Kolia Bhomora Setu
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Kolia Bhomora Setu is a pre-stressed concrete road bridge
over the Brahmaputra River
near Tezpur
in Assam
(India
). It is named after the Ahom
General Kalia Bhomora Phukan.
This bridge connects Sonitpur
on the north bank with Nagaon District
on the south bank.
The length of this bridge is 3015 meters.
The construction of the bridge took place from 1981 to 1987.
"American Concrete Institute" awarded the construction company of this bridge, the Hindustan Construction Company
, the Certificate of Merit for the "Most Outstanding Concrete Structures" (1988).
Bridge
A bridge is a structure built to span physical obstacles such as a body of water, valley, or road, for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle...
over the Brahmaputra River
Brahmaputra River
The Brahmaputra , also called Tsangpo-Brahmaputra, is a trans-boundary river and one of the major rivers of Asia. It is the only Indian river that is attributed the masculine gender and thus referred to as a in Indo-Aryan languages and languages with Indo-Aryan influence...
near Tezpur
Tezpur
Tezpur is a city and the administrative headquarters and municipal board of Sonitpur district in the state of Assam in northeastern India. Tezpur is an ancient city on the banks of the river Brahmaputra and is the largest of the north bank towns with a population exceeding 100,000...
in Assam
Assam
Assam , also, rarely, Assam Valley and formerly the Assam Province , is a northeastern state of India and is one of the most culturally and geographically distinct regions of the country...
(India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
). It is named after the Ahom
Ahom kingdom
The Ahom Kingdom was a medieval kingdom in the Brahmaputra valley in Assam that maintained its sovereignty for nearly 600 years and successfully resisted Mughal expansion in North-East India...
General Kalia Bhomora Phukan.
This bridge connects Sonitpur
Sonitpur
Sonitpur is an administrative district in the state of Assam in India. The district headquarters are located at Tezpur. As of 2011 it is the third most populous district of Assam , after Nagaon and Dhubri.-Etymology:...
on the north bank with Nagaon District
Nagaon district
Nagaon is an administrative district in the state of Assam in India. As of 2011 it is the most populous district of Assam .-History:...
on the south bank.
The length of this bridge is 3015 meters.
The construction of the bridge took place from 1981 to 1987.
"American Concrete Institute" awarded the construction company of this bridge, the Hindustan Construction Company
Hindustan Construction Company
Hindustan Construction Company is a construction company based in Mumbai, India, founded in 1926. HCC works in various sectors including transportation, power, marine, oil and gas pipeline construction, irrigation, utilities and urban infrastructure. HCC specializes in large-scale civil...
, the Certificate of Merit for the "Most Outstanding Concrete Structures" (1988).
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See also
- List of longest bridges in the world
- List of longest bridges above water in India