List of bridges in India

Historical and architectural interest bridges

	Name	Hindi	Distinction	Length	Type	Carries Crosses	Opened	Locate	State	Ref.
	Umshiang Double-Decker Root Bridge		Double living root bridge		Suspension Roots	Footbridge		Nongriat 25°15′04.5″N 91°40′19.1″E	Meghalaya
	Rangthylliang 1 Root Bridge		Longest known living root bridge Height : 30 m (98 ft)	50 m (160 ft)	Suspension Roots	Footbridge		Rangthylliang - Mawkyrnot	Meghalaya
	Bukka’s Aqueduct		Group of Monuments at Hampi World Heritage Site (1986)		Masonry	Aqueduct Tungabhadra River		Hampi 15°20′47.4″N 76°27′11.5″E	Karnataka
	Shahi Bridge	शाही पुल	State Protected Monument ID S-UP-25 Mughal era bridge		Masonry 10 arches	State Highway 5 Gomti River	1567	Jaunpur 25°44′56.2″N 82°41′04.5″E	Uttar Pradesh
	Noorabad Bridge		Mughal era bridge		Masonry 7 arches	Road bridge Sankh River		Noorabad 26°24′25.9″N 78°03′50.8″E	Madhya Pradesh
	Purana pul		Nizam era bridge	183 m (600 ft)	Masonry 22 arches	Road bridge Musi River	1578	Hyderabad 17°22′02.8″N 78°27′29.5″E	Telangana
	Athpula	अठपुला	Monument of National Importance ID N-DL-72 Mughal era bridge		Masonry 7 arches	Footbridge Lodi Gardens	16th century	New Delhi 28°35′47.2″N 77°13′22.3″E	Delhi
	Bara Pulah		Monument of National Importance ID N-DL-122 Mughal era bridge	214 m (702 ft)	Masonry 7 arches	Road bridge	17th century	Nizamuddin East 28°35′03.0″N 77°15′12.2″E	Dehli
	Namdang Stone Bridge		Made from a single piece of rock	60 m (200 ft)	Arch	National Highway 2 Namdang River	1703	Sivasagar 26°57′01.3″N 94°32′42.5″E	Assam
	Kabini Bridge		One of the oldest rail-cum-road bridge in the world		Masonry 51 arches	Kabini River	1735	Nanjangud 12°08′25.2″N 76°40′32.1″E	Karnataka
	Atharanala	अथरनाला ब्रिज	Monument of National Importance ID N-OR-64	85 m (279 ft)	Masonry 18 arches, laterite	Musa Stream	18th century	Puri 19°49′11.3″N 85°49′54.2″E	Odisha
	Victoria Bridge, Mandi	मंडी का विक्टोरिया ब्रिज			Suspension Steel deck, masonry pylons	Samkhetar Road Beas River	1877	Mandi 31°42′45.9″N 76°56′00.1″E	Himachal Pradesh
	Punalur Suspension Bridge		State Protected Monument ID S-KL-27	122 m (400 ft)	Suspension Chain bridge, steel deck, masonry pylons	Footbridge (former road bridge) Kallada River	1877	Punalur 9°01′05.2″N 76°55′39.5″E	Kerala
	Bridge No.541		Mountain railways of India World Heritage Site (1999)	53 m (174 ft)	Masonry 4 levels, 34 arches	Kalka–Shimla railway	1898	Shalawon 30°59′28.6″N 77°06′57.7″E	Himachal Pradesh
	Pamban Bridge	पाम्बन पुल	India's first sea bridge	2,065 m (6,775 ft)	Cantilever Steel Bascule bridge	Railway bridge Gulf of Mannar Palk Strait	1914	Pamban Island - Mandapam 9°16′58.8″N 79°12′19.0″E	Tamil Nadu
	Lakshman Jhula	लक्ष्मण झूला		137 m (449 ft)	Suspension Steel deck and pylons	Footbridge Ganges	1929	Rishikesh 30°07′35.1″N 78°19′48.1″E	Uttarakhand
	Coronation Bridge				Arch Concrete deck arch	National Highway 31 Teesta River	1941	Sevoke 26°54′10.2″N 88°28′24.2″E	West Bengal
	Ram Jhula, Rishikesh	राम झूला		228 m (748 ft)	Suspension Steel deck and pylons	Footbridge Ganges	1986	Rishikesh 30°07′24.0″N 78°18′52.1″E	Uttarakhand

Highest bridges

See also: List of highest bridges in world and Structural height vs deck height

This is list of highest bridges in India which is sortable by deck height, structural height and "usage type". The deck height is the distance between the bridge deck and the surface or water below.

