Top 10 Longest and Most Amazing Bridges in India
Updated on June 19, 2018
List of Longest Bridges in India (Combined Road and Rail)
If we closely analyze the below table, you'll be amazed to find that Bihar has the most number of longest bridges. As South India is better developed compared to the North, it comes as a pleasant surprise to see this domination. There are 5 bridges out of 10 from Bihar, 2 from Assam, 1 each from Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Kerala.
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Serial no.
|
Name
|
Distance
|
Opened
|
Type
|
Connecting
|
Place
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
|
Dr. Bhupen Hazarika Bridge
|
9.15 KM
|
2017
|
Road
|
Assam and Arunachal Pradesh
|
Lohit River, Tinsukia, Assam
|
2
|
Mahatma Gandhi Setu
|
5.75 KM
|
1982
|
Road
|
South Patna to Hajipur
|
Ganga, Patna, Bihar
|
3
|
Bandra-Worli Sea Link (BWSL)
|
5.57 KM
|
2009
|
Road
|
Bandra to Worli (South Mumbai)
|
Mahim Bay, Mumbai
|
4
|
Bogibeel Bridge
|
4.94 KM
|
2018
|
Rail-cum-road
|
Dhemaji to Dibrugarh
|
Brahmaputra River, Assam
|
5
|
Vikramshila Setu
|
4.70 KM
|
2001
|
Road
|
Bhagalpur to Naugachia
|
Ganga, Bhagalpur, Bihar
|
6
|
Vembanad Rail Bridge
|
4.62 KM
|
2011
|
Rail-cum-road
|
Edappally to Vallarpadam
|
Vembanad Lake, Kochi, Kerala
|
7
|
Digha–Sonpur Bridge
|
4.55 KM
|
2016
|
Rail-cum-Road
|
Digha, Patna to Sonpur, Saran
|
Ganga, Patna, Bihar
|
8
|
Arrah–Chhapra Bridge
|
4.35 KM
|
2017
|
Road
|
Arrah to Chhapra
|
Ganga, Saran, Bihar
|
9
|
Godavari Bridge
|
4.13 KM
|
2015
|
Rail-cum-Road
|
Kovvur to Rajahmundry
|
Godavari river, Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh
|
10
|
Munger–Ganga Bridge
|
3.69 KM
|
2016
|
Rail-cum-Road
|
Munger to Jamalpur
|
Ganga, Munger, Bihar
|
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