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Vikramshila Setu | |
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| Coordinates | 25°16′41″N87°01′37″E / 25.278°N 87.027°E /25.278; 87.027 |
| Carries | Two lane roadway and pedestrian pathways each side |
| Locale | Bhagalpur |
| Maintained by | Bihar Government |
| Characteristics | |
| Material | Concrete and Iron |
| Total length | 4,400 metres (14,400 ft) |
| History | |
| Construction end | 2001 |
| Opened | 2001 |
| Closed | No |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | Two way |
| Toll | For Heavy vehicle and four wheeler |
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Vikramshila Setu is a bridge across theGanges, nearBhagalpur in theIndianstate ofBihar. It is named after the ancientMahavihara ofVikramashila which was established byKing Dharmapala (783 to 820 A.D.) .
Vikramshila Setu is 6th longest bridge over water in India. The 4.4 km long two lane bridge serves as a link betweenNH 33 andNH 31 running on the opposite sides of theGanges. It runs from Barari Ghat on theBhagalpur side on the south bank of theGanges toNaugachhia on the north bank.[1] It also connects Bhagalpur toPurnia andKatihar. This has reduced considerably the road travel betweenBhagalpur and places across the Ganges.
However, there is intense traffic congestion on the bridge due to increased traffic and there is now a demand to construct another bridge parallel to it. On 21 September 2020 Prime Minister Mr Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of another 4 lane road bridge of 4.445 km length over Ganga river parallel to Vikramshila Setu at cost of₹1110.23 crore.[2]In June 2018, another 24 km-long Vikramshila - Kataria rail-cum-road bridge between Vikramshila railway station (near Pirpainty south of Ganga) and Kataria railway station (nearNaugachia railway station) north of the Ganga, with an expenditure of₹4,379.01 crore was approved.[3]
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