Matla Setu

Matla Setu is a bridge, built on Matla river in West Bengal. The 644 meter (2,113 ft) long bridge inaugurated by Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, former Chief Minister of West Bengal, on Matla river in Canning town of Caning subdivision in January 2011. It is known as at Matla Bridge . It links Canning with Basanti.^[1][2] The bridge is located at 22°18′20″N 88°40′46″E.

Matla Bridge
Matla bridge on Matla river near Canning City
Coordinates	22°18′25″N 88°40′40″E
Carries	Two paths, one way traffic for all the traffic on every way
Crosses	Matla River
Locale	Canning, West Bengal, India
Official name	Matla Setu
Named for	Matla River
Characteristics
Total length	644 metres (2,113 ft)
Width	12 metres (39 ft)
History
Opened	2011
Closed	No
Statistics
Toll	No
Location

It turns out that the Matla Bridge on Matlara River

Connection

The bridge is connecting Canning with the direct tourism center Jharkhali to the Sundarbans entrance. The construction of this bridge, people of Sundarbans area can easily move to Kolkata and suburban areas by road. Tourists can quickly come to the Sundarbans. As a result, economic development of the area has taken place.

See also

• List of longest bridges in West Bengal