List of longest bridges above water in India

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This is a list of India's bridges longer than {{cvt|2|km}}, sorted by their length.

List of bridges

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!Rank

!Name

!class=unsortable|Image

!Water body

!Length
(km)

!Life span

!Traffic

!State

!Town(s)

!class=unsortable|Source

1

|Atal Setu

|100px

|Arabian Sea

|21.8

|2024-

|Road

|Maharashtra

|Mumbai

|rowspan="5"|{{cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/infrastructure/atal-setu-to-mahatma-gandhi-setu-longest-bridges-of-india/atal-setu/slideshow/106957531.cms|title=Atal Setu to Mahatma Gandhi Setu: Longest Bridges of India|date=18 January 2024|access-date=1 April 2024|newspaper=The Economic Times}}

2

|Bhupen Hazarika Setu

|100px

|Lohit River

|9.15

|2017-

|Road

|Arunachal Pradesh, Assam

|Dhola-Sadiya

3

|Dibang River Bridge

|100px

|Dibang River

|6.2

|2018-

|Road

|Arunachal Pradesh

|Bomjir-Malek

4

|Mahatma Gandhi Setu

|100px

|Ganges River

|5.75

|1982-

|Road

|Bihar

|PatnaHajipur

5

|Bandra–Worli Sea Link

|100px

|Mahim Bay

|5.6

|2009-

|Road

|Maharashtra

|Mumbai

6

|Bogibeel Bridge

|100px

|Brahmaputra River

|4.94

|2018-

|Rail-cum-road

|Assam

|Dhemaji-Dibrugarh

|{{cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/gk-current-affairs/story/modi-inaugurate-asia-2nd-largest-bridge-bogibeel-vajpayee-bday-1403584-2018-12-06|title=Modi to inaugurate Asia's 2nd largest bridge Bogibeel in Assam on Vajpayee's birthday|date=7 December 2018|work=India Today|access-date=7 December 2018}}

7

|Vikramshila Setu

|100px

|Ganges River

|4.37

|2001-

|Road

|Bihar

|Bhagalpur-Mahadeopur

|{{cite report|url=https://forestsclearance.nic.in/DownloadPdfFile.aspx?FileName=0_0_1118124612101ExecutiveSummary-merged.pdf&FilePath=../writereaddata/Addinfo/|title=Detailed Project Report for Vikramshila Setu|publisher=Bihar Rajya Pur Pal Nigam Limited|access-date=1 December 2023}}

8

|Vembanad Rail Bridge

|100px

|Vembanad Lake

|4.6

|2011

|Rail

|Kerala

|Kochi

|{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/A-bridge-over-Vembanad-Lake/article16194216.ece|title=A bridge over Vembanad Lake|newspaper=The Hindu|access-date=5 July 2011|date=12 July 2020}}

9

|Jayaprakash Setu

|100px

|Ganges River

|4.56

|2016

|Rail-cum-road

|Bihar

|PatnaSonpur

|{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/bridge-opening-boon-for-north-bihar-link/cid/1500737|title=Bridge opening boon for north Bihar link|work=Telegraph|date=11 June 2017|access-date=7 November 2017}}

10

|Arrah–Chhapra Bridge

|100px

|Ganges River

|4.35

|2017-

|Road

|Bihar

|ArrahChhapra

|{{cite web|url=https://spsingla.com/?projects=4-35-km-long-4-lane-h-l-bridge-with-approach-road-across-river-ganga-including-1920m-long-extradosed-bridge-connecting-ara-chhapra-in-bhojpur-bihar|title=India's longest multi-span Extradosed Bridge|work=S.P.Singhla Constructions|access-date=1 November 2021}}

11

|Godavari Fourth Bridge

|100px

Godavari River

|4.14

|2015-

|Road

|Andhra Pradesh

|Rajahmundry

|{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/fourth-bridge-across-godavari-likely-to-ease-traffic-congestion/article7020105.ece|title=Fourth bridge across Godavari|newspaper=The Hindu|date=22 March 2015|access-date=8 May 2018}}

12

|Sri Krishna Setu

|100px

|Ganges River

|3.75

|2020-

|Rail-cum-road

|Bihar

|Munger-Shaligrami

|{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/10-months-on-no-express-train-crosses-munger-rail-bridge/articleshow/56605750.cms|title=10 months on, no express train crosses Munger rail bridge|newspaper=The Times of India|date=17 January 2017|access-date=1 December 2017}}

13

|Chahlari Ghat Bridge

|100px

|Ghaghra River

|3.26

|2017-

|Road

|Uttar Pradesh

|BahraichSitapur

|{{cite web|title=Chahlari Ghat Setu: Newly constructed bridge will change the lives on Bahraich and Sitapur districts in Uttar Pradesh|url=http://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/bahraich-15499494.html|work=Jagran Josh|access-date=1 December 2023}}

