List of longest bridges above water in India
Updated: 11/6/2025, 12:55:52 AM Wikipedia source
This is a list of India's bridges longer than 2 km (1.2 mi), sorted by their length.
Tables
· List of bridges
Atal Setu
Atal Setu
Rank
1
Name
Atal Setu
Water body
Arabian Sea
Length (km)
21.8
Life span
2024-
Traffic
Road
State
Maharashtra
Town(s)
Mumbai
Kacchi Dargah–Bidupur Bridge
Kacchi Dargah–Bidupur Bridge
Rank
2
Name
Kacchi Dargah–Bidupur Bridge
Water body
Ganges River
Length (km)
9.76
Life span
2025-
Traffic
Road
State
Bihar
Town(s)
Patna-Bidupur
Bhupen Hazarika Setu
Bhupen Hazarika Setu
Rank
3
Name
Bhupen Hazarika Setu
Water body
Lohit River
Length (km)
9.15
Life span
2017-
Traffic
Road
State
Arunachal Pradesh, Assam
Town(s)
Dhola-Sadiya
Dibang River Bridge
Dibang River Bridge
Rank
4
Name
Dibang River Bridge
Water body
Dibang River
Length (km)
6.2
Life span
2018-
Traffic
Road
State
Arunachal Pradesh
Town(s)
Bomjir-Malek
Mahatma Gandhi Setu
Mahatma Gandhi Setu
Rank
5
Name
Mahatma Gandhi Setu
Water body
Ganges River
Length (km)
5.75
Life span
1982-
Traffic
Road
State
Bihar
Town(s)
Patna–Hajipur
Bandra–Worli Sea Link
Bandra–Worli Sea Link
Rank
6
Name
Bandra–Worli Sea Link
Water body
Mahim Bay
Length (km)
5.6
Life span
2009-
Traffic
Road
State
Maharashtra
Town(s)
Mumbai
Bogibeel Bridge
Bogibeel Bridge
Rank
7
Name
Bogibeel Bridge
Water body
Brahmaputra River
Length (km)
4.94
Life span
2018-
Traffic
Rail-cum-road
State
Assam
Town(s)
Dhemaji-Dibrugarh
Vikramshila Setu
Vikramshila Setu
Rank
8
Name
Vikramshila Setu
Water body
Ganges River
Length (km)
4.70
Life span
2001-
Traffic
Road
State
Bihar
Town(s)
Bhagalpur-Mahadeopur
Vembanad Rail Bridge
Vembanad Rail Bridge
Rank
9
Name
Vembanad Rail Bridge
Water body
Vembanad Lake
Length (km)
4.6
Life span
2011
Traffic
Rail
State
Kerala
Town(s)
Kochi
Jayaprakash Setu
Jayaprakash Setu
Rank
10
Name
Jayaprakash Setu
Water body
Ganges River
Length (km)
4.56
Life span
2016
Traffic
Rail-cum-road
State
Bihar
Town(s)
Patna–Sonpur
Arrah–Chhapra Bridge
Arrah–Chhapra Bridge
Rank
11
Name
Arrah–Chhapra Bridge
Water body
Ganges River
Length (km)
4.35
Life span
2017-
Traffic
Road
State
Bihar
Town(s)
Arrah–Chhapra
Godavari Fourth Bridge
Godavari Fourth Bridge
Rank
12
Name
Godavari Fourth Bridge
Water body
Godavari River
Length (km)
4.14
Life span
2015-
Traffic
Road
State
Andhra Pradesh
Town(s)
Rajahmundry
Sri Krishna Setu
Sri Krishna Setu
Rank
13
Name
Sri Krishna Setu
Water body
Ganges River
Length (km)
3.75
Life span
2020-
Traffic
Rail-cum-road
State
Bihar
Town(s)
Munger-Shaligrami
Chahlari Ghat Bridge
Chahlari Ghat Bridge
Rank
14
Name
Chahlari Ghat Bridge
Water body
Ghaghra River
Length (km)
3.26
Life span
2017-
Traffic
Road
State
Uttar Pradesh
Town(s)
Bahraich–Sitapur
Jawahar Setu
Jawahar Setu
Rank
15
Name
Jawahar Setu
Water body
Sone River
Length (km)
3.06
Life span
1965-
Traffic
Road
State
Bihar
Town(s)
Dehri-Son Nagar
Nehru Setu
Nehru Setu
Rank
16
Name
Nehru Setu
Water body
Sone River
Length (km)
3.06
Life span
1900
Traffic
Rail
State
Bihar
