List of longest bridges in West Bengal
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Tables
· Bridges
Meters
Meters
Name
Meters
Name
Feet
Joyee Setu
Joyee Setu
Name
Joyee Setu
Name
Teesta River
River/Water Body
2,709
Spanning
8,887
Spanning
2021
Completed /Opened
Road
Traffic
Mekhliganj–Haldibari
Farakka Barrage
Farakka Barrage
Name
Farakka Barrage
Name
The Ganges
River/Water Body
2,240
Spanning
7,350
Spanning
1975
Completed /Opened
Rail-cum-road
Traffic
Farakka
Bhutni Bridge
Bhutni Bridge
Name
Bhutni Bridge
Name
Fulahar river
River/Water Body
1,790
Spanning
5,873
Spanning
2019
Completed /Opened
Road
Traffic
Bhutni Island, Malda
Jangalkanya Setu
Jangalkanya Setu
Name
Jangalkanya Setu
Name
Subarnarekha river
River/Water Body
1,472
Spanning
4,829
Spanning
2016
Completed /Opened
Road
Traffic
Nayagram
Mathabhanga Rail Bridge
Mathabhanga Rail Bridge
Name
Mathabhanga Rail Bridge
Name
Jaldhaka river
River/Water Body
1,097
Spanning
3,599
Spanning
2015
Completed /Opened
Rail
Traffic
Mathabhanga
Ishwar Gupta Setu
Ishwar Gupta Setu
Name
Ishwar Gupta Setu
Name
Hooghly river
River/Water Body
1,056
Spanning
3,465
Spanning
1989
Completed /Opened
Road
Traffic
Bansberia–Kalyani
Teesta Bridge (NH 27)
Teesta Bridge (NH 27)
Name
Teesta Bridge (NH 27)
Name
New Flank
River/Water Body
Teesta River
Spanning
1,050
Spanning
3,444
Completed /Opened
2020
Traffic
Road
City
Jalpaiguri
Old Flank
Old Flank
Name
Old Flank
Name
1,000
River/Water Body
3,280
Spanning
1961
New Sarat Setu
New Sarat Setu
Name
New Sarat Setu
Name
Flank I
River/Water Body
Rupnarayan River
Spanning
1,025
Spanning
3,363
Completed /Opened
2012
Traffic
Road
City
Kolaghat–Deulti
Flank II
Flank II
Name
Flank II
Name
1,019
River/Water Body
3,343
Spanning
-
Sarat Setu (Old)
Sarat Setu (Old)
Name
Sarat Setu (Old)
Name
Rupnarayan River
River/Water Body
1,010
Spanning
3,313
Spanning
1967
Completed /Opened
Road
Traffic
Kolaghat–Deulti
Devi Kamteshwari Setu
Devi Kamteshwari Setu
Name
Devi Kamteshwari Setu
Name
Mansai River
River/Water Body
944
Spanning
3,097
Spanning
2021
Completed /Opened
Road
Traffic
Sitai
Gajoldodba Barrage
Gajoldodba Barrage
Name
Gajoldodba Barrage
Name
Teesta River
River/Water Body
922
Spanning
3,025
Spanning
1998
Completed /Opened
Road
Traffic
Gajoldoba
Vivekananda Setu (Willingdon Bridge / Bally Bridge)
Vivekananda Setu (Willingdon Bridge / Bally Bridge)
Name
Vivekananda Setu (Willingdon Bridge / Bally Bridge)
Name
Hooghly River
River/Water Body
900
Spanning
2,952
Spanning
1932
Completed /Opened
Rail-cum-road
Traffic
Dakshineswar–Bally, Howrah
Nivedita Setu
Nivedita Setu
Name
Nivedita Setu
Name
Hooghly River
River/Water Body
880
Spanning
2,887
Spanning
2007
Completed /Opened
Road
Traffic
