Assam |
| Characteristics | |
| Material | Pre-stressed concrete |
| Total length | 3,015 metres (9,892 ft) |
| Longest span | 120 metres (390 ft) |
| No. of spans | 24 |
| History | |
| Construction start | 1981 |
| Construction end | 1987 |
| Opened | 1987 |
| Location | |
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Kolia Bhomora Setu, an existing bridge completed in 1987, is a 3.015 km long pre-stressed concrete road bridge on NH-715 over the Brahmaputra River in Tezpur Assam state of India, which connects Tezpur in Sonitpur district on northern bank with Kaliabor in Nagaon District on the south bank. It is named after the Ahom General Kolia Bhomora Phukan.[1][2][3] A new Bhomoraguri-Tezpur Bridge 3.249 km long, few meters parallel to the existing Kolia Bhomora Setu, is under-construction in 2021.[4]
History
In 1987, it was inaugurated by the then PM of India, Rajiv Gandhi, after completing its construction from 1981 to 1987.[3] On 14 April 1987, [India Post]] issued a INR2 commemorative stamp of this.[5][6] In 1988, American Concrete Institute awarded Hindustan Construction Company the Certificate of Merit for the Most Outstanding Concrete Structure.[7] In 2016, the collection of toll was stopped due to complaints that the bridge construction cost was Rs. 80 crore which was below tollable ceiling of Rs. 100 crores.[8]
See also
- List of bridges on Brahmaputra River
- List of longest bridges in the world
- List of longest bridges above water in India
Gallery
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References
- ↑ "Kaliabhomora Bridge", Akash Protim Barua website, retrieved 14 June 2007.
- ↑ "Bhomoraguri". Sonitpur district Official website. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "DISTRICT CENSUS HANDBOOK - SONITPUR" (PDF). Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- ↑ Fencing to be over by December: Sonowal
- ↑ "Indian Postage Stamps 1947 - 2000". Ministry of Communications (India). Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- ↑ "A commemorative stamp on the Inauguration of Kolia Bhomora Setu". Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- ↑ "Kaliabhomora Bridge, Assam", Hindustan Construction Company website, retrieved 14 June 2007.
- ↑ "Kolia Bhomora Setu to shut down toll gate permanently". GPlus - Guwahati weekly publication. 22 September 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
External links
- Kalia bhomora Bridge view in the early morning
- Wikimapia entry with aerial view
- News item in Projects Monitor website