Profile
Settings
Refer your friends
Sign out
Table of Contents
People have been known to construct bridges to cross roadblocks since the dawn of time. Building a bridge has been easier for engineers thanks to advancements in architectural science, but it is still challenging to construct a bridge over water or across heavily forested terrain. Bridges are fascinating structures. India’s longest, tallest, and largest bridges never failed to captivate visitors from all over the world. We’ll talk about India’s longest above-water bridges in this post. We will learn about the history, length, and construction date of these bridges.
Top 10 Longest Bridges In India
| S.no | Name of the Bridges | Length | Place |
| 1 | Dhola Sadia bridge | 9.15 Km | Bihar |
| 2 | Dibang River Bridge | 6.2 km | Arunachal Pradesh |
| 3 | The Mahatma Gandhi Satu | 5.75 km | Ganga Patna Bihar |
| 4 | The Bandra Worli Sea Link | 5.75 km | Mahim Bay Mumbai |
| 5 | Bogibeel bridge | 4.94 km | Brahmaputra Assam |
| 6 | The Vikramshila Setu | 4.70 km | Ganga Bhagalpur Bihar |
| 7 | Ganga Rail Road Bridge | 4.55 Km | Bihar |
| 8 | Godavari Bridge | 4.27 Km | Andhra Pradesh |
| 9 | Arrah Chhapra Bridge | 4.35 km | Bihar |
| 10 | Vembanad Bridge | 4.62 km | Kerala |
1. Dhola Sadiya Bridge
The Brahmaputra River in Assam is crossed by the Dhola Sadiya Bridge, also known as the Dr Bhupen Hazarika Bridge, which is India’s first and longest bridge. Prime Minister Narendra Modi opened the 9.15-kilometre-long Dhola Sadiya / Bhupen Hazarika river bridge in 2020.
2. The Dibang River Bridge
With a length of 6.2 kilometres, the Dibang River Bridge is the second-longest bridge in India. It is situated in Arunachal Pradesh and is called the Sikang Bridge. Personnel from the Indian Army must quickly cross the border with China.
3. The Mahatma Gandhi Setu
The third-longest river bridge in India, the Mahatma Gandhi Setu, spans the Ganges from Patna in the south to Hajipur in the north. It is a river bridge that spans 5750 metres and is a popular tourist destination in the region. Indira Gandhi, the prime minister then, gave it’s formal opening in 1982. It had been the longest bridge on the planet before the construction of the Dibang Bridge.
4. The Bandra Worli Sea Link
The fourth-longest bridge across the water in India is the Bandra Worli Sea Link, commonly known as the Rajiv Gandhi Sea Link. People enjoy riding on this bridge to view the stunning architecture and natural surroundings, which makes it the top attraction in Mumbai. The bridge, which is 5.57 miles long, is a section of the proposed Western Freeway. The BWSL bridge connects Worli in South Mumbai to Bandra in Mumbai’s Western Suburbs.
5. Bogibeel bridge
Between the Assam districts, Dhemaji and Dibrugarh, the Brahmaputra River is crossed by the road-rail Bogibeel Bridge. With a length of 4.94 kilometres, it is the fifth-longest river bridge in India and its first train bridge. It is the first bridge in India firmly supported by steel support beams that can resist earthquakes with a Richter scale magnitude up to 7.
6. The Vikramshila Setu
The sixth-longest footbridge in India is the Vikramshila Setu spanning the Ganges, which is located close to Bhagalpur in this Indian state of Bihar. It was named after the original Vikramashila Mahavihara, which King Dharmapala established. This 4.7-kilometre-long bridge connects the Barari Ghat & Naugachia.
7. Ganga Rail Road Bridge
It is a railroad bridge which spans the Ganga river and links Digha Ghat with Pahleja Ghat. As Pahleja ghat is located in Sonpur, it is also regarded as such Digha-Sonpur railroad bridge. It is a rail-cum-road bridge, the second-longest one on the list after the Bogibeel Bridge.
8. Godavari Bridge
The Godavari Bridge, commonly known as the Kovvur-Rajahmundry Bridge, is India’s third-longest railroad bridge.
It spanned the Godavari River near Rajahmundry, as the name would imply, and features a road deck over a single rail track. It has four lanes and is regarded as one of Rajahmundry’s emblems.
9. Sarah Chhapra Bridge
The Veer Kunwar Singh Setu, famous as the Arrah-Chhapra Bridge, is 4.35 kilometres long. The bridge connects the Bihar towns of Arrah and Chhapra over the Ganga River.
10. Vembanad Bridge
It is located in Kochi, Kerala, and is 4.63 kilometres long, making it India’s longest railway bridge. In Kochi, the bridge links Edappally and Vallarpadam. The longest lake in India, Vembanad Lake, serves as the foundation for the bridge.
