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Vidyasagar Setu

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figure of 31,865 vehicles, though it is reported by the concerned traffic and transportation engineer that the rate of increase in traffic has been one percent per year on the basis of traffic surveys carried out from the time of commissioning of the bridge. The reason for the fall in traffic during 2012 is attributed to the peak
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A deck crane was used for the construction of the main span of the bridge. A specially designed crane of 45 tonne capacity was used to erect the pylons of the bridge. The structural steel used in the bridge weighs about 13,200 tonnes. The pylons, which are 128 metres (420 ft) in height, are
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was handed over to a private firm. Subsequently, the daily traffic reached a minimum of 45,000 vehicles and a maximum of 61,000 vehicles by early 2008, against a maximum capacity of 85,000 vehicles per day. The original management of the toll revenue collection by HRBC was consequently criticized for
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expansion joints were provided to allow for 400-millimetre (16 in) horizontal expansion at the free ends. 115-millimetre (4.5 in) fixed-end slab seal type expansion joints were used for horizontal expansion of the joints. Other essential components provided in the bridge structure are the
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design concept adopted for this bridge and concreting of the side spans done with support provided by the intermediate trestle. The deck is designed with a grid structure of girders. One set of girders are at the end and another set in the middle, which are braced by girders spaced on an average at
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The traffic projections for the bridge at the planning stage have not been reached. A traffic survey carried out during one week in June 2012 recorded traffic of 29,000 vehicles over the bridge in comparison to a projected 85,000. A survey conducted during the same period in June 2012 indicated a
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Over the years, several accidents have occurred on the bridge resulting in traffic congestion, and sometimes closure of the bridge for a few hours at a time. To relieve the heavy traffic congestion at the entry to the bridge, the Hooghly River Bridge Commissioners (HRBC) plan to build two one-way
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anchored in the piers. Cables were erected from the four pylon heads with the help of 32 hoist frames. The hoist frames were mounted on top of each pylon. Sheave blocks, winches and snatch blocks were used to facilitate the lifting, and cables inside the pylons were stressed with jacks. Pressure
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Initially, under the toll collection regime of the HRBC, daily traffic was recorded to be a minimum of 28,000 vehicles and a maximum of 39,000 vehicles in 2000, but fell to a maximum of around 30,000 vehicles by December 2002, when the management of the
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between Howrah and Kolkata, was subject to much traffic congestion, with over 85,000 vehicles every day. This necessitated planning for a new bridge across the river so that it could connect to the major cities of
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are used in vertical and horizontal directions, with grouted collars in four segments at the two end piers and horizontal bearings at the two middle piers to achieve stability against lateral movement.
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grouting was performed to fill the voids between the wire and the high-density polyethylene (HDPE) tubes. A two tonne tower crane, fixed inside the pylons, lifted the cables into position.
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exit and entry ramps. These are planned with a semi-circular layout in the form of side wings, which will facilitate easier flow of traffic before the toll plaza on roads leading to the
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30 billion or US$ 360 million in 2023), but during seven of those years there was no construction activity. The bridge is named after the 19th-century
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127.62 metres (418.7 ft) high. With a total length of 823 metres (2,700 ft), Vidyasagar Setu is the longest cable-stayed bridge in India (the longer
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at the time of its inauguration. It was the second bridge to be built across the Hooghly River and was named after the education reformer
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The design of the bridge differs slightly from other bridges, which are of live load composite construction. The difference is in the
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built in 1930, (road-cum-rail bridge)  – the first to be commissioned, and which had become old and needed repairs;
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The importance of the bridge has increased manifold since 2013, as the West Bengal State Secretariat had shifted its office to
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The Design Methodology and Construction Technique of 457 m Span Cable Stayed Bridge (Dead Load Composite) at Vidyasagar Setu
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Population and commercial activity grew rapidly after India gained independence in August 1947. The only link across the
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Opened in 1992, with a total length of 823 metres (2,700 ft), Vidyasagar Setu was the first and longest
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to build. The project was a joint effort between the public and private sectors, under the control of the
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system was scheduled to be introduced by 2014, to help improve the flow of traffic across the bridge.
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Vidyasagar Setu is a cable-stayed bridge, with 121 cables in a fan arrangement, built using steel
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lamps and searchlights covering the four pylons, the bridge spans, cables and under-deck. An
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and Bharat Bhari Udyog Nigam Limited. Construction was carried out by the consortium of "
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There are three other bridges on the Hooghly River connecting Kolkata with
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Roadway only. Two-way with 3 general-purpose lanes in each direction
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The Braithwaite Burn and Jessop Construction Company Limited" (BBJ)
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The bridge has been subject to prototype wind tunnel tests at the
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Gunguly, C. K.; Battarcharya, S. K. (2000). Dayaratnam, P (ed.).
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Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur
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on 20 May 1972. The bridge took 20 years to complete and cost
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Universities Press (India). pp. 113–4. 16:Cable-stayed toll bridge in West Bengal, India 1172: 738:"Rs 50 crore lost in toll plaza scam: Survey" 736:Bandyopadhyay, Krishnendu (8 December 2008). 501:One of the four pylons of the Vidyasagar Setu 8: 1064:"Vidyasagar Setu ramps to decongest traffic" 871: 824: 809: 644:List of longest bridges above water in India 338:corruption and significant loss of revenue. 1781:Buildings and structures in Howrah district 1314: 1179: 1165: 1157: 1139:Encyclopaedia of Indian Events & Dates 1062:Bandyopadhyay, Krishnendu (28 June 2012). 1057: 1055: 1053: 1051: 537:4.2 metres (14 ft) centre to centre. 20: 882: 880: 705: 703: 587:in the pylons, and a maintenance gantry. 594: 464: 456: 654: 1124: 1114: 965:Banerjee, Tamaghna (19 January 2016). 841: 839: 837: 835: 833: 779: 777: 775: 773: 771: 769: 767: 894:from the original on 5 February 2013. 890:. NBM Construction Information. 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Coordinates
22°33′25″N 88°19′40″E / 22.5569°N 88.3278°E / 22.5569; 88.3278
Hooghly River
Kolkata
Howrah
West Bengal
Hooghly River Bridge Commissioners
Cable-stayed bridge
Clearance below
Braithwaite, Burn & Jessop Construction Company
Daily traffic
cable-stayed
toll bridge
Hooghly River
West Bengal
India
Kolkata
Howrah
cable-stayed
India
Pandit
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
Hooghly River Bridge Commissioners
Nabanna
toll plaza

Prinsep Ghat
Hooghly River
Howrah Bridge

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