10 Interesting Facts of Vivekananda Setu in Kolkata
Vivekananda Setu in Kolkata – This picture taken at the banks of River Ganges, from Dakhineshwar Kali Temple complex. In the foreground is the concrete fence of the temple and beyond that is the famous Vivekananda Bridge.
West Bengal government has named it Vivekananda Setu. (Setu means bridge in Bengali language.) Vivekananda Setu, also called Willingdon Bridge. It links the city of Howrah, at Bally, to its twin city of Kolkata, at Dakshineswar. So it has the third name – Bally Bridge.
10 Interesting Facts of Vivekananda Setu
Vivekananda Setu is a wonderful place to stand and watch the life on Hooghly River. Howrah Bridge may be more popular but Bally Bridge too is no less in terms of its shiny steel look.
- 1. First rail cum road bridge that connected Kolkata to Howrah.
- 2. It took 6 years to construct the bridge, from 1936 to 1942.
- 3. You will find the name Rai Bahadur Jagmal Raja stamped on each girder of the bridge. An industrialist of 1930s, it was his company constructed the bridge.
- 4. Total length of the bridge is 823m.
- 5. It is one of the 5 longest bridges over Hooghly River.
- 6. Vidyasagar Setu is the longest cable–stayed bridge in Asia.
- 7. It cost ₹3.88 billion to build Vivekananda Setu.
- 8. Approximately 22,600litres of paint is required to paint this mammoth bridge.
- 9. The bridge is given 3 coats of paint. The first coat is of zinc chromate primer (1,400 liters) the second coat is of zinc chromate primer red oxide (1200litres). And the final coat will be of 20,000-litre aluminium paint.
- 10. Vivekananda Setu has become weak due to ageing and heavy traffic. A second bridge, Nivedita Setu, has come up parallel to this.
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beautiful bridge Indrani ji
Nice Pic.
Wonderfully captured. The fence and the bridge seem to align well in the frame 🙂
Wonderful composition! I liked how the massive structure looks even grander when garlanded by greenery.
Looks like a painting !! How about a black and white version of the same 🙂
You caught a wonderful view on the bridge!
columns .. when did this happened ?
great composition and comparison
PhenoMenon
Ohhh now I want to visit Calcutta
I don't remember seeing a picture of the bridge from this angle. Beautiful.
Wow, that's such a beautiful capture.
Old memories came back..!
Wow ! just loved this one..great take..
Nice composition.
Good one Indrani..
A very fresh face of the iconic bridge….good job
Always wanted to visit Kolkata, seeing this pic makes me want to make that trip all the more… hopefully one of these days I will 🙂
beautiful bridge 🙂
Love this place, especially in the early morning, when the mist is still in the air.
What a nice composition!
Nice bRIGE.
Wow! Great PIC! Will b visiting Dakshineswar Kali temple soon!
Excellent, Indrani! As others have written – a fine composition.
«Louis» thanks you for linking this with Sunday Bridges.
Hi s.c, that is a good observation, but I am sorry I am not aware if those columns are later additions.
Thank you friends for the comments and appreciations.
Nice bridge. I only doesn't understand the colums right and left of the middle one or are they a later addition. Nice temple fence . I like it.
Nice capture!
The amazing Howrah Bridge continues to fascinate and inspires even after so many years.
What a wonderful capture! The fence and the bridge are a great pair.
I love the fence and also a nice bridge.
Very nice photo!
Enjoy the weekend!
I really like the composition of this beautiful photo.
I love the fence, ha ha.
Beautiful bridge, so well framed. Love the colors and details!
This fence looks very nice!
A matching fence and an antique bridge.
Wow..that is a great view!!Love the deco on the wall!
That's a beautiful bridge and Tagore has become one of my favorite poets.
Beautiful bridge. I hope to capture it some day. 🙂
Bridge looking Good!!
Indrani, Pretty bridge and a lovely scene! Have a happy weekend!
Such a lovely shot with the fence complementing the bridge perfectly.
The bridge is beautiful, the sky a little grey !
Nice view!
Nice capture 🙂
I really like that fence!
beautiful bridge
Love the details on the fence.
a beautiful pairing.
A beautiful bridge and a wonderful capture, Indrani! I love your composition! And it's interesting to know it's named after Tagore, he's a very special favorite of mine and has been for a long time!! Have a lovely weekend!!