The New Yamuna Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge located in Prayagraj.[2][3][4] The bridge was constructed by the end of 2004 with the aim of minimizing the traffic over the Old Naini Bridge.[5] The bridge runs north–south across the Yamuna River connecting the city of Prayagraj to its neighborhood of Naini. The construction was consulted by COWI A/S, a Danish consulting company. Main construction was done by Hyundai and was successfully completed in 2004.[5][6]
New Yamuna Bridge | |
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| Coordinates | 25°25′38″N 81°51′41″E / 25.4272°N 81.8613°E |
| Carries | 4 lanes, pedestrians and bicycles |
| Locale | Prayagraj, India |
| Official name | Syama Prasad Mukherjee Setu |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Cable-stayed bridge |
| Material | Steel |
| Total length | 1,510 metres (4,954 ft) |
| Width | 250 |
| Longest span | 260 metres (853 ft) |
| History | |
| Designer | Hindustan Construction Company and Hyundai Engineering and Construction[1] |
| Construction start | 2000 |
| Construction end | 2004 |
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The total length of the bridge is 1,510 m with a longest span of 260 m which is supported by a cable which stays in a concrete anchor bridges.[7]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to New Yamuna Bridge, Allahabad.
- ^ "New Yamuna Bridge, Prayagraj – Attraction View".[permanent dead link]
- ^ Dayaratnam, P.; Indian Institution of Bridge Engineers (2000). International Conference on Suspension, Cable Supported, and Cable Stayed Bridges: November 19-21, 1999, Hyderabad. Universities Press (India) Limited. p. 204. ISBN 9788173712715. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- ^ "India's 15 most amazing bridges - Rediff.com Business". rediff.com. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- ^ Miyazaki, Keishi (November 2006). "Construction of a Bridge over River Yamuna at Allahabad/Naini" (PDF). jica.go.jp. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ a b "MAURER AG - Home -" (PDF). maurer-soehne.com. July 2021.
- ^ "Bridge engineering - Major bridges" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ Dayaratnam, P.; Indian Institution of Bridge Engineers (2000). International Conference on Suspension, Cable Supported, and Cable Stayed Bridges: November 19-21, 1999, Hyderabad. Universities Press (India) Limited. p. 204-205. ISBN 978-81-7371-271-5. Retrieved 12 October 2021.