Atal Setu Bridge is located at

Rangpo Rangpo is a Municipal town in Pakyong district in the Indian state of Sikkim. The town borders West Bengal's Kalimpong district and is situated along the Teesta river and Rangpo River. It is the first town of Sikkim lying on National Highway ...

, Pakyong district,

Sikkim Sikkim ( ; ) is a States and union territories of India, state in northeastern India. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China in the north and northeast, Bhutan in the east, Koshi Province of Nepal in the west, and West Bengal in the ...

. It is the longest roadway bridge of Sikkim. It was inaugurated by Honourable President of India Smt. Droupadi Murmu on 4 November 2022. It is constructed by National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL). The 1,123 m long bridge over River Rangpo lies on National Highway 10 and connects Pakyong District of Sikkim with

Kalimpong district Kalimpong district is a List of districts in India, district in the state of West Bengal, India. In 2017, it was carved out as a separate district to become the 21st district of West Bengal. The district is headquartered at Kalimpong, which g ...

West Bengal West Bengal (; Bengali language, Bengali: , , abbr. WB) is a States and union territories of India, state in the East India, eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabi ...

. The construction was started on 20 November 2017; the completion was slated on 20 February 2020 but due to certain circumstances and Covid pandemic, construction work took a little more time. This bridge is also known as Rangpo IBM bridge. This bridge constructed on Viaduct Engineering concept has 18 modules (slabs) glued to one another from either side making it tensile enough to face 8 to 9 Richter Scale Earthquake because Sikkim lies in seismic zone 5. The bridge has two lanes - one in either direction - and has footpath on both sides. The cost of the project was Rs.56 Crore approximately.

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