Dakshineswar–Bally, Howrah
Vidyasagar Setu
Vidyasagar Setu
Name
Vidyasagar Setu
Name
Hooghly River
River/Water Body
823
Spanning
2,700
Spanning
1992
Completed /Opened
Road
Traffic
Kolkata–Howrah
Kolaghat Rail Bridge
Kolaghat Rail Bridge
Name
Kolaghat Rail Bridge
Name
Rupnarayan River
River/Water Body
804
Spanning
2,638
Spanning
1900
Completed /Opened
Rail
Traffic
Kolaghat–Deulti
Mejia Bridge
Mejia Bridge
Name
Mejia Bridge
Name
Damodar River
River/Water Body
800
Spanning
2,625
Spanning
1996
Completed /Opened
Rail-cum-road
Traffic
Raniganj–Mejia
Chapaguri Rail Bridge
Chapaguri Rail Bridge
Name
Chapaguri Rail Bridge
Name
Torsha River
River/Water Body
777
Spanning
2,550
Spanning
2015
Completed /Opened
Rail
Traffic
Chapaguri (Cooch Behar)
Howrah Bridge (Rabindra Setu)
Howrah Bridge (Rabindra Setu)
Name
Howrah Bridge (Rabindra Setu)
Name
Hooghly River
River/Water Body
705
Spanning
2,313
Spanning
1943
Completed /Opened
Road
Traffic
Kolkata–Howrah
Durgapur Barrage
Durgapur Barrage
Name
Durgapur Barrage
Name
Damodar River
River/Water Body
692
Spanning
2,270
Spanning
1955
Completed /Opened
Road
Traffic
Durgapur
Lalgarh Setu
Lalgarh Setu
Name
Lalgarh Setu
Name
Kangsabati River
River/Water Body
650
Spanning
2,133
Spanning
2016
Completed /Opened
Road
Traffic
Lalgarh
Matla Setu
Matla Setu
Name
Matla Setu
Name
Matla River
River/Water Body
644
Spanning
2,112
Spanning
2011
Completed /Opened
Road
Traffic
Canning
Matangini Setu
Matangini Setu
Name
Matangini Setu
Name
Haldi River
River/Water Body
521
Spanning
1,711
Spanning
1982
Completed /Opened
Road
Traffic
Narghat
Sampreeti Setu (New Jubilee Bridge)
Sampreeti Setu (New Jubilee Bridge)
Name
Sampreeti Setu (New Jubilee Bridge)
Name
Hooghly River
River/Water Body
415
Spanning
1,362
Spanning
2016
Completed /Opened
Rail
Traffic
Naihati–Bandel, Hooghly
| Name | River/Water Body | Spanning | Completed /Opened | Traffic | City | ||
| Meters | Feet | ||||||
| Joyee Setu | Teesta River | 2,709 | 8,887 | 2021 | Road | Mekhliganj–Haldibari | |
| Farakka Barrage | The Ganges | 2,240 | 7,350 | 1975 | Rail-cum-road | Farakka | |
| Bhutni Bridge | Fulahar river | 1,790 | 5,873 | 2019 | Road | Bhutni Island, Malda | |
| Jangalkanya Setu | Subarnarekha river | 1,472 | 4,829 | 2016 | Road | Nayagram | |
| Mathabhanga Rail Bridge | Jaldhaka river | 1,097 | 3,599 | 2015 | Rail | Mathabhanga | |
| Ishwar Gupta Setu | Hooghly river | 1,056 | 3,465 | 1989 | Road | Bansberia–Kalyani | |
| Teesta Bridge (NH 27) | New Flank | Teesta River | 1,050 | 3,444 | 2020 | Road | Jalpaiguri |
| Old Flank | 1,000 | 3,280 | 1961 | ||||
| New Sarat Setu | Flank I | Rupnarayan River | 1,025 | 3,363 | 2012 | Road | Kolaghat–Deulti |
