Kota Chambal Bridge
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| Coordinates | 25°08′32″N 75°47′37″E / 25.14222°N 75.79361°E |
| Carries | North–South and East–West Corridor |
| Crosses | Chambal River |
| Locale | Kota, Rajasthan |
| Official name | Kota Bypass Bridge |
| Other name | Chambal Cable bridge |
| Maintained by | National Highways Authority of India |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Cable-stayed bridge |
| Total length | 1,115 m (3,658 ft) |
| Width | 30 meters |
| Height | 125 metres (410 ft) (pylons) |
| Longest span | 350.5 m (1,150 ft) |
| Clearance above | 46 meters |
| Clearance below | 46 metres |
| History | |
| Construction start | 2008 |
| Construction end | 2017 |
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| Toll | makeshift toll without environmental clearance renders the modern time saving bridge pointless with endless queues. |
| Location | |
 Interactive map of Kota hanging Bridge | |
The Kota Bridge or Kota Chambal or Kota Cable Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge in Kota, Rajasthan. Initiated in 2006, the project faced a major setback when a span collapsed in 2009, killing 48 people and delaying completion until 2017. The bridge now stands as a six-lane engineering feat spanning 1,115 meters across the Chambal River. The bridge was inaugurated by Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi on 29 August 2017. It is a part of the Kota Bypass and crosses the Chambal River in the outskirts of the city.
The construction of the Kota Chambal Bridge began in late 2006 as part of the East-West Corridor under the National Highways Development Programme by National Highways Authority of India (NHAI). The work got commenced with the foundation stone laid in November 2006 and work formally starting in 2007.[1] In December 2009, a partially completed span collapsed during construction, killing 48 workers and engineers and prompting a multi-year halt until NHAI-mediated dispute resolution allowed work to resume in early 2014.[2][3] Following renewed efforts and completion of all cable-stayed segments, the bridge was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 29 August 2017, more than a decade after construction was commenced.[4]