Zuari Bridge | |
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| Coordinates | 15°24′43″N73°54′25″E / 15.4119°N 73.9069°E /15.4119; 73.9069 |
| Carries | NH 66 |
| Crosses | Zuari River |
| Locale | Tiswadi,Goa,India |
| Characteristics | |
| Total length | 1,225 metres (4,019 ft) |
| History | |
| Constructed by | Dilip Buildcon |
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 Interactive map of Zuari Bridge | |
TheZuari Bridge is a bridge betweenNorth Goa andSouth Goa, India. It carries theNH 66 over the tidal part of theZuari River, between the villages ofAgaçaim andCortalim. It is a few metres downstream of the Konkan Railway Bridge.
The bridge is 1,225 metres (4,019 ft) long.[1]
Konkan Railway Bridge | |
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| Coordinates | 15°24′42″N73°54′32″E / 15.4117°N 73.9088°E /15.4117; 73.9088 |
| Carries | Konkan Railway |
| Crosses | Zuari River |
| Locale | Tiswadi,Goa,India |
| Other name | Zuari Bridge |
| Characteristics | |
| Total length | 1,319 metres (4,327 ft) |
| Location | |
 Interactive map of Konkan Railway Bridge | |
TheKonkan Railway Bridge is a railway bridge betweenNorth Goa andSouth Goa, India.[2] It carries theKonkan Railway over the tidal part of theZuari River,[2] south ofKarmali railway station. The bridge was completed in three years.[2] It is a few metres upstream of the Zuari road bridge.[3]
The bridge is 1,319 metres (4,327 ft) long.[1]
In 2022, a car fell off the bridge killing all 4 occupants. Demands for the audit of the bridge safety were made by the local politicians.Aam Aadmi Party, Goa president Amit Palekar, blamed the depression near the gap between the bridge spans near the site of the accident as the cause. He demanded the bridge to be repaired.[4][5]
This is an underconstructioncable-stayed bridge overZuari River on the Panaji–Margao stretch of theNational Highway 66.It is being built byDilip Buildcon and was partially opened for public in 2022.
This New Zuari Bridge has eight lanes (4+4). It has dualcarriageways of 27 m each and has a center median of 10.7m. It is the 2nd longest and widestcable-stay bridge inIndia behindBandra–Worli Sea Link
This bridge is used as an expressway betweenPanaji andMargao, over the Zuari river. The main bridge over the Zuari river is 640m long. And the approach roads for this bridge cover over 13 km, starting from near theBambolim cross inNorth Goa to near Birla cross inSouth Goa.
It is expected that two towers[6] (110 m high from water level) will be built on this bridge. It is also expected that there will be anobservatory and viewing gallery, an art gallery, and also arevolving restaurant.
Right-hand side (4-lane corridor) of the bridge thrown open for Vehicular traffic by Nitin Gadkari in December 2022.[7]