Godavari bridge
| Godavari Bridge | |
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The Godavari Bridge across Godavari River
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| Coordinates | 16°59′52″N 81°45′21″E / 16.99778°N 81.75583°ECoordinates: 16°59′52″N 81°45′21″E / 16.99778°N 81.75583°E |
| Carries | Two lanes of Road and Single Railway line. |
| Crosses | Godavari River |
| Locale | Rajahmundry |
| Other name(s) | Rajahmundry–Kovvur Bridge |
| Preceded by | The Havelock Bridge |
| Followed by | Godavari Arch Bridge |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Truss Bridge |
| Total length | 4.1 kilometres (2.5 mi) |
| Longest span | 91.5 metres (300 ft) |
| History | |
| Engineering design by | Braithwaite, Burn & Jessop Construction Company |
| Opened | August 16, 1974 |
The Godavari Bridge or Kovvur–Rajahmundry Bridge is truss bridge spanning Godavari river in Rajahmundry, India. It is Asia's third longest road-cum-rail bridge crossing a water body, after the Digha–Sonpur rail–road bridge in Patna, Bihar, India and Sky Gate Bridge R in Kansai International Airport, Osaka. It is second of the three bridges that span the Godavari River at Rajahmundry. The Havelock Bridge being the earliest, was built in 1897, and having served its full utility, was decommissioned in 1997. The latest bridge is the Godavari Arch Bridge, a bowstring-girder bridge, built in 1997 and presently in service.
The bridge is 4.1 kilometers (2.8 km Rail part & 4.1 km Road part) long consisting of 27 spans of 91.5 m and 7 spans of 45.72 m of which 6 spans of 45.72m are in 6 deg. curve at long Rajahmundry end to make up for the built up area. The bridge has a road deck over the single track rail deck, similar to the Grafton Bridge in New South Wales, Australia. This bridge, in addition to Godavari Arch Bridge, has been widely used to represent Rajahmundry in arts, media, and culture. It is one of the recognised symbols of Rajahmundry.
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