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Barauni - Mokama Six Lane Cable Bridge

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Barauni - Mokama Six Lane Cable Bridge

Rajendra Setu, or Simaria Bridge, is a bridge across the Ganges that was the first to link the northern and southern portions of the state of Bihar. The location of the bridge was based on the work of M. Visvesvaraya, who was more than 90 years old at the time. In a wheelchair, he visited the bridge

site on the special request of Bihar's 1st chief minister, Dr. Shri Krishna Sinha. It was the first bridge over the Ganges to be built in independent India. The foundation stone of this bridge was laid by Rajendra Prasad in Presence of CM Dr. Srikrishna Sinha alias "Bihar Keshri" & "Sri Babu" on 26 February 1956 in the seventh year of India's independence. The road-cum-rail bridge near Hathidah in Patna district and Simaria in Begusarai district was inaugurated in 1959 by Jawaharlal Nehru, prime minister of India, and Chief Minister Dr. Shri Krishna Sinha . The bridge was constructed by Braithwaite, Burn & Jessop Construction Company in just Three and Half years. It is about 2 kilometres (1+1⁄4 mi) long and carries a two-lane road and a single-line railway track. Due to poor maintenance, it has been damaged, and a new bridge, carrying the four-lane NH 31 and double-track rail, 25 metres...

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