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Urban History

Howrah Bridge (Rabindra Setu)

Hooghly Riverfront, Kolkata

Established1943
Managed byKolkata Port Trust
CategoryUrban History

One of the world's busiest cantilever bridges, connecting Kolkata to Howrah across the Hooghly river without a single nut or bolt in its entire suspended span, every joint is riveted.

Did you know? Howrah Bridge was built without using a single nut or bolt in its main span, the entire structure is held together by riveted joints, a construction technique now considered almost impossible to replicate at this scale.
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