Question

Which is the longest bridge on the river in India?(As of 2015)

(a) Godavari bridge - Godavari river

(b) Vikramashila Setu - Ganga River

(c) Nehru Setu - Son River

(d) Mahatma Gandhi Setu - Ganga River

1. (a)
2. (b)
3. (c)
4. (d)

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 4 : (d)

The correct answer is d.

• Mahatma Gandhi Setu is a bridge over the river Ganges in Bihar India. Its connecting Patna in the south to Hajipur in the north. Its length is 5,750 metres and it is the third-longest river bridge in India.
• Gandi Setu was inaugurated in May 1982 in a ceremony in Hajipur by the then prime minister, Indira Gandhi.
• From 1982 to 2017 Mahatma Gandhi Setu remained as the longest bridge in India. But later Gandhi Setu rehabilitation project was undertaken to install triangular steel trusses on Mahatma Gandhi Setu.
• The bridge was approved by the Central Government in 1969 and built by Gammon India Limited over a period of ten years, from 1972 to 1982.

Godavari bridge - Godavari river	The Godavari Bridge is a truss bridge spanning the Godavari River in Rajahmundry, India. It is India's third longest road cum rail bridge crossing water, first one is The Bogibeel Bridge is rail cum road bridge over the Brahmaputra river in the Dibrugarh district of Assam state in north-east India, and second is Digha Sonpur Bridge over the Ganges in Bihar. The Godavari bridge is 4.1 kilometers long.
Vikramashila Setu - Ganga River	Vikramshila Setu is a bridge across the river Ganges, near Bhagalpur in the Indian state of Bihar named after the ancient Mahavihara of Vikramashila which was established by King Dharmapala. Vikramshila Setu is the 5th longest bridge over water in India. Total length: 4,700 m Opened: 2001 Location: Bhagalpur
Nehru Setu - Son River	Nehru Setu is a railway bridge across the Son River, connecting Dehri on Son and Son Nagar, in Bihar. Total length: 3,059 m Opened: 27 February 1900 Location: Dehri No. of spans: 93

• The country’s longest bridge—Dhubri (Assam)-Phulbari (Meghalaya) bridge over Brahmaputra river, which will provide a third alternative link to Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura and Barak valley region of Assam with the rest of the country as well as reduce the time and distance to travel to Bhutan and Bangladesh.