14

|Jawahar Setu

|100px

|Sone River

|3.06

|1965-

|Road

|Bihar

|Dehri-Son Nagar

|{{cite web|url=https://erail.in/blog/longest-railway-bridges-in-india/60|title=Longest railway bridges in India|work=erail.in|access-date=1 December 2023}}

15

|Nehru Setu

|100px

|Sone River

|3.06

|1900

|Rail

|Bihar

|Dehri-Son Nagar

|{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iftaR6DVxIAC&q=Son+Bridge+Dehri&pg=PA166|title=Bihar and Orissa Gazetteers Sahabad|first=L.S.S.|last=O’malley|publisher=Concept Publishing Company|isbn=978-8-1726-8122-7}}

16

|Kolia Bhomora Setu

|100px

|Brahmaputra River

|3.04

|2021-

|Road

|Assam

|TezpurKaliabor

|{{cite web|url=http://sonitpur.gov.in/portlet-sub-innerpage/bhomoraguri|title=Bhomoraguri|publisher=Sonitpur district|access-date=16 February 2019}}

17

|Bhomoraguri-Tezpur Bridge

|

|Brahmaputra River

|3.02

|1987-

|Road

|Assam

|Bhomoraguri-Tezpur

|{{cite web|url=https://www.mageba-group.com/sg/en/1023/Asia/India/198084/New-Brahmaputra-Bridge.htm|title=New Brahmaputra Bridge|publisher=Mageba group|access-date=1 December 2023}}

18

|Daudnagar Bridge

|

|Sone River

|3

|2019-

|Road

|Bihar

|Daudnagar-Nasriganj

|{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/bihar-daudnagar-nasriganj-four-lane-road-bridge-on-sone-river-opened-for-public/articleshow/68027457.cms|title=Bihar: Daudnagar-Nasriganj four-lane road bridge on Sone river opened for public|date=16 February 2016|newspaper=The Times of India|access-date=1 December 2023}}

19

|Korthi-Kolhar Bridge

|

Krishna River

|3

|2006-

|Road

|Karnataka

|Korthi-Kolhar

|{{cite news|url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/others/tumari-bridge-karnatakas-second-longest-to-be-built-in-shivamogga/articleshow/68440784.cms|title=Tumari Bridge, Karnataka’s second longest, to be built in Shimoga|date=16 March 2019|newspaper=Bangalore Mirror|access-date=1 December 2023}}

20

|Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Setu

|100px

|Kathajodi River

|2.88

|2017-

|Road

|Odisha

|Cuttack-Trisulia

|{{cite news|title= Odisha CM Naveen dedicates new bridge connecting Bhubaneswar and Cuttack|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2017/jul/19/odisha-cm-naveen-dedicates-new-bridge-connecting-bhubaneswar-and-cuttack-1630799.html|newspaper=The New Indian Express|date=19 July 2017|access-date=27 May 2023}}

21

|Godavari Bridge

|100px

|Godavari River

|2.79

|1974

|Rail-cum-road

|Andhra Pradesh

|Rajahmundry

|{{cite web|title=Godavari Bridge|url=http://en.structurae.de/structures/data/index.cfm?id=s0007364|publisher=Structurae|access-date=26 June 2018}}

22

|Godavari Arch Bridge

|100px

|Godavari River

|2.75

|2003-

|Rail

|Andhra Pradesh

|Rajahmundry

|{{cite report|url=http://irsme.nic.in/files/mmfiles/BRIDGES_RRB.pdf|title=Bridges: The Spectacular Feat of Indian Railways|publisher=National Informatics Centre|access-date=5 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305002840/http://irsme.nic.in/files/mmfiles/BRIDGES_RRB.pdf|archive-date=5 March 2016|url-status=dead}}

23

|Joyee Setu

|

|Teesta River

|2.71

|2021-

|Road

|West Bengal

|MekhliganjHaldibari

|{{cite web |title=Long Span High Level Road Bridge across Teesta River near Haldibari, Coochbehar, West Bengal|url=http://spsingla.com/?projects=long-span-high-level-road-bridge-over-river-teesta-near-haldibari-coochbehar-west-bengal |work=SP Singla Constructions|access-date=2 February 2021}}

24

|Penumudi–Puligadda Bridge

|

|Krishna River

|2.59

|2006-

|Road

|Andhra Pradesh

|Penumudi–Puligadda

|{{cite web|url=http://www.necltd.com/backup/epc_bot.htm|title=Navayuga Engineering Company Limited|publisher=NECLTD|access-date=15 July 2018|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all|archive-date=15 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180715094458/http://www.necltd.com/backup/epc_bot.htm}}

25

|Sudarshan Setu

|

|Gulf of Kutch

|2.32

|2024-

|Road

|Gujarat

|Bet Dwarka-Okha

|{{cite news|date=23 August 2017|title=Centre approves Rs 962 crore cable stayed bridge connecting Okha and Bet Dwarka|url=https://www.deshgujarat.com/2017/08/23/centre-approves-rs-962-crore-cable-stayed-bridge-connecting-okha-and-bet-dwarka/ |access-date=13 December 2022|work=DeshGujarat}}

