Top 10 Longest Bridges In India : Longest River Bridges In India

Roads and Railways are two primary means of transportation. Lakhs of people opt one of these means as daily commuters. However These railway tracks and roads are not made up on plain lands. There are various obstacles in the way of these tracks and road networks such as valleys, streams, deep trenches etc. these obstacles are overcome with the help of these bridges.

So in this article we are going to tell you which are those top 10 longest bridges in
India which plays a significant role in providing rail and Road connectivity in far fetched areas too.

List Of Top 10 Longest Bridge In India

	A	B	C	D	E	F
	Name of The Bridge	Year of Opening	Length	Type	Connecting	Place
1	Dhola Sadiya bridge	2017	9.15 Km	Road	Assam and Arunachal Pradesh	Lohit River, Tinsukia, Assam
2	Dibang River Bridge	2018	6.2 Km	Road	Arunachal Pradesh	Dibang River
3	Mahatma Gandhi Setu	1982	5.75 Km	Road	South Patna to Hajipur	Ganga, Patna, Bihar
4	Bandra-Worli Sea Link (BWSL)	2009	5.57 Km	Road	Bandra to Worli (South Mumbai)	Mahim Bay, Mumbai
5	Bogibeel Bridge	2018	4.94 Km	Rail cum road	Dhemaji to Dibrugarh	Brahmaputra River, Assam
6	Vikramshila Setu	2001	4.70 Km	Road	Bhagalpur to Naugachia	Ganga, Bhagalpur, Bihar
7	Vembanad Rail Bridge	2011	4.62 Km	Rail-cum-road	Edappally to Vallarpadam	Vembanad Lake, Kochi, Kerala
8	Digha-Sonpur Bridge	2016	4.55 Km	Rail-cum-Road	Digha, Patna to Sonpur, Saran	Ganga, Patna, Bihar
9	Arrah-Chhapra Bridge	2017	4.35 Km	Road	Arrah to Chhapra	Ganga, Saran, Bihar
10	Godavari Bridge	2015	4.13 Km	Rail cum Road	Kovvur to Rajahmundry	Godavari river, Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh

Dhola Sadia Bridge

Dhola Sadiya Bridge also known as the Bhupen Hazarika Setu is the longest railway bridge in India with a length of 9.15 km. The bridge is built over Lohit River and connects the North-east state of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh. It was opened in 2017.

Diband River Bridge

It is the second longest bridge with 6.2 km of length. It is built over the Dibang river and provides connectivity to Bomjir and Malek Villages of Arunachal Pradesh. The bridge was completed in 2018 as a project of NH13 Trans-Arunachal Highway.

Mahatma Gandhi Setu

The Mahatma Gandhi Setu is the third Longest Railway Bridge built over the Ganga River and also known as Ganga Setu. With a length of 5.75 km it connects Patna in the south to Hajipur in the North in Bihar. The bridge was built by the Indira Gandhi government and was the longest bridge till 2017.

Bandra Worli Sea Link

Bandra-Worli Sea Link (BWSL) or Rajiv Gandhi Sea Link is the 4th longest bridge in India with a length of 5.6 km. It is a cable-stayed bridge which connects Bandra in the Western Suburbs of Mumbai with Worli in South Mumbai.

Bogibeel Bridge

It is the 5th longest bridge with a length of 4.94 kms. The bridge built over Brahmaputra river connects Dhemaji district and Dibrugarh district in the Indian state of Assam.

Vikram Shila Setu

It is the 6th longest bridge in India with a length of 4.7 km. Vikramshila Setu is built across the Ganga River near Bhagalpur, Bihar and provides connectivity NH33 and NH 31.

Vembanad Bridge

It is the 7th longest railway bridge of India with 4.63 km of length and is situated in Kochi Kerala. The bridge connects Edappally and Vallarpadam in Kochi. The bridge is built on Vembanad Lake which is the longest lake in India.

Digha Sonpur Bridge

Digha-Sonpur Bridge which is also known as J.P Setu named after Jayaprakash Narayan, is a rail-cum-road bridge across river Ganga. With a length of 4.55 km the bridge connects Digha Ghat in Patna and Pahleja Ghat in Sonpur, Saran.

Arrah Chhapra Bridge

Arrah-Chhapra Bridge also known as Veer Kunwar Singh Setu is of 4.35 km in length. The bridge is built across the Ganga River and connects Arrah and Chhapra of Bihar.

Arch Bridge Godavari

Godavari Bridge, built upon the Godavari River the the 10th longest Railway bridges in India. This Rail-cum-road bridge with a length of 4.13 km was opened in 2015 and connects Kovvur to Rajahmundry junction in Rajamahendravaram.