New Yamuna Bridge
Coordinates25°25′38″N 81°51′41″E / 25.4272°N 81.8613°E / 25.4272; 81.8613
Carries4 lanes, pedestrians and bicycles
LocalePrayagraj, India
Official nameSyama Prasad Mukherjee Setu
Characteristics
DesignCable-stayed bridge
MaterialSteel
Total length1,510 metres (4,954 ft)
Width250
Longest span260 metres (853 ft)
History
DesignerHindustan Construction Company and Hyundai Engineering and Construction[1]
Construction start2000
Construction end2004
Location

The New Yamuna Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge located in Prayagraj.[2][3][4] The bridge was constructed by the end of 2004 with the aim of minimizing the traffic over the Old Naini Bridge.[5] The bridge runs north–south across the Yamuna River connecting the city of Prayagraj to its neighborhood of Naini. The construction was consulted by COWI A/S, a Danish consulting company. Main construction was done by Hyundai and was successfully completed in 2004.[5][6]

Clicked by Salim Ansari
New Yamuna Bridge at dusk
Naini Bridge Prayagraj

Bridge Specifications

The total length of the bridge is 1,510 m with a longest span of 260 m which is supported by a cable which stays in a concrete anchor bridges.[7]

See also

References

  1. "New Yamuna Bridge, Prayagraj – Attraction View".
  2. Dayaratnam, P.; Indian Institution of Bridge Engineers (2000). International Conference on Suspension, Cable Supported, and Cable Stayed Bridges: November 19-21, 1999, Hyderabad. Universities Press (India) Limited. p. 204. ISBN 9788173712715. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  3. "India's 15 most amazing bridges - Rediff.com Business". rediff.com. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  4. Miyazaki, Keishi (November 2006). "Construction of a Bridge over River Yamuna at Allahabad/Naini" (PDF). jica.go.jp. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  5. 1 2 "MAURER AG - Home -" (PDF). maurer-soehne.com. July 2021.
  6. "Bridge engineering - Major bridges" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  7. Dayaratnam, P.; Indian Institution of Bridge Engineers (2000). International Conference on Suspension, Cable Supported, and Cable Stayed Bridges: November 19-21, 1999, Hyderabad. Universities Press (India) Limited. p. 204-205. ISBN 978-81-7371-271-5. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
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