Town(s)
Dehri-Son Nagar
Kolia Bhomora Setu
Kolia Bhomora Setu
Rank
17
Name
Kolia Bhomora Setu
Water body
Brahmaputra River
Length (km)
3.04
Life span
2021-
Traffic
Road
State
Assam
Town(s)
Tezpur–Kaliabor
Bhomoraguri-Tezpur Bridge
Bhomoraguri-Tezpur Bridge
Rank
18
Name
Bhomoraguri-Tezpur Bridge
Water body
Brahmaputra River
Length (km)
3.02
Life span
1987-
Traffic
Road
State
Assam
Town(s)
Bhomoraguri-Tezpur
Daudnagar Bridge
Daudnagar Bridge
Rank
19
Name
Daudnagar Bridge
Water body
Sone River
Length (km)
3.0
Life span
2019-
Traffic
Road
State
Bihar
Town(s)
Daudnagar-Nasriganj
Korthi-Kolhar Bridge
Korthi-Kolhar Bridge
Rank
20
Name
Korthi-Kolhar Bridge
Water body
Krishna River
Length (km)
3.0
Life span
2006-
Traffic
Road
State
Karnataka
Town(s)
Korthi-Kolhar
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Setu
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Setu
Rank
21
Name
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Setu
Water body
Kathajodi River
Length (km)
2.88
Life span
2017-
Traffic
Road
State
Odisha
Town(s)
Cuttack-Trisulia
Godavari Bridge
Godavari Bridge
Rank
22
Name
Godavari Bridge
Water body
Godavari River
Length (km)
2.79
Life span
1974
Traffic
Rail-cum-road
State
Andhra Pradesh
Town(s)
Rajahmundry
Godavari Arch Bridge
Godavari Arch Bridge
Rank
23
Name
Godavari Arch Bridge
Water body
Godavari River
Length (km)
2.75
Life span
2003-
Traffic
Rail
State
Andhra Pradesh
Town(s)
Rajahmundry
Joyee Setu
Joyee Setu
Rank
24
Name
Joyee Setu
Water body
Teesta River
Length (km)
2.71
Life span
2021-
Traffic
Road
State
West Bengal
Town(s)
Mekhliganj–Haldibari
Penumudi–Puligadda Bridge
Penumudi–Puligadda Bridge
Rank
25
Name
Penumudi–Puligadda Bridge
Water body
Krishna River
Length (km)
2.59
Life span
2006-
Traffic
Road
State
Andhra Pradesh
Town(s)
Penumudi–Puligadda
Sudarshan Setu
Sudarshan Setu
Rank
26
Name
Sudarshan Setu
Water body
Gulf of Kutch
Length (km)
2.32
Life span
2024-
Traffic
Road
State
Gujarat
Town(s)
Bet Dwarka-Okha
Farakka Barrage
Farakka Barrage
Rank
27
Name
Farakka Barrage
Water body
Ganges River
Length (km)
2.30
Life span
1975
Traffic
Rail-cum-road
State
West Bengal
Town(s)
Farakka
Naranarayan Setu
Naranarayan Setu
Rank
28
Name
Naranarayan Setu
Water body
Brahmaputra River
Length (km)
2.28
Life span
1998
Traffic
Rail-cum-road
State
Assam
Town(s)
Jogighopa-Pancharatna
Pamban Road Bridge
Pamban Road Bridge
Rank
29
Name
Pamban Road Bridge
Water body
Palk Strait
Length (km)
2.2
Life span
1988-
Traffic
Road
State
Tamil Nadu
Town(s)
Mandapam-Rameswaram
Kanaka Durga Varadhi
Kanaka Durga Varadhi
Rank
30
Name
Kanaka Durga Varadhi
Water body
Krishna River
Length (km)
2.2
Life span
1995-
Traffic
Road
State
Andhra Pradesh
Town(s)
Vijayawada
Mahanadi Rail Bridge
Mahanadi Rail Bridge
Rank
31
Name
Mahanadi Rail Bridge
Water body
Mahanadi River
Length (km)
2.1
Life span
1902-
Traffic
Rail
State
Odisha
Town(s)
Cuttack
Second Mahanadi Rail Bridge
Second Mahanadi Rail Bridge
Rank
32
Name
Second Mahanadi Rail Bridge
Water body
Mahanadi River
Length (km)
2.1
