Second Ishwar Gupta Setu
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IndiaSecond Iswar Gupta Setu দ্বিতীয় ঈশ্বর গুপ্ত সেতু | |
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 The under-construction Second Ishwar Gupta Setu | |
| Coordinates | 22°58′02″N 88°24′28″E / 22.967113°N 88.407653°E |
| Carries | Kalyani Expressway, Roadway Only |
| Crosses | Hooghly River |
| Locale | Kalyani, Kolkata Metropolitan Region, India |
| Named for | Ishwar Chandra Gupta |
| Owner | WBHDC |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | extadosed cable-stayed bridge |
| Material | Concrete, steel |
| Total length | 714 metres (2,343 ft) |
| Width | 35 metres (115 ft) |
| Longest span | 120 metres (390 ft) |
| No. of spans | 7 |
| No. of lanes | 6 |
| History | |
| Designer | COWI |
| Constructed by | Larsen & Toubro |
| Construction start | 2018 |
| Construction cost | ₹1,396 crore (equivalent to ₹19 billion or US$220 million in 2023) |
| Location | |
 Interactive map of Second Iswar Gupta Setu | |
| References | |
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The Second Ishwar Gupta Setu is an under-construction Extradosed Cable-stayed bridge spanning the Hooghly River, connecting Kalyani with Bansberia in Kolkata Metropolitan Region. It will be one of the most important Roadway Bridges of the Kolkata metropolitan region, as it will be the fifth Roadway bridge crossing the Hooghly River within this Metropolitan area, alongside Vidyasagar Setu, Howrah Bridge