Suspension Bridges Crossing Tolly's Nullah (Adi Ganga)

This is a list of all 6 bridges from the suspension bridge inventory crossing Tolly's Nullah (Adi Ganga). Please note that different rivers with the same name will be grouped together. For example, selecting 'Bear Creek' shows bridges across several different Bear Creeks. Also, similarly named rivers are grouped separately. For example, 'River Dee' (UK) bridges are grouped separately from 'Dee River' (Australia) bridges. Wherever you see a Bridgemeister ID number click it to isolate the bridge on its own page.

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1822: Kalighat

Kolkata, West Bengal, India - Tolly's Nullah (Adi Ganga)
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)

Notes:

  • Sometimes cited as completed in 1823.

1826: Kidderpore

Khidirpur, Kolkata, West Bengal, India - Tolly's Nullah (Adi Ganga)
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

1827: Tollygunge

Tollygunge, Kolkata, West Bengal, India - Tolly's Nullah (Adi Ganga)
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: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

1833: Hasting's

Kolkata, West Bengal, India - Tolly's Nullah (Adi Ganga)
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

1835: (footbridge)

Alipore, Kolkata, West Bengal, India - Tolly's Nullah (Adi Ganga)
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)

Notes:

  • 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."


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