Bogibeel Bridge
Bogibeel Bridge | |
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| Coordinates | 27°24′31″N 94°45′37″E / 27.40861°N 94.76028°E |
| Carries | NH 15 |
| Crosses | Brahmaputra River |
| Locale | Assam, India |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Truss bridge |
| Material | Steel, Concrete |
| Total length | 4.94 kilometres (3.07 mi) |
| Longest span | 125 m (410 ft) |
| No. of spans | 41 |
| History | |
| Designer | RITES |
| Constructed by | Hindustan Construction Company (HCC) and Gammon India |
| Construction start | 21 April 2002 |
| Opened | 25 December 2018 |
| Location | |
Interactive map of Bogibeel Bridge | |
The Bogibeel Bridge is an operational, 4.94 km long, combined road-cum-rail bridge over the Brahmaputra River in the northeastern Indian state of Assam between Dhemaji city in Dhemaji district on north bank and Dibrugarh city in Dibrugarh district on south bank, with double broad-gauge rail line at lower deck and 3-lane road highway on the upper deck. It is the longest rail-cum-road bridge in India and Asia's second longest rail-cum-road bridge. The bridge is of strategic importance to India as it significantly eases India's ability to transport troops and supplies to the border with Tibet in Arunachal Pradesh. The bridge is located just over 20 km south of the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border and acts as an alternative to the Kolia Bhomora Setu 270 km west at Tezpur in providing connectivity to nearly five million people residing in Upper Assam and Arunachal Pradesh.