Suspension Bridges of West Bengal
This is a list of all 27 bridges from the suspension bridge inventory for West Bengal in India. Wherever you see a Bridgemeister ID number click it to isolate the bridge on its own page.
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Bridgemeister ID: 3552 (added 2019-12-26)Year Completed: 1822 Name: Kalighat Also Known As: Khallee Ghat, Kalee Ghat Location: Kolkata, West Bengal , India Crossing: Tolly's Nullah (Adi Ganga) Principals: Major John Augustus Schalch References: ISB Use: Footbridge Status: Removed Main Cables: Chain (iron)
Sometimes cited as completed in 1823. Bridgemeister ID: 3548 (added 2019-12-25)Year Completed: 1826 Name: Kidderpore Also Known As: Kyderpoor Location: Khidirpur, Kolkata, West Bengal , India Crossing: Tolly's Nullah (Adi Ganga) Principals: Captain Hugh Baker References: HJC , ISB Use: Vehicular Status: Removed Main Cables: Chain (iron) Suspended Spans: 1 Main Span: 1 x 42.7 meters (140 feet) Deck width: 22 feet
Bridgemeister ID: 3553 (added 2019-12-26)Year Completed: 1827 Name: Tollygunge Also Known As: Tollygunj Location: Tollygunge, Kolkata, West Bengal , India Crossing: Tolly's Nullah (Adi Ganga) Principals: Captain Hugh Baker References: ISB Use: Vehicular Status: Removed Main Cables: Chain (iron) Suspended Spans: 1 Main Span: 1 x 34 meters (111.5 feet) Deck width: 14 feet
Bridgemeister ID: 3554 (added 2019-12-26)Year Completed: 1828 Name: Guriah Hath Location: Kolkata, West Bengal , India Crossing: Tolly's Nulla (Adi Ganga) Principals: Captain Hugh Baker References: ISB Use: Vehicular Status: Removed Main Cables: Chain (iron) Suspended Spans: 1 Main Span: 1 x 34.7 meters (114 feet) Deck width: 14 feet
Bridgemeister ID: 3560 (added 2019-12-26)Year Completed: 1830 Name: Barrackpore Also Known As: Barrackpoor, Shambazar Location: Kolkata, West Bengal , India Crossing: Circular Canal Principals: James Prinsep, Captain Hugh Baker References: ISB Use: Vehicular (three-lane) Status: Removed Main Cables: Chain (iron) Suspended Spans: 1 Main Span: 1 x 30.5 meters (100 feet) Deck width: 30 feet
ISB describes its location: "...is situated half a mile from the mouth of the Circular Canal on the great road to Barrackpoor." Bridgemeister ID: 3565 (added 2019-12-26)Year Completed: 1830 Name: Boitakhana Also Known As: Baliaghata Location: Kolkata, West Bengal , India Crossing: Circular Canal Principals: James Prinsep References: ISB Use: Vehicular Status: Removed Main Cables: Chain (iron) Suspended Spans: 1 Main Span: 1 x 30.5 meters (100 feet) Deck width: 18 feet
ISB describes its location: "is the last or most southerly [of the chain suspension bridges] on the Circular Canal, being distant 3-1/2 miles from its mouth and a quarter of a mile from its junction with the Baliaghata and Circular Canals. It forms the principal line of communication between Calcutta (by the Lall-Bazar, Bow-Bazar and Boitakhana Streets,) Sealda, Soora and Baliaghata." Bridgemeister ID: 3563 (added 2019-12-26)Year Completed: 1830 Name: Maniktola Location: Kolkata, West Bengal , India Crossing: Circular Canal Principals: Captain Thomas Prinsep References: ISB Use: Vehicular Status: Removed Main Cables: Chain (iron) Suspended Spans: 1 Main Span: 1 x 30.5 meters (100 feet) Deck width: 18 feet
ISB describes its location: "is situated 2-1/4 miles from the mouth of the Circular Canal, and is three quarters of a mile due east of the new Church in Cornwallis Square." Bridgemeister ID: 3564 (added 2019-12-26)Year Completed: 1830 Name: Narkooldunga Location: Kolkata, West Bengal , India Crossing: Circular Canal Principals: Captain Thomas Prinsep Use: Vehicular Status: Removed Main Cables: Chain (iron) Suspended Spans: 1 Main Span: 1 x 30.5 meters (100 feet) Deck width: 18 feet
