The Sudarshan Setu is a

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in India, connecting the Beyt Dwarka island in the

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and Okha. The total length of the bridge is . It was inaugurated on 25 February 2024.

History

The construction of the bridge was approved by Union Transport Minister

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in 2016.

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laid the foundation stone of the bridge on 7 October 2017. It was constructed at the cost of . The bridge serves about 8500 people living on the island as well as about two million pilgrims visiting the temples there. It was inaugurated on 25 February 2024 by Prime Minister

Architectural features

Sudarshan Setu is a cable-stayed bridge, with cables in a fan arrangement, built using concrete

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. The deck is made of composite steel-reinforced concrete with two carriageways. The total width of the bridge is , with two lanes in each direction and a -wide footpath on each side. The solar panels atop footpath shade have capacity of 1 MW. With a total length of , the cable bridge has a long central cable section, making it the longest cable stayed bridge in India. It has three spans with 500 metre-long main span, the longest in India. The other 3 spans on either sides have length of and 2 span each. The approaches bridge on Okha and Beyt Dwarka sides have length of and respectively. Two A-shaped curved pylons supporting the bridge are tall and radius of leaning in backspan up to from center of pylon. The total length of the road is .

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History

Architectural features

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