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The Old Godavari Bridge (also known as The Havelock Bridge) is a decommissioned bridge that spans the
Godavari_Havelock_Bridge.jpg, Havelock bridge at night(arch bridge visible)
Havelock Old Railway bridge on Godavari River.jpg, Havelock bridge view
Rajahmundry end point of Havelock old Railway Bridge.jpg, Rajahmundry end point of Havelock Bridge
The Old Godavari Bridge (also known as The Havelock Bridge) is a decommissioned bridge that spans the Godavari River
The Godavari (, Help:IPA/Sanskrit, ¡od̪aËʋəɾiË is India's second longest river after the Ganges River, Ganga River and drains the third largest Drainage basin, basin in India, covering about 10% of India's total geographical area. It ...
in Andhra Pradesh
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, India
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. Commissioned in 1900, the bridge served trains plying between Howrah
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and Madras
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. It is the earliest of three bridges that span the Godavari River at Rajahmundry
Rajahmundry ( ), officially Rajamahendravaram, is a city in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh and district headquarters of East Godavari district. It is the fifth most populated city in the state. During British rule, the district of Rajahmu ...
. The Godavari Arch Bridge was later constructed as a replacement for the Havelock Bridge. The bridge along with the Godavari bridge and Godavari Arch Bridge is one of the most recognised symbols of Kovvur and Rajahmundry
Rajahmundry ( ), officially Rajamahendravaram, is a city in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh and district headquarters of East Godavari district. It is the fifth most populated city in the state. During British rule, the district of Rajahmu ...
of the state of Andhra Pradesh
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.
History
The construction of the bridge commenced on 11 November 1897 and opened for traffic on 30 August 1900. The Bridge was named after Sir Arthur Elibank Havelock, the then Governor of Madras. Frederick Thomas Granville Walton served as the Engineer-in-chief assisted by executive engineers R.A.Delanougerede, F.D.Couchman, J.E.Eaglesome. The bridge was constructed with stone masonry and steel girders. It has 56 spans each of and is long. The girders were fabricated by Butterley Company of Ripley, Derbyshire. The rail bridge served the busyHowrah
Howrah (; ; alternatively spelled as Haora) is a city in the Indian States and union territories of India, state of West Bengal. Howrah is located on the western bank of the Hooghly River, opposite to its twin city of Kolkata. Administratively ...
-Chennai
Chennai, also known as Madras (List of renamed places in India#Tamil Nadu, its official name until 1996), is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Tamil Nadu by population, largest city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost states and ...
line until its decommissioning.
Having served its full life span of 100 years, it was decommissioned in 1997, and Godavari Arch Bridge was built as a replacement for the bridge. Today, the bridge is being used to host civic water supply pipelines.
Present status
After being planned to be converted into a national monument, historic monument now its finally planned to be converted into a tourist spot, as a pedestrian pathway. In 2008 the Municipal Corporation of Rajahmundry passed a resolution expressing willingness to take up the beautification project. With the Railways Ministry not coming forward for implementation of the project, Former Member of Parliament Vundavalli Aruna Kumar has appealed to the Railways Ministry for the approval of the project. the project was still awaiting funds to commence.Sister bridges
* Godavari Bridge * Godavari Arch BridgeSee also
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References
{{East Godavari district Bridges completed in 1900 Bridges in Andhra Pradesh Bridges over the Godavari River Buildings and structures in Rajahmundry Transport in Rajahmundry Buildings and structures in East Godavari district Transport in East Godavari district Former railway bridges in India 1900 establishments in India 20th-century architecture in India