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New Yamuna Bridge
New Yamuna Bridge | |
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| Coordinates | 27°06′53″N 78°22′02″E / 27.1147°N 78.3673°ECoordinates: 27°06′53″N 78°22′02″E / 27.1147°N 78.3673°E |
| OS grid reference | Template:Gbmappingsmall |
| Carries | 4 lanes, pedestrians and bicycles |
| Locale | Allahabad, India |
| Official name | The New Yamuna Bridge |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Cable-stayed bridge |
| Material | Steel |
| Total length | 1,510 metres (4,954 ft) |
| Width | 250 |
| Longest span | 260 metres (853 ft) |
| History | |
| Designer | Hindustan Construction Company and Hyundai Engineering and Construction[1] |
| Construction start | 2000 |
| Construction end | 2004 |
| Location | |
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The New Yamuna Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge located in Prayagraj (Allahabad).[2][3][4] The bridge was constructed by the end of 2004 with the aim of minimizing the traffic over the Old Naini Bridge.[5] The bridge runs North-South across the Yamuna river connecting the city of Prayagraj to it's neighborhood of Naini. The construction was consulted by COWI A/S, a Danish consulting company. Main construction was done by Hyundai and was successfully completed in 2004.[5][6]
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Bridge Specifications[edit]
The total length of the bridge is 1,510 m with a longest span of 260 m which is supported by a cable which stays in a concrete anchor bridges.[7]
See also[edit]
- List of tourist attractions in Allahabad
- List of largest cable-stayed bridges in the World
- List of longest bridges above water in India
- List of bridges in India
- List of bridges
- Old Naini Bridge
References[edit]
- ↑ "New Yamuna Bridge, Prayagraj – Attraction View".[permanent dead link]
- ↑ Dayaratnam, P.; Indian Institution of Bridge Engineers (2000). International Conference on Suspension, Cable Supported, and Cable Stayed Bridges: November 19-21, 1999, Hyderabad. Universities Press (India) Limited. p. 204. ISBN 9788173712715. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- ↑ "India's 15 most amazing bridges - Rediff.com Business". rediff.com. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- ↑ Miyazaki, Keishi (November 2006). "Construction of a Bridge over River Yamuna at Allahabad/Naini" (PDF). jica.go.jp. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "MAURER AG - Home -" (PDF). maurer-soehne.com. July 2021.
- ↑ "Bridge engineering - Major bridges" (PDF). web.archive.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ↑ Dayaratnam, P.; Indian Institution of Bridge Engineers (2000). International Conference on Suspension, Cable Supported, and Cable Stayed Bridges: November 19-21, 1999, Hyderabad. Universities Press (India) Limited. p. 204-205. ISBN 978-81-7371-271-5. Retrieved 12 October 2021.