Life span
2008-
Traffic
Rail
State
Odisha
Town(s)
Cuttack
Pamban Bridge
Pamban Bridge
Rank
33
Name
Pamban Bridge
Water body
Palk Strait
Length (km)
2.07
Life span
1913-2018
Traffic
Rail
State
Tamil Nadu
Town(s)
Mandapam-Rameswaram
Sharavati Bridge
Sharavati Bridge
Rank
35
Name
Sharavati Bridge
Water body
Sharavathi River
Length (km)
2.06
Life span
1994
Traffic
Rail
State
Karnataka
Town(s)
Honnavar-Kasarkoda
Baluaha Ghat Bridge
Baluaha Ghat Bridge
Rank
36
Name
Baluaha Ghat Bridge
Water body
Kosi River
Length (km)
2.05
Life span
2015-
Traffic
Road
State
Bihar
Town(s)
Baluaha Ghat-Gandaul
Arwal Sahar Bridge
Arwal Sahar Bridge
Rank
37
Name
Arwal Sahar Bridge
Water body
Sone River
Length (km)
2.04
Life span
2012-
Traffic
Road
State
Bihar
Town(s)
Arwal-Sahar
Rajendra Setu
Rajendra Setu
Rank
38
Name
Rajendra Setu
Water body
Ganges River
Length (km)
2.03
Life span
1959
Traffic
Rail-cum-road
State
Bihar
Town(s)
Barauni–Hathidah
| Rank | Name | Image | Water body | Length (km) | Life span | Traffic | State | Town(s) |
| 1 | Atal Setu | | Arabian Sea | 21.8 | 2024- | Road | Maharashtra | Mumbai |
| 2 | Kacchi Dargah–Bidupur Bridge | | Ganges River | 9.76 | 2025- | Road | Bihar | Patna-Bidupur |
| 3 | Bhupen Hazarika Setu | | Lohit River | 9.15 | 2017- | Road | Arunachal Pradesh, Assam | Dhola-Sadiya |
| 4 | Dibang River Bridge | | Dibang River | 6.2 | 2018- | Road | Arunachal Pradesh | Bomjir-Malek |
| 5 | Mahatma Gandhi Setu | | Ganges River | 5.75 | 1982- | Road | Bihar | Patna–Hajipur |
| 6 | Bandra–Worli Sea Link | | Mahim Bay | 5.6 | 2009- | Road | Maharashtra | Mumbai |
| 7 | Bogibeel Bridge | | Brahmaputra River | 4.94 | 2018- | Rail-cum-road | Assam | Dhemaji-Dibrugarh |
| 8 | Vikramshila Setu | | Ganges River | 4.70 | 2001- | Road | Bihar | Bhagalpur-Mahadeopur |
| 9 | Vembanad Rail Bridge | | Vembanad Lake | 4.6 | 2011 | Rail | Kerala | Kochi |
| 10 | Jayaprakash Setu | | Ganges River | 4.56 | 2016 | Rail-cum-road | Bihar | Patna–Sonpur |
| 11 | Arrah–Chhapra Bridge | | Ganges River | 4.35 | 2017- | Road | Bihar | Arrah–Chhapra |
| 12 | Godavari Fourth Bridge | | Godavari River | 4.14 | 2015- | Road | Andhra Pradesh | Rajahmundry |
| 13 | Sri Krishna Setu | | Ganges River | 3.75 | 2020- | Rail-cum-road | Bihar | Munger-Shaligrami |
| 14 | Chahlari Ghat Bridge | | Ghaghra River | 3.26 | 2017- | Road | Uttar Pradesh | Bahraich–Sitapur |
| 15 | Jawahar Setu | | Sone River | 3.06 | 1965- | Road | Bihar | Dehri-Son Nagar |
| 16 | Nehru Setu | | Sone River | 3.06 | 1900 | Rail | Bihar | Dehri-Son Nagar |
| 17 | Kolia Bhomora Setu | | Brahmaputra River | 3.04 | 2021- | Road | Assam | Tezpur–Kaliabor |
| 18 | Bhomoraguri-Tezpur Bridge | Brahmaputra River | 3.02 | 1987- | Road | Assam | Bhomoraguri-Tezpur | |
| 19 | Daudnagar Bridge | Sone River | 3.0 | 2019- | Road | Bihar | Daudnagar-Nasriganj | |
| 20 | Korthi-Kolhar Bridge | Krishna River | 3.0 | 2006- | Road | Karnataka | Korthi-Kolhar | |
| 21 | Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Setu | | Kathajodi River | 2.88 | 2017- | Road | Odisha | Cuttack-Trisulia |
