Crosses Brahmaputra River Design Truss Bridge Opened 15 April 1998 Location Jogighopa Bridge type Truss bridge | Locale Jogighopa, Assam Total length 2,284 m Body of water Brahmaputra River Phone 076630 39226 | |
Engineering design by Braithwaite, Burn & Jessop Construction Company Address NH 31B, Jogighopa, Assam 783382 Similar Bogibeel Bridge, Dhola‑Sadiya bridge, Kolia Bhomora Setu, Godavari Bridge, Rajendra Setu | ||
On the way of naranarayan setu
Naranarayan Setu (Assamese: নৰনাৰায়ণ সেতু) (IPA - nɑ:rəˈnərɑ:jənə/nɑ:rəˈnəraɪjənə ˈseɪtu:) is the third bridge to have been constructed over the Brahmaputra River in Assam, India. It is a double-deck bridge with a railway track on the lower deck and a road on the upper deck. It has a length of 2.284 kilometres and connects Jogighopa, a town of Bongaigaon District on the north with Pancharatna, a town of Goalpara District on the south. The bridge was inaugurated on April 15, 1998 by Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the Prime Minister of India at that time. Construction was carried out by the consortium of The Braithwaite Burn and Jessop Construction Company Limited(BBJ).The approximate cost of construction of this bridge is Rs. 301 crore.
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Naming
The Naranarayan Setu is named after Nara Narayan, a 16th-century Koch king.