Hatania Doania Bridge


Hatania Doania Bridge, also known as the Namkhana Bridge is a toll bridge over the Hatania Doania River in the Indian state of West Bengal, linking the villages of Namkhana and Narayanpur.
Opened in 2019, with a total length of, Hatania Doania Bridge is the second extradosed cable-stayed bridge in West Bengal. It was the first bridge to be built across the Hatania Doania River after which it is named. It was constructed at a cost of approximately ₹521 crore.

History

Construction of the bridge began in February 2014. The construction of the bridge was completed in 2019. The bridge is a joint initiative of the Government of West Bengal and the Government of India and was built by SP Singla Construction Pvt Ltd. and commissioned by SEL. Arup Biswas inaugurated the bridge on March 7, 2019.

Architectural features

Hatania Doania Bridge is an extradosed cable-stayed bridge, with 40 cables in a fan arrangement, built using steel pylons high. The deck is made of composite concrete box segment with one carriageway. The total width of the bridge is, with one lanes in each direction and a -wide footpath on each side. The deck over the main span is long. The two side spans are supported by parallel wire cables and are long.