Zuari Bridge

Zuari Bridge
Coordinates15°24′43″N 73°54′25″E / 15.4119°N 73.9069°E / 15.4119; 73.9069
CarriesNH 66
CrossesZuari River
LocaleTiswadi, Goa, India
Characteristics
Total length1,225 metres (4,019 ft)
History
Constructed byDilip Buildcon
Location
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The Zuari Bridge is a bridge between North Goa and South Goa, India. It carries the NH 66 over the tidal part of the Zuari River, between the villages of Agaçaim and Cortalim. It is a few metres downstream of the Konkan Railway Bridge.

The bridge is 1,225 metres (4,019 ft) long.[1]

Konkan Railway Bridge

Konkan Railway Bridge
Coordinates15°24′42″N 73°54′32″E / 15.4117°N 73.9088°E / 15.4117; 73.9088
CarriesKonkan Railway
CrossesZuari River
LocaleTiswadi, Goa, India
Other name(s)Zuari Bridge
Characteristics
Total length1,319 metres (4,327 ft)
Location
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The Konkan Railway Bridge is a railway bridge between North Goa and South Goa, India.[2] It carries the Konkan Railway over the tidal part of the Zuari River,[2] south of Karmali railway station. The bridge was completed in three years.[2] It is a few metres upstream of the Zuari road bridge.[3]

The bridge is 1,319 metres (4,327 ft) long.[1]

Incidents on Zuari Bridge

In 2022, a car fell off the bridge killing all 4 occupants. Demands for the audit of the bridge safety were made by the local politicians. Aam Aadmi Party, Goa president Amit Palekar, blamed the depression near the gap between the bridge spans near the site of the accident as the cause. He demanded the bridge to be repaired.[4][5]

The New Zuari Bridge

Main article: New Zuari Bridge

This is an underconstruction cable-stayed bridge over Zuari River on the Panaji–Margao stretch of the National Highway 66.It is being built by Dilip Buildcon and was partially opened for public in 2022.

This New Zuari Bridge has eight lanes (4+4). It has dual carriageways of 27 m each and has a center median of 10.7m. It is the 2nd longest and widest cable-stay bridge in India behind Bandra–Worli Sea Link

This bridge is used as an expressway between Panaji and Margao, over the Zuari river. The main bridge over the Zuari river is 640m long. And the approach roads for this bridge cover over 13 km, starting from near the Bambolim cross in North Goa to near Birla cross in South Goa.

It is expected that two towers[6] (110 m high from water level) will be built on this bridge. It is also expected that there will be an observatory and viewing gallery, an art gallery, and also a revolving restaurant.

Right-hand side (4-lane corridor) of the bridge thrown open for Vehicular traffic by Nitin Gadkari in December 2022.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Railway Bridges Across Zuari and Mandovi Rivers, Goa" (PDF). Official webpage of AFCONS. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 October 2007. Retrieved 4 December 2008.
  2. ^ a b c "India". Chris Tarrant: Extreme Railways. Episode 3. 19 December 2012. Channel 5. Archived from the original on 21 January 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
  3. ^ "Work on new Zuari bridge may start by Sept 2013: Dhavalikar". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
  4. ^ Sequeira, Newton (29 July 2022). "Zuari bridge safety comes into focus, demands rise for audit, maintenance | Goa News - Times of India". The Times of India. TNN. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  5. ^ "#ZuariBridge | AAP blames bad condition of the bridge for the accident". Ingoa News. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Goa: Soon, a Rs 317-crore tender for Zuari bridge towers | Goa News - Times of India". The Times of India. TNN. 8 December 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Goa's Zuari bridge: Nitin Gadkari inaugurates 'architectural marvel' promised by Modi govt". TimesNow. 29 December 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2023.