| 22 | Godavari Bridge | | Godavari River | 2.79 | 1974 | Rail-cum-road | Andhra Pradesh | Rajahmundry |
| 23 | Godavari Arch Bridge | | Godavari River | 2.75 | 2003- | Rail | Andhra Pradesh | Rajahmundry |
| 24 | Joyee Setu | Teesta River | 2.71 | 2021- | Road | West Bengal | Mekhliganj–Haldibari | |
| 25 | Penumudi–Puligadda Bridge | Krishna River | 2.59 | 2006- | Road | Andhra Pradesh | Penumudi–Puligadda | |
| 26 | Sudarshan Setu | Gulf of Kutch | 2.32 | 2024- | Road | Gujarat | Bet Dwarka-Okha | |
| 27 | Farakka Barrage | | Ganges River | 2.30 | 1975 | Rail-cum-road | West Bengal | Farakka |
| 28 | Naranarayan Setu | | Brahmaputra River | 2.28 | 1998 | Rail-cum-road | Assam | Jogighopa-Pancharatna |
| 29 | Pamban Road Bridge | | Palk Strait | 2.2 | 1988- | Road | Tamil Nadu | Mandapam-Rameswaram |
| 30 | Kanaka Durga Varadhi | Krishna River | 2.2 | 1995- | Road | Andhra Pradesh | Vijayawada | |
| 31 | Mahanadi Rail Bridge | Mahanadi River | 2.1 | 1902- | Rail | Odisha | Cuttack | |
| 32 | Second Mahanadi Rail Bridge | | Mahanadi River | 2.1 | 2008- | Rail | Odisha | Cuttack |
| 33 | Pamban Bridge | | Palk Strait | 2.07 | 1913-2018 | Rail | Tamil Nadu | Mandapam-Rameswaram |
| New Pamban Bridge | | 2025- | ||||||
| 35 | Sharavati Bridge | Sharavathi River | 2.06 | 1994 | Rail | Karnataka | Honnavar-Kasarkoda | |
| 36 | Baluaha Ghat Bridge | Kosi River | 2.05 | 2015- | Road | Bihar | Baluaha Ghat-Gandaul | |
| 37 | Arwal Sahar Bridge | Sone River | 2.04 | 2012- | Road | Bihar | Arwal-Sahar | |
| 38 | Rajendra Setu | | Ganges River | 2.03 | 1959 | Rail-cum-road | Bihar | Barauni–Hathidah |
· Under construction
Dhubri-Phulbari bridge
Dhubri-Phulbari bridge
Rank
1
Name
Dhubri-Phulbari bridge
Water body
Brahmaputra River
Length (km)
19.36
Expected opening
2028
Traffic
Road
State
Assam
Town(s)
Dhubri-Phulbari
Sahibganj - Manihari Bridge
Sahibganj - Manihari Bridge
Rank
2
Name
Sahibganj - Manihari Bridge
Water body
Ganges River
Length (km)
6.25
Expected opening
2027
Traffic
Road
State
Jharkhand-Bihar
Town(s)
Sahibganj-Manihari
Farakka Setu
Farakka Setu
Rank
3
Name
Farakka Setu
Water body
Ganges River
Length (km)
5.468
Expected opening
2025
Traffic
Road
State
West Bengal
Town(s)
Vaishnavnagar-Farakka
Gangasagar Setu
Gangasagar Setu
Rank
4
Name
Gangasagar Setu
Water body
Muri Ganga River
Length (km)
4.857
Expected opening
2026
Traffic
Road
State
West Bengal
Town(s)
Kakdwip-Gangasagar
| Rank | Name | Water body | Length (km) | Expected opening | Traffic | State | Town(s) |
| 1 | Dhubri-Phulbari bridge | Brahmaputra River | 19.36 | 2028 | Road | Assam | Dhubri-Phulbari |
| 2 | Sahibganj - Manihari Bridge | Ganges River | 6.25 | 2027 | Road | Jharkhand-Bihar | Sahibganj-Manihari |
| 3 | Farakka Setu | Ganges River | 5.468 | 2025 | Road | West Bengal | Vaishnavnagar-Farakka |
| 4 | Gangasagar Setu | Muri Ganga River | 4.857 | 2026 | Road | West Bengal | Kakdwip-Gangasagar |
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