Geeta Colony Bridge (also known as the Geeta Colony Flyover) is a bridge in the city of
Delhi
Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, primarily its western or right bank, Delhi shares borders wi ...
,
India
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. It crosses the
Yamuna
The Yamuna (Hindustani: ), also spelt Jumna, is the second-largest tributary river of the Ganges by discharge and the longest tributary in India. Originating from the Yamunotri Glacier at a height of about on the southwestern slopes of Ba ...
river, connecting the Trans-Yamuna area in
East Delhi
East Delhi is an administrative district of Delhi in India. It is bounded by the Yamuna River on the west, North East Delhi to the north, Ghaziabad District of Uttar Pradesh state to the east, and Gautam Buddha Nagar District of Uttar Pradesh ...
with
Ring Road
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near
Shantivan.
Role
The Geeta Colony Bridge provides access between east, north, northwest, and
Central Delhi
Central Delhi is an administrative district of the National Capital Territory of Delhi in India. It is bounded by the Yamuna River on the east and by the districts of North Delhi to the north, West Delhi and South West Delhi to the west, New D ...
. It was built to reduce congestion on the 150-year-old
Yamuna Bridge and
ITO Bridge by providing alternate access between East Delhi and Old Delhi.
It is centrally located and serves a heavily populated area, making it an important route for commuters.
Design
Geeta Colony Bridge is a
dual carriageway
A dual carriageway ( BE) or divided highway ( AE) is a class of highway with carriageways for traffic travelling in opposite directions separated by a central reservation (BrE) or median (AmE). Roads with two or more carriageways which are ...
bridge that spans 560 meters divided into 14 40 meter segments. It has two roadways each 9 meters wide, and bicycle and pedestrian lanes on both sides and a central median verge.
The total width of the bridge is 27.1 meters.
An estimated 220,000 vehicles cross the bridge daily.
History
On 29 December 2004, M/S Navayuga Engineering Co. Ltd. contracted to construct the bridge, at a cost of 99.765
crore INR. It was allotted a construction period of 36 months.
On 27 December 2019, in response to
protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act, the bridge was barricaded, causing significant traffic delays.
See also
*
List of longest bridges above water in India
This is a list of India's bridges longer than , sorted by their full length above water.
Bridges
See also
*List of longest bridges in the world
* List of road–rail bridges
* List of bridges in India
*List of longest bridges in West Bengal ...
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List of bridges in India
This is a list of bridges in India.
Historical and architectural interest bridges
Major road and railway bridges
The largest of all indian's railway bridges is the Chenab Bridge, located on the Jammu–Baramulla line that connects the Jammu ...
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List of bridges
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Lists of bridges by country
Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria ...
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New Yamuna Bridge, Allahabad
The New Yamuna Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge located in Allahabad (Prayagraj). The bridge was constructed by the end of 2004 with the aim of minimizing the traffic over the Old Naini Bridge. The bridge runs north–south across the Yamuna ri ...
Reference
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Bridges in Delhi
Bridges over Yamuna River
Transport in Delhi