List of longest bridges above water in India
This is a list of India's bridges longer than 2 km (1.2 mi), sorted by their length.
List of bridges
Rank | Name | Image | Water body | Span (km) | Life span | Traffic | State | Town(s) | Source |
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1 | Atal Setu | Arabian Sea | 21.8 | 2024- | Road | Maharashtra | Mumbai | [1] | |
2 | Bhupen Hazarika Setu | Lohit River | 9.15 | 2017- | Road | Arunachal Pradesh, Assam | Dhola-Sadiya | ||
3 | Dibang River Bridge | Dibang River | 6.2 | 2018- | Road | Arunachal Pradesh | Bomjir-Malek | ||
4 | Mahatma Gandhi Setu | Ganges River | 5.75 | 1982- | Road | Bihar | Patna–Hajipur | ||
5 | Bandra–Worli Sea Link | Mahim Bay | 5.6 | 2009- | Road | Maharashtra | Mumbai | ||
6 | Bogibeel Bridge | Brahmaputra River | 4.94 | 2018- | Rail-cum-road | Assam | Dhemaji-Dibrugarh | [2] | |
7 | Vikramshila Setu | Ganges River | 4.37 | 2001- | Road | Bihar | Bhagalpur-Mahadeopur | [3] | |
8 | Vembanad Rail Bridge | Vembanad Lake | 4.6 | 2011 | Rail | Kerala | Kochi | [4] | |
9 | Jayaprakash Setu | Ganges River | 4.56 | 2016 | Rail-cum-road | Bihar | Patna–Sonpur | [5] | |
10 | Arrah–Chhapra Bridge | Ganges River | 4.35 | 2017- | Road | Bihar | Arrah–Chhapra | [6] | |
11 | Godavari Fourth Bridge | Godavari River | 4.14 | 2015- | Road | Andhra Pradesh | Rajahmundry | [7] | |
12 | Sri Krishna Setu | Ganges River | 3.75 | 2020- | Rail-cum-road | Bihar | Munger-Shaligrami | [8] | |
13 | Chahlari Ghat Bridge | Ghaghra River | 3.26 | 2017- | Road | Uttar Pradesh | Bahraich–Sitapur | [9] | |
14 | Jawahar Setu | Sone River | 3.06 | 1965- | Road | Bihar | Dehri-Son Nagar | [10] | |
15 | Nehru Setu | Sone River | 3.06 | 1900 | Rail | Bihar | Dehri-Son Nagar | [11] | |
16 | Kolia Bhomora Setu | Brahmaputra River | 3.04 | 2021- | Road | Assam | Tezpur–Kaliabor | [12] | |
17 | Bhomoraguri-Tezpur Bridge | Brahmaputra River | 3.02 | 1987- | Road | Assam | Bhomoraguri-Tezpur | [13] | |
18 | Daudnagar Bridge | Sone River | 3 | 2019- | Road | Bihar | Daudnagar-Nasriganj | [14] | |
19 | Korthi-Kolhar Bridge | Krishna River | 3 | 2006- | Road | Karnataka | Korthi-Kolhar | [15] | |
20 | Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Setu | Kathajodi River | 2.88 | 2017- | Road | Odisha | Cuttack-Trisulia | [16] | |
21 | Godavari Bridge | Godavari River | 2.79 | 1974 | Rail-cum-road | Andhra Pradesh | Rajahmundry | [17] | |
22 | Godavari Arch Bridge | Godavari River | 2.75 | 2003- | Rail | Andhra Pradesh | Rajahmundry | [18] | |
23 | Joyee Setu | Teesta River | 2.71 | 2021- | Road | West Bengal | Mekhliganj–Haldibari | [19] | |
24 | Penumudi–Puligadda Bridge | Krishna River | 2.59 | 2006- | Road | Andhra Pradesh | Penumudi–Puligadda | [20] | |
25 | Sudarshan Setu | Gulf of Kutch | 2.32 | 2024- | Road | Gujarat | Bet Dwarka-Okha | [21] | |
26 | Farakka Barrage | Ganges River | 2.30 | 1975 | Rail-cum-road | West Bengal | Farakka | [22] | |
27 | Naranarayan Setu | Brahmaputra River | 2.28 | 1998 | Rail-cum-road | Assam | Jogighopa-Pancharatna | [23] | |
28 | Pamban Road Bridge | Palk Strait | 2.2 | 1988- | Road | Tamil Nadu | Mandapam-Rameswaram | [24] | |
29 | Kanaka Durga Varadhi | Krishna River | 2.2 | 1995- | Road | Andhra Pradesh | Vijayawada | [25] | |
30 | Mahanadi Rail Bridge | Mahanadi River | 2.1 | 1902- | Rail | Odisha | Cuttack | [26] | |
31 | Second Mahanadi Rail Bridge | Mahanadi River | 2.1 | 2008- | Rail | Odisha | Cuttack | [26] | |
32 | Pamban Bridge | Palk Strait | 2.07 | 1913- | Rail | Tamil Nadu | Mandapam-Rameswaram | [27] | |
33 | Sharavati Bridge | Sharavathi River | 2.06 | 1994 | Rail | Karnataka | Honnavar-Kasarkoda | [10] | |
34 | Baluaha Ghat Bridge | Kosi River | 2.05 | 2015- | Road | Bihar | Baluaha Ghat-Gandaul | [28] | |
35 | Arwal Sahar Bridge | Sone River | 2.04 | 2012- | Road | Bihar | Arwal-Sahar | [29] | |
36 | Rajendra Setu | Ganges River | 2.03 | 1959 | Rail-cum-road | Bihar | Barauni–Hathidah | [30] |
See also
- List of longest bridges
- List of road–rail bridges
- List of bridges in India
- List of longest bridges in West Bengal
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