| Flank II | 1,019 | 3,343 | - | ||||
| Sarat Setu (Old) | Rupnarayan River | 1,010 | 3,313 | 1967 | Road | Kolaghat–Deulti | |
| Devi Kamteshwari Setu | Mansai River | 944 | 3,097 | 2021 | Road | Sitai | |
| Gajoldodba Barrage | Teesta River | 922 | 3,025 | 1998 | Road | Gajoldoba | |
| Vivekananda Setu (Willingdon Bridge / Bally Bridge) | Hooghly River | 900 | 2,952 | 1932 | Rail-cum-road | Dakshineswar–Bally, Howrah | |
| Nivedita Setu | Hooghly River | 880 | 2,887 | 2007 | Road | Dakshineswar–Bally, Howrah | |
| Vidyasagar Setu | Hooghly River | 823 | 2,700 | 1992 | Road | Kolkata–Howrah | |
| Kolaghat Rail Bridge | Rupnarayan River | 804 | 2,638 | 1900 | Rail | Kolaghat–Deulti | |
| Mejia Bridge | Damodar River | 800 | 2,625 | 1996 | Rail-cum-road | Raniganj–Mejia | |
| Chapaguri Rail Bridge | Torsha River | 777 | 2,550 | 2015 | Rail | Chapaguri (Cooch Behar) | |
| Howrah Bridge (Rabindra Setu) | Hooghly River | 705 | 2,313 | 1943 | Road | Kolkata–Howrah | |
| Durgapur Barrage | Damodar River | 692 | 2,270 | 1955 | Road | Durgapur | |
| Lalgarh Setu | Kangsabati River | 650 | 2,133 | 2016 | Road | Lalgarh | |
| Matla Setu | Matla River | 644 | 2,112 | 2011 | Road | Canning | |
| Matangini Setu | Haldi River | 521 | 1,711 | 1982 | Road | Narghat | |
| Sampreeti Setu (New Jubilee Bridge) | Hooghly River | 415 | 1,362 | 2016 | Rail | Naihati–Bandel, Hooghly | |
· Flyovers
Meters
Meters
Name
Meters
Spanning
Feet
Sampriti Flyover
Sampriti Flyover
Name
Sampriti Flyover
Spanning
6,800
Spanning
22,300
Completed
2019
Traffic
Road
City
Maheshtala
Maa Flyover
Maa Flyover
Name
Maa Flyover
Spanning
4,500
Spanning
14,800
Completed
2015
Traffic
Road
City
Kolkata
Garden Reach Flyover
Garden Reach Flyover
Name
Garden Reach Flyover
Spanning
4,400
Spanning
14,400
Completed
2018
Traffic
Road
City
Kolkata
AJC Bose Road Flyover
AJC Bose Road Flyover
Name
AJC Bose Road Flyover
Spanning
2,400
Spanning
7872
Completed
2003
Traffic
Road
City
Kolkata
Jai Hind Bridge
Jai Hind Bridge
Name
Jai Hind Bridge
Spanning
650
Spanning
2,133
Completed
2020
Traffic
Road
City
Kolkata
Tala New Bridge
Tala New Bridge
Name
Tala New Bridge
Spanning
625
Spanning
2050
Completed
2021
Traffic
Road
City
Kolkata
| Name | Spanning | Completed | Traffic | City | |
| Meters | Feet | ||||
| Sampriti Flyover | 6,800 | 22,300 | 2019 | Road | Maheshtala |
| Maa Flyover | 4,500 | 14,800 | 2015 | Road | Kolkata |
| Garden Reach Flyover | 4,400 | 14,400 | 2018 | Road | Kolkata |
| AJC Bose Road Flyover | 2,400 | 7872 | 2003 | Road | Kolkata |
| Jai Hind Bridge | 650 | 2,133 | 2020 | Road | Kolkata |
| Tala New Bridge | 625 | 2050 | 2021 | Road | Kolkata |
References
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