Jawahar Setu is across the
Son River
Son River ( hi, सोन नदी, also spelt Sone River) is a perennial river located in central India. It originates near Amarkantak Hill in Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi district of Chhattisgarh and finally merges with the Ganges River near Pa ...
, between
Dehri-on-Son and
Son Nagar, in the
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
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state
State may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Literature
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of
Bihar
Bihar (; ) is a state in eastern India. It is the 2nd largest state by population in 2019, 12th largest by area of , and 14th largest by GDP in 2021. Bihar borders Uttar Pradesh to its west, Nepal to the north, the northern part of West ...
. It is named after the first prime minister of India,
Jawaharlal Nehru
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru (; ; ; 14 November 1889 – 27 May 1964) was an Indian anti-colonial nationalist, secular humanist, social democrat—
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. It was designed and completed in 1963 by principal engineer Shantaram S. Kashyap.
The road bridge carries the
Grand Trunk Road
The Grand Trunk Road (formerly known as Uttarapath, Sarak-e-Azam, Shah Rah-e-Azam, Badshahi Sarak, and Long Walk) is one of Asia's oldest and longest major roads. For at least 2,500 years it has linked Central Asia to the Indian subcontinent. ...
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NH 2. It was built by Gammon India Ltd in 1963-65.
Nehru Setu
Nehru Setu is a railway bridge across the Son River, connecting Dehri-on-Son and Son Nagar, in Bihar.
The Son river
Sir John Houlton, the veteran British administrator, who spent many years in the state, describes the Son as follows, "After ...
, the rail bridge that runs parallel to the road bridge, was built in 1900.
See also
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List of longest bridges in the world
This is a list of the world's longest bridges that are more than in length sorted by their full length above land and water. The main span is the longest span without any ground support.
'' Note: There is no standard way to measure the total l ...
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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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References
{{Rivers in Bihar
Bridges in Bihar
Rohtas district
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Bridges over the Son River
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