ISB describes its location: "situated 2-3/4 miles from the mouth of the Circular Canal, and forming a most useful line of communication due eastward from the New Mint and the Raja or Burdwan's Bazar, by Cotton Street and Muchooa Bazar Street, in a direct line by Raja Ramlochun's Road toward the western shores of the Saltwater lake." Bridgemeister ID: 3561 (added 2019-12-26)Year Completed: 1831 Name: Dumdum Location: Kolkata, West Bengal , India Crossing: Circular Canal Principals: J. Prinsep, Captain John Thomson References: ISB Use: Vehicular Status: Removed Main Cables: Chain (iron) Suspended Spans: 1 Main Span: 1 x 30.5 meters (100 feet) Deck width: 23 feet
ISB describes its location: "is situated three quarters of a mile from [Circular Canal's] mouth." Bridgemeister ID: 3550 (added 2019-12-25)Year Completed: 1833 Name: Alipore Location: Kolkata, West Bengal , India Crossing: Tolly's Nullah (Adi Ganga) Principals: Captain John Thomson References: HJC , ISB Use: Vehicular Status: Removed Main Cables: Chain (iron) Main Span: 1 x 27.1 meters (89 feet) Deck width: 24 feet
Bridgemeister ID: 3549 (added 2019-12-25)Year Completed: 1833 Name: Hasting's Location: Kolkata, West Bengal , India Crossing: Tolly's Nullah (Adi Ganga) Principals: Captain Fitzgerald, Captain J. Thomson References: HJC , ISB Status: Collapsed, 1874 Main Cables: Chain (iron) Suspended Spans: 3 Main Span: 1 x 53.6 meters (176 feet) Side Spans: 2 x 26.8 meters (88 feet) Deck width: 24 feet
Bridgemeister ID: 3559 (added 2019-12-26)Year Completed: 1834 Name: Chitpur Also Known As: Cheetpoor, Baghbazar Location: Kolkata, West Bengal , India Crossing: Circular Canal Principals: Captain John Thomson References: ISB Use: Vehicular Status: Removed Main Cables: Chain (iron) Suspended Spans: 1 Main Span: 1 x 30.2 meters (99 feet) Deck width: 22 feet
ISB describes its location: "...is situated at the upper end of the Circular Canal, close to the east bank of the River Hooghly, and in the main road leading direct from Calcutta to Cheetpoor and Kaseepoor." Bridgemeister ID: 3551 (added 2019-12-26)Year Completed: 1835 Name: (footbridge) Location: Alipore, Kolkata, West Bengal , India Crossing: Tolly's Nullah (Adi Ganga) Principals: Captain John Thomson References: ISB Use: Footbridge Status: Removed Main Cables: Chain (iron)
Described in ISB as located: "at the north side of the Great Jail of Alipoor, opposite the road leading from the General Hospital to the European Burying Ground." Bridgemeister ID: 5871 (added 2021-05-18)Name: (suspension bridge) Location: Teesta Bazar and Kalimpong, West Bengal , India Crossing: Teesta River Coordinates: 27.059664 N 88.425719 E Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Vehicular Status: Only towers remain (last checked: 2020) Main Cables: Wire (steel) Main Span: 1
Bridgemeister ID: 5872 (added 2021-05-18)Name: (suspension bridge) Location: Teesta Bazar and Kalimpong, West Bengal , India Crossing: Teesta River Use: Vehicular Status: Removed Main Span: 1
Bridgemeister ID: 6242 (added 2021-07-17)Name: Bengal Sikkim Border Also Known As: বেঙ্গল সিকিম বর্ডার ব্রিজ Location: Goke, West Bengal and Jorethang, Sikkim , India Crossing: Rammam River Coordinates: 27.128267 N 88.272631 E Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Vehicular (one-lane) Status: In use (last checked: 2021) Main Cables: Wire (steel) Suspended Spans: 1
Bridgemeister ID: 5259 (added 2020-11-07)Name: Bidhyang Location: Dalapachan Khasmahal and Lolay Khasmahal, West Bengal , India Coordinates: 27.076170 N 88.549858 E Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Footbridge Status: In use (last checked: 2019) Main Cables: Wire (steel) Suspended Spans: 1
Bridgemeister ID: 3562 (added 2019-12-26)Name: Ooltadunga Location: Kolkata, West Bengal , India Crossing: Circular Canal Principals: Captain A.H.E. Boileau References: ISB Suspended Spans: 1 Main Span: 1 x 31 meters (101.7 feet) Deck width: 18 feet
Completed 1841 or 1842. ISB describes its location: "...is situated 1-1/4 miles from the mouth of the Circular Canal." Bridgemeister ID: 2874 (added 2019-09-09)Name: Pumong Barbotay Location: Pumong Tea Garden, West Bengal , India Coordinates: 27.020896 N 88.339387 E Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Footbridge Status: In use (last checked: 2019) Main Cables: Wire (steel) Suspended Spans: 1
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