Longest bridges

See also: List of longest bridge of all type in world

Rail bridges by span and length

This is the list of longest rail bridges of India by span and length. List does not include road bridges.

Road bridges by span and length

See also: List of longest bridges above water in India

This is the list of longest road bridges of India by span and length. List does not include rail bridges.

Bridges by structural type

Arch bridges of all types

See also: List of longest arch bridge spans in world

This is list of longest arch bridges in India of including masonry and other material types as well as all usage types including rail, road, pipelines, footbridges, etc.

Arch bridges of masonry

See also: List of longest masonry arch bridges spans in world

Masonry bridges made of stone or brick are the most genuine of arch bridges. For the longest masonry-only arch bridges of India of all usage types including rail, road, pipelines, footbridges, aquaducts, etc., see Historical and architectural interest bridges section in this article.

Cantilever bridges - highest and longest

See also: List of longest cantilever bridge spans in world

This is the list of longest and highest cantilever bridges in India of all usage types including rail, road, pipelines, footbridges, etc..

Continuous truss bridges - highest and longest

See also: List of longest continuous truss bridge spans in world

This is the list of longest and highest continuous truss bridges in India of all usage types including rail, road, pipelines, footbridges, etc.

Suspension bridges - highest and longest

See also: List of longest suspension bridge spans in world

This is the list of longest and highest suspension bridges in India of all usage types including rail, road, pipelines, footbridges, etc.

Bridge by usage type

Bridge to nowhere

See also: Global list of bridge to nowhere

The following is a list of existing bridge to nowhere in India, of all usage types that were of no use to anyone. This includes bridges partially destroyed by natural or other causes but never repaired, incomplete bridges that were abandoned due to disputes or lack of funding and land, bridges over abandoned railways, etc.

• Broken bridge, located in Chennai in Tamilnade, partly collapsed due to strong currents of the river in 1977 and has never been repaired.

Wildlife bridge

See also: Global list of bridge to nowhere

The following is a list of wildlife crossing bridges used by wildlife to cross over the roads, rails, canals, and other things.

Spans longest

See also: List of spans in world

The following is a list of spans in India, of all usage types either used for overhead line crossings of rivers, sea straits or valleys, as antenna or for aerial tramways.

Tunnels - longest and highest-altitude

See also: List of longest tunnels in world

This is the list of longest and highest-altitude tunnelos in India of all usage types including rail, road, aquaduct, etc.

List of bridges by states

Andhra Pradesh

• Prakasam Barrage, Vijayawada
• Godavari Bridge
• Old Godavari Bridge
• Penumudi–Puligadda Bridge
• Godavari Arch Bridge
• Godavari Fourth Bridge
• Kanaka Durga Varadhi

Assam

• Saraighat Bridge
• Kolia Bhomora Setu
• Naranarayan Setu
• Bogibeel Bridge
• Dhola-Sadiya bridge
• Dhubri-Phulbari bridge (Proposed)
• Jia Bharali river bridge
• Narengi-Kuruwa bridge
• New Saraighat bridge
• Subansiri Rail Bridge
• Dayang Railway Arch Bridge
• Dikrong River Bridge
• Jiabharali Rail Bridge
• Namdung Stone Bridge
• Subansiri river bridge
• Dikhow Bridge
• Sadarghat Bridge, Silchar
• Ranighat Bridge Silchar
• New Haflong Bridge

Bihar

• Arrah–Chhapra Bridge
• Bakhtiyarpur–Tajpur Bridge
• Digha–Sonpur Bridge
• Jawahar Setu
• Kacchi Dargah–Bidupur Bridge
• Koilwar Bridge
• Mahatma Gandhi Setu
• Munger Ganga Bridge
• Nehru Setu
• Rajendra Setu
• Vikramshila Setu

