Maitri Setu
Maitri Setu মৈত্রী সেতু मैत्री सेतु | |
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| Coordinates | 22°59′49″N 91°43′25″E / 22.997°N 91.72365°E |
| Carries | 2-lanes |
| Crosses | Feni River |
| Locale | North end: Sabroom in Tripura, India South end: Ramgarh in Chittagong, Bangladesh. |
| Other name | Gateway of Northeast |
| Named for | Indo-Bangladesh friendship |
| Maintained by | National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL) |
| Characteristics | |
| Material | Steel and concrete |
| Total length | 1.9 kilometres (1.2 mi) |
| No. of spans | Single span |
| Piers in water | No |
| History | |
| Constructed by | Dineshchandra R. Agrawal Infracon (DRA Infracon) |
| Construction start | June 2015 |
| Construction cost | ₹133 crore (US$16 million) |
| Inaugurated | 9 March 2021 |
| Location | |
Interactive map of Maitri Setu | |
Maitri Setu (lit. 'friendship bridge') is a 1.9-kilometre (1.2 mi) bridge on Feni River which links Sabroom in Tripura, India and Ramgarh in Chittagong, Bangladesh leading to Chittagong port, thus providing a shorter and more economical alternate land route between India's eastern and western states compared to the longer route through Assam. On 9 March 2021, it was officially opened to public by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and then Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.