Vivekananda Setu
Vivekananda Setu is a bridge over the Hooghly River in West Bengal, India. It links the city of Howrah, at Bally, to Kolkata, at Dakshineswar. Completed in 1931, it is a multispan truss bridge that was built to primarily to provide direct road and rail connectivity between the Calcutta Port and the major railhead at Howrah railway station on the West bank of the Hooghly River.
Palrana, Public domain.- Bridge
- …is also known as “Bally Bridge”
- …was formerly known as “Willingdon Bridge”
- Description: steel multi-span road and railway bridge opened 1930 across the Hooghly River linking the twin cities of Howrah and Kolkata in West Bengal, India
Places of Interest Nearby
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Dakshineswar Kali Temple
Dakshineswar Kali Temple is a Hindu navaratna style…
430 metres northeast of Vivekananda Setu
Bally Ghat railway station
Bally Ghat railway station is a station of Eastern Railway in Howrah.
610 metres west of Vivekananda Setu
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dakshineswar and Uttarpara.
Bally
Bally is a laid-back town north of Howrah city, in the Howrah district of southern West Bengal.
Vivekananda Setu
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Latitude
22.65297° or 22° 39′ 11″ north
Longitude
88.35387° or 88° 21′ 14″ east
Open location code
7MJCM933+5G
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
man_made = bridge
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In Other Languages
From Bavarian to Telugu—“Vivekananda Setu” goes by many names.
Vivekananda SetuBavarian
Vivekananda SetuBengali
বিবেকানন্দ সেতুBengali
Vivekananda SetuDutch
Vivekananda SetuHindi
बाली ब्रिजHindi
विवेकानंद सेतुHindi
विवेकानन्द सेतुHindi
വിവേകാനന്ദ സേതുMalayalam
Vivekananda SetuOriya
ବାଲୀ ବ୍ରିଜOriya
ବିବେକାନନ୍ଦ ସେତୁOriya
Vivekananda SetuPanjabi
ਵਿਵੇਕਾਨੰਦ ਸੇਤੂPanjabi
ᱵᱤᱵᱮᱠᱟᱱᱚᱱᱫᱚ ᱥᱮᱛᱩSantali
Vivekananda SetuTelugu
వివేకానంద సేతుTelugu
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