List of longest bridges above water in India

This is a list of India’s bridges longer than 500 metres (1,640 ft) sorted by their full length above water.[1][2]

Name Spanning Feet Completed
/Opened 		Traffic State City
River Name meters
Mahatma Gandhi Setu[3]Ganges5,750 18,860 1982RoadBiharPatna - Hajipur
Bandra-Worli Sea Link[4] Mahim bay 5,575 18,291 2009 Road Maharashtra Mumbai
Vikramshila Setu[5] Ganges 4,700 15,400 2001 RoadBihar Bhagalpur
Vembanad Rail Bridge[6] Vembanad Lake 4,620 15,160 2011 RailKerala Kochi
Digha–Sonpur rail–cum–road bridge Ganges 4,556 14,948 2016 Rail-cum-Road Bihar Patna➡Sonpur
Munger Ganga Bridge Ganges 3,692 12,1132016 Rail-cum-Road Bihar Munger
Jawahar Setu[7] Son River3,061 10,043 1965Road Bihar Dehri
Nehru Setu[8] Son River3,059 10,036 1900Rail Bihar Dehri
Kolia Bhomora SetuBrahmaputra River 3,015 9,892 1987 RoadAssam Tezpur to Kaliabor
Korthi-Kolhar Bridge[9] Krishna River3,000 9,800 2006RoadKarnataka Bijapur
Godavari Bridge
Godavari River2,775 9,1041974Rail-cum-roadAndhra Pradesh Rajahmundry
Old Godavari Bridge
Now decommissioned[10]		Godavari River2,745 9,0061900RailAndhra Pradesh Rajahmundry
Godavari Arch Bridge[10]Godavari River2,745 9,0061997/2003RailAndhra Pradesh Rajahmundry
Penumudi–Puligadda Bridge Krishna 2,590 8,500 2006 Road Andhra Pradesh Avanigadda
Pamban BridgePalk Strait2,300 7,5001988RoadTamil Nadu Pamban Island
Naranarayan Setu[11]Brahmaputra River2,284 7,4931998Rail-cum-roadAssam Jogighopa
Farakka Barrage[12]Ganges2,240 7,350 1975Rail-cum-roadWest Bengal Farakka
Kanakadurga Varadhi[13]Krishna River2,200 7,2001995RoadAndhra Pradesh Vijayawada
Second Mahanadi Rail Bridge[14]Mahanadi River2,100 6,900 2008RailOdisha Cuttack
Pamban Bridge[15]Palk Strait2,065 6,7751913RailTamil Nadu Pamban Island
Sharavathi Bridge[16]Sharavathi River2,060 6,7601994RailKarnataka Honnavar
Rajendra Setu[17] Ganges2,000 6,6001959Rail-cum-roadBihar Barauni➡Hathidah
Mahanadi Bridge, Boudh[18] Mahanadi River1,950.7 6,4001899RailOdisha Sonepur
Gautam Buddha BridgeGandak River1,848 6,063 2009/2013RoadBihar West Champaran
Vashi BridgeThane Creek1,837 6,0271997RoadMaharashtra Mumbai
New Yamuna Bridge[19] Yamuna River1,510 4,950 2004RoadUttar Pradesh Allahabad
Vangal-Mohanur Bridge Cauvery River 1,505 4,938 2016 Road Tamil Nadu Vangal–Mohanur
Thanthai Periyar Bridge[20] Cauvery River 1,500 4,900 1971 Road Tamil Nadu Musiri–Kulithalai
Koilwar Bridge[10] Son River1,440 4,720 1862 Rail-cum-road Bihar Koilwar
Mahanadi Bridge[21]Mahanadi River1,400 4,6001961RoadOdishaBhootmundei, Paradip
Neelathanallur-Madhanathur bridgeThe Kollidam1,400 4,6002011RoadTamil Nadu Kumbakonam To Jayankondam
Second Narmada Bridge[22] Narmada River1,365 4,478 2000 Road Gujarat Bharuch
Saraighat Bridge[10] Brahmaputra River1,300 4,3001962Rail-cum-roadAssam Guwahati
Prakasam Barrage[23]Krishna River1,224 4,0161885RoadAndhra Pradesh Vijayawada
Elgin Bridge (Barabanki)Ghaghra River1,126.2 3,6951896RailUttar Pradesh Barabanki
Ghagra Bridge (Road)Ghaghra River1,100 3,600 ? RoadUttar Pradesh Barabanki
Malviya Bridge (Dufferin Bridge)[24]Ganges River1,048.5 3,4401887Rail-cum-roadUttar PradeshVaranasi
Sharavathi Bridge[25]Sharavathi River1,048 3,4381984RoadKarnatakaHonnavar
Airoli Bridge[26]Thane Creek1,030 3,3801999RoadMaharashtra Mumbai
Old Naini Bridge[27]Yamuna River1,006 3,3011865Rail-cum-roadUttar Pradesh Allahabad
Chamravattom Regulator-cum-Bridge[28]Bharathappuzha978 3,209 2012RoadKerala Chamravattom
Vivekananda SetuHooghly River900 3,0001932Rail-cum-roadWest BengalDakshineswar-Bally
Coleroon Bridge[29] The Kollidam 900 3,000 2012 Road Tamil Nadu Tiruchirappalli
Nivedita Setu[30]Hooghly River880 2,890 2007RoadWest BengalDakshineswar-Bally
Chambal BridgeChambal River850 2,7902016RoadRajasthanDholpur
Vidyasagar Setu[31] Hooghly River822 2,6971992RoadWest BengalKolkata
Netravati Bridge[32] Netravati River 804 2,6381965 Road KarnatakaMangalore
Paramathi Velur Bridge (NH 7)[20] Cauvery River 803 2,635 ? Road Tamil Nadu Pugalur–Velur
Yamuna Bridge[33]Yamuna River767 2,516 ? Road Himachal PradeshPaonta Sahib
Jajmau Bridge[34] Ganges River720 2,360 2011RoadUttar PradeshJajmau
Howrah Bridge[35]Hooghly River705 2,3131943RoadWest Bengal Kolkata
Garmukteswar Bridge[10]Ganges River671 2,2011901Rail-cum-roadUttar PradeshGarhmukteshwar
Lav Kush BarrageGanges River621 2,037 2000 Road Uttar Pradesh Kanpur

Note : Dhola-Sadiya Bridge is going to become longest bridge in India over River. It is in Assam over Brahmaputra River in length of 9.2 KM. Yet to be completed partially by April 2017.

See also

References

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