26

|Farakka Barrage

|100px

|Ganges River

|2.30

|1975

|Rail-cum-road

|West Bengal

|Farakka

|{{cite book|last1=Salman|first1=Salman M. A.|last2=Uprety|first2=Kishor|title=Conflict and cooperation on South Asia's international rivers: a legal perspective|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8GEr4fyDbqgC&pg=PA135|accessdate= 2011-07-05|year=2002|publisher=World Bank Publications|isbn=978-0-8213-5352-3|pages=135–136}}

27

|Naranarayan Setu

|100px

|Brahmaputra River

|2.28

|1998

|Rail-cum-road

|Assam

|Jogighopa-Pancharatna

|{{cite web|url= http://iricen.gov.in/IRICEN1/projects/812/12.pdf|title= Model Project on Construction of Naranarayan Setu over riverBrahmaputra at Jogighopa|publisher= IRICEN|accessdate= 2011-07-26|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150402164437/http://iricen.gov.in/IRICEN1/projects/812/12.pdf|archive-date=2 April 2015|url-status= dead}}

28

|Pamban Road Bridge

|100px

|Palk Strait

|2.2

|1988-

|Road

|Tamil Nadu

|Mandapam-Rameswaram

|{{cite web|url=https://ramanathapuram.nic.in/tourist-place/pamban-bridge/|title=Pamban bridge|publisher=Government of Tamil Nadu|access-date=1 December 2023}}

29

|Kanaka Durga Varadhi

|

|Krishna River

|2.2

|1995-

|Road

|Andhra Pradesh

|Vijayawada

|{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Vijayawada/article3011864.ece|newspaper=The Hindu|accessdate=19 March 2012|title= NHAI constructing flyover near Varadhi|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120321215425/http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Vijayawada/article3011864.ece|archive-date=21 March 2012|url-status= live}}

30

|Mahanadi Rail Bridge

|

Mahanadi River

|2.1

|1902-

|Rail

|Odisha

|Cuttack

|{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/07/27/stories/2008072756890300.htm|title= Second rail bridge over Mahanadi commissioned|date=27 July 2008|access-date=5 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110042616/http://www.hindu.com/2008/07/27/stories/2008072756890300.htm|archive-date=10 November 2012|newspaper=The Hindu|url-status=dead}}

31

|Second Mahanadi Rail Bridge

|100px

|Mahanadi River

|2.1

|2008-

|Rail

|Odisha

|Cuttack

|

rowspan="2"|32

|Pamban Bridge

|100px

|rowspan="2"|Palk Strait

|rowspan="2"|2.07

|1913-2018

|rowspan="2"|Rail

|rowspan="2"|Tamil Nadu

|rowspan="2"|Mandapam-Rameswaram

|{{cite news|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/slideshows/infrastructure/pamban-bridge-10-awesome-facts-about-indias-first-sea-bridge/commissioned-on-february-24-1914/slideshow/25683764.cms|title=Pamban bridge: 10 awesome facts about India's first sea bridge|newspaper=The Economic Times}}

New Pamban Bridge

|100px

|2025-

|{{cite news |date=4 December 2022 |title=New Pamban bridge work picks up momentum, expected to be over by March 2023 |newspaper=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/new-pamban-bridge-work-picks-up-momentum-expected-to-be-over-by-march-2023/article66222775.ece |access-date=14 July 2023 |issn=0971-751X |archive-date=14 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230714055657/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/new-pamban-bridge-work-picks-up-momentum-expected-to-be-over-by-march-2023/article66222775.ece |url-status=live }}

34

|Sharavati Bridge

|

|Sharavathi River

|2.06

|1994

|Rail

|Karnataka

|Honnavar-Kasarkoda

|

35

|Baluaha Ghat Bridge

|

|Kosi River

|2.05

|2015-

|Road

|Bihar

|Baluaha Ghat-Gandaul

|{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/bihar/cm-bridges-gap-with-people-before-polls/cid/229084|title=CM bridges gap with people before polls|date=15 December 2013|newspaper=Telegraph|access-date=1 December 2023}}

36

|Arwal Sahar Bridge

|

|Sone River

|2.04

|2012-

|Road

|Bihar

|Arwal-Sahar

|{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/cm-to-inaugurate-arwal-bridge-on-december-30/articleshow/17802434.cms|title=CM to inaugurate Arwal bridge on December 30|date=29 December 2012|access-date=1 December 2023|newspaper=The Times of India}}

37

|Rajendra Setu

|100px

|Ganges River

|2.03

|1959

|Rail-cum-road

|Bihar

|BarauniHathidah

|{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Rlys-begins-bridge-renovation-work/articleshow/6156718.cms|title=Rlys begins bridge renovation work|date=12 July 2010|access-date=5 July 2011|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120701151235/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-07-12/patna/28311455_1_new-bridge-girder-bridge-kiul|archive-date=1 July 2012|newspaper=The Times of India|url-status=live}}

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