Bridges in India

About Bridges in India

No matter it is the roadways travel or the railways you choose, hardly you pass without the bridges in each and every part of India. It is worth noticeable that bridges in the country are ultimate lifelines for a transportation purpose in such vast country housing several big and small rivers. Roadways as well as many railways pass through the rivers and are therefore linked through the bridges medium.

Country's Land Route Lifeline

It goes without saying that India is a country with several rivers big or small. India also has many canals, lakes and dams which could cause hurdles for the road and rail infrastructure in the absence of bridges. Need of bridges remain crucial to sustain all types of communication and to keep the infrastructure at right direction? Bridges are therefore designed and built with countless provisions that solely depend on the ardent needs, transportation loads and last but not the least purpose for that they are constructed.

Bridging the Whole Nation

With drastic changes in the Indian infrastructure and economy the concept of bridges too have changed and spanned beyond the rivers, canals and dams in the current scenario. Presence of countless splendid flyovers, tunnels, expressways and many such bridging concepts redefine country's infrastructure to the best extent. The role of such bridges therefore shouldn't be underestimated.

Being a vast country in the world, Indian bridges play crucial role in the country's path to progress. They definitely ease the road and railways transportation. Keen observation of road communication helps to understand how best and longest bridges on rivers have attained remarkable positions. Some notable rivers of India are:-

• Mahatma Gandhi Setu over Ganges River
• Pamban Bridge as first sea bridge of India
• Rajiv Gandhi Setu
• Rabindra Setu in Howrah
• Vidyasagar Setu on Hooghly
• Narmada Bridge
• Naini Bridge over Yamuna River
• Brahmaputra Bridge
• Jadukata Bridge in Meghalaya

List of Indian bridges is long and endless. All nook and corner of country houses beautiful bridges. They always mesmerize India explorers. Such bridges connect many national highways to ensure road and railways transportations smoothen minutely. Of more interest are bridges that connect one portion of country with the other by roadways communication. Good number of railway bridges links all regions through railway bridges which are integral in country's infrastructure.

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