New Nizamuddin Bridge
New Nizamuddin Bridge Delhi | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 28°36′01.69″N 77°15′44.03″E / 28.6004694°N 77.2622306°E |
| Carries | 4 lanes |
| Locale | Delhi, India |
| Official name | Indo-Japanese Friendship Bridge |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | T-section girder bridge |
| Material | Prestressed concrete |
| Total length | 551.2m |
| Width | 22.6m |
| History | |
| Construction start | 1996 |
| Construction end | 1998 |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | motorway |
| Location | |
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New Nizamuddin bridge is one of the main bridge that connects Trans Yamuna in the east Delhi with Ring Road in South Delhi across river Yamuna. Also known as Indo-Japanese Friendship Bridge.[1] There are eight motorway Bridges across Yamuna this is the sixth motorway bridge from north to south there are two more motorway Bridges south of this.[1] The bridge was built in 1970 and later in 1998 widened to 8 lanes.
Vehicles from Ghaziabad and east Delhi use this route to connect with south Delhi, making it one of the busiest routes on NH-24. It was built by Larsen & Toubro with the help of Japanese Government's Grant Aid Scheme, through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (AJIC), and executed through the Indian Ministry of Surface Transport (MOST).[2] Construction began in February 96 and was finished in two years time in February 1998. The bridge is 551.2 meters long and has 13 spans of 42-meter length. It has a total width of 22.6 meter, a four lane motorway that's 15 meter wide and 3-meter wide cycle tracks on both sides. It has a prestressed concrete superstructure.[2]
See also
[edit]- List of longest bridges above water in India
- List of bridges in India
- List of bridges
- New Yamuna Bridge, Allahabad
References
[edit]- ^ a b "CITY Far between and few: Delhi's bridges". TOI. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
- ^ a b "CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW NIZAMUDDIN BRIDGE - JAPANESE STYLE OF MANAGEMENT". trid.trb.org. Retrieved 31 October 2018.