Naranarayan Setu

Naranarayan Setu (IPA - nərəˈna:ra:jənə ˈseɪtu:) is the third bridge to have been constructed over the Brahmaputra River in Assam, India. It is a double-deck bridge with a railway track on the lower deck and a road on the upper deck. It has a length of 2.284 kilometres and connects Jogighopa, a town of Bongaigaon District on the north with Pancharatna, a town of Goalpara District on the south. The bridge was inaugurated on 15 April 1998 by Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the Prime Minister of India at that time. Construction was carried out by the consortium of The Braithwaite Burn and Jessop Construction Company Limited(BBJ). The approximate cost of construction of this bridge is Rs. 301 crore.^[1][2] This bridge is located on route of National Highway 17, erstwhile route NH-37.

Naranarayan Setu
Naranarayan Setu road deck NH-17
Coordinates	26°13′N 90°34′E
Carries	Road and Railway
Crosses	Brahmaputra River
Locale	Jogighopa, Bongaigaon, Assam
Next upstream	Saraighat Bridge
Next downstream	Jamuna Railway Bridge
Characteristics
Design	Truss Bridge
Total length	2.284 kilometres (1.419 mi)
History
Engineering design by	Braithwaite, Burn & Jessop Construction Company
Opened	15 April 1998
Location

Naming

The Naranarayan Setu is named after Nara Narayan, a 16th-century Koch king.

See also

• List of bridges on Brahmaputra River
• Godavari Bridge
• Saraighat Bridge
• List of longest bridges in the world
• List of longest bridges above water in India