New Saraighat Bridge

The New Saraighat Bridge, also referred to as the 2nd Saraighat Bridge is a beam bridge in India that connects the North bank of Assam to the South bank of Assam.^[1] The bridge spans the Brahmaputra River and was built besides the Old Saraighat Bridge from Pandu, Guwahati in the south to Amingaon in the north. The construction of the bridge started in 2007. The total length of the bridge is 1,493.58 metres and it had a cost of Rs 475 crore to complete the bridge. It was constructed by India's largest civil engineering company, Gammon India Limited.

New Saraighat Bridge 2nd Saraighat Bridge
New Saraighat Bridge (Left) and Saraighat Bridge (right)
Coordinates	26°10′31″N 91°40′19″E
Carries	Motor vehicles
Crosses	Brahmaputra River
Locale	Pandu–Amingaon, Assam, India
Maintained by	Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
Characteristics
Design	Beam bridge
Total length	1.49 km (0.93 mi)
Width	12.9 m (42 ft)
History
Construction start	2007
Construction end	2016
Opened	28 January 2017
Location

The three lane road bridge was inaugurated by Union minister Nitin Gadkari in the presence of Union Minister of State for Railways Rajen Gohain, Minister of Commerce and Industry, Transport and Parliamentary Affairs Chandra Mohan Patowary, Minister of PWD, Fisheries and Excise Parimal Suklabaidya, Minister Keshab Mahanta and many other ministers on 28 January 2017.^[2]

See also

• List of bridges on Brahmaputra River