Howrah Bridge
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Howrah Bridge is an iconic cantilever bridge spanning the Hooghly River in Kolkata, India, renowned as a major transportation lifeline and architectural symbol of the city.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
|---|---|---|
| Rabindra Setu | 0 | 2 |
| Vidyasagar Setu | 0 | 1 |
| Vivekananda Setu | 0 | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cantilever bridge
→
landmark → road bridge → tourist attraction → |
| alsoKnownAs | Gateway to Kolkata → |
| carries |
buses
→
motor vehicles → pedestrians → taxis → trams → |
| connects |
Howrah
→
Howrah →
surface form:
Howrah district
Calcutta →
surface form:
Kolkata
Kolkata district → |
| constructionCompleted | 1942 → |
| crosses | Hooghly River → |
| crossesBetween |
Burrabazar area
→
Howrah station area → |
| designedAs | riveted steel structure → |
| designType | balanced cantilever → |
| doesNotCarry | railway tracks → |
| featuredIn |
Bengali films
→
Indian films → photography → postcards → |
| footpathWidth | about 15 feet each → |
| governedBy | Howrah Bridge Act → |
| hasFootpaths | 2 footpaths → |
| hasLanes | 8 road lanes → |
| heritageStatus | iconic structure of Kolkata → |
| length | about 705 metres → |
| lighting | decorative illumination at night → |
| locatedIn |
India
→
Calcutta →
surface form:
Kolkata
West Bengal → |
| locatedNear |
B.B.D. Bagh
→
Howrah Junction railway station → |
| mainSpanLength | about 457 metres → |
| maintainedBy |
Kolkata Port Trust
→
Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata → |
| material | steel → |
| namedAfter | Rabindranath Tagore → |
| officialName |
Howrah Bridge
self-linksurface differs
→
surface form:
Rabindra Setu
|
| opened | 1943 → |
| replaced | Old pontoon bridge over Hooghly River → |
| symbolOf |
Bengal engineering heritage
→
Calcutta →
surface form:
Kolkata
|
| traffic | one of the busiest cantilever bridges in the world → |
| width | about 71 feet → |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Vidyasagar Setu
this entity surface form:
Vivekananda Setu
this entity surface form:
Rabindra Setu