GANDHI SETU IN PATNA, BIHAR

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Gandhi Setu is built over the river Ganga. The Ganga, especially, is the river of India, beloved of her people, round which are intertwined her memories, her hopes and fears, her songs of triumph, her victories and her defeats. She has been a symbol of India’s age-long culture and civilization, ever changing, ever flowing, and yet ever the same Ganga. The bridge is located near Patna, capital of the state of Bihar in Eastern India. The 5.575 km long bridge between the faces of the Hajipur side abutment and the last foundation on the high bank at Patna, consists of 45 intermediate spans of 121.065 m each, and two end spans of 65.530 m each. As the river carries navigational traffic, the span arrangement for the decking had to be provided with a minimum headroom clearance of not less than 10.7 m. The headroom has to be maintained in all the spans of the bridge except for the last few spans on the Hajipur side, which covers a length of 305 m. The cantilever segmental construction method is adopted to construct this mega bridge. This bridge was built by Gammon India Limited. It was innaugurated by the then Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi in 1982.

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