Rajendra Bridge

Rajendra Setu राजेन्द्र सेतु
Rajendra Setu (passing through the NH-31)
Coordinates	25°22′32″N 85°59′54″E / 25.3756°N 85.9983°E / 25.3756; 85.9983
Carries	Mokama-Barauni rail track, NH 31
Crosses	Ganges
Locale	near Hathidah
Characteristics
Design	Girder bridge
Total length	2,000 metres (6,600 ft)
No. of spans	14 x 400 ft 4 x 100 ft
History
Engineering design by	Braithwaite, Burn & Jessop Construction Company
Opened	1959
Statistics
Daily traffic	Double road track & Single line rail track
Toll	no

Rajendra Setu (राजेन्द्र सेतु;also known as Rajendra Pul and Mokama Bridge) is a bridge across the River Ganges that was the first bridge to link the northern and southern portions of the state of Bihar. The location of the bridge was based on the work of M. Visvesvaraya, who was more than 90 years old at the time. The road-cum-rail bridge near Hathidah in Patna district was inaugurated in 1959 by Dr. Rajendra Prasad, President of India. Construction of the bridge was by Braithwaite, Burn & Jessop Construction Company. It is about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) long and carries a two lane road and a single line railway track.

A new bridge , carrying four-lane of NH 31 and double-track rail, 25 meters upstream from the existing rail and road bridge, has also been planned since 2011. Construction of a new bridge, was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 12 March 2016.