Delhi

• Western Peripheral Expressway Bridge
• Geeta Colony bridge
• ITO barrage
• New Nizamuddin Bridge
• Barapula Yamuna Bridge
• Okhla barrage
• Okhla Metro Rail Bridge
• Old Yamuna Bridge
• Signature Bridge
• Wazirabad barrage
• Indraprashta Rail Bridge
• Indraprashta Metro Rail Bridge
• Yudhister Setu
• ISBT Metro Rail Bridge
• Fajjupur Eastern Peripheral Expressway Bridge

Goa

• Ponte Conde de Linhares
• Mandovi Bridge
• Zuari Bridge
• Atal Setu

Gujarat

• Ellis Bridge
• Golden Bridge
• Nehru Bridge
• Silver Jubilee Railway Bridge Bharuch
• Sudama Setu
• New Narmada Bridge

Jammu and Kashmir

• Atal Setu
• Chenab Bridge
• Labertal budgam Bridge (Near international Market laberatal sea shore and international brick kiln

Karnataka

• Ancient Bridge of Hampi
• Korthi-Kolhar Bridge
• Sharavati Bridge
• Netravati Bridge
• Kali River Bridge
• Tunga Bridge
• Tunga Bridge, Shivamogga
• Bhadra Bridge, Bhadravathi
• Honnalli TB Bridge
• Tungabhadra Bridge, Harihara
• Kaveri Railway Bridge, Srirangapattanam
• Kampli bridge
• Kabini Bridge Karnataka

Kerala

• Goshree bridges
• Vembanad Rail Bridge, Kochi
• Punalur Suspension Bridge, Punalur

Maharashtra

• Versova–Bandra Sea Link
• Bandra–Worli Sea Link
• Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Bridge Nashik
• Vashi Bridge
• Airoli Bridge

Odisha

• Atharanala
• Mahanadi Bridge, Boudh
• Second Mahanadi Rail Bridge
• Third Mahanadi Rail Bridge

Sikkim

• Kanaka Bridge, Dzongu, Managan

Tamil Nadu

• Sulochana Mudhaliyar Bridge
• Albert Victor Bridge
• Kathipara Junction
• Pamban Bridge
• Napier Bridge
• Annai Indira Gandhi Bridge, Mandapam

Telangana

• Purana pul
• Naya pul, Hyderabad
• Durgam Cheruvu Bridge

Uttar Pradesh

• Malviya Bridge, Varanasi
• Ramnagar Bridge, Varanasi
• Vishwa Sundari Bypass Bridge, Varanasi
• Ganges Barrage, Kanpur
• Old Naini Bridge, Allahabad
• New Yamuna Bridge, Allahabad
• Phaphamau Bridge, Allahabad
• Jhusi Bridge, Allahabad
• [[Shahi Bridge, Jaun[kahraich]]
• Balwali Railway Bridge

West Bengal

• Howrah Bridge
• Coronation Bridge
• Jubilee Bridge
• Vidyasagar Setu
• Vivekananda Setu
• Nivedita Setu
• Sampreeti Bridge
• Jangalkanya Setu
• Parama Island Flyover
• Ramendra Sundar Tribedi Setu
• Iswar Gupta Setu
• Gouranga Setu
• First Teesta Bridge (NH 27)
• Second Teesta Bridge (NH 27)
• Chetla Bridge

Notes and References

• Notes

• Nicolas Janberg. "International Database for Civil and Structural Engineering". Structurae.com.

• Others references

See also

• List of longest bridges above water in India
• List of longest bridges in West Bengal
• Bridges in Bihar
• Transport in India
• Rail transport in India
• List of National Highways in India by highway number
• Geography of India

External links

• "Suspension Bridges of India". bridgemeister.com.
• "Category: Bridges in India". highestbridges.com.

Further reading

• "Indian Engineering Heritage (Railways), Fourth Report" (PDF). inae.in. Indian National Academy of Engineering. April 2015. pp. 45–92.
• Prade, Marcel (1990). Les Grands Ponts du Monde : Ponts Remarquables Hors d'Europe (in français). Poitiers: Brissaud. p. 233. ISBN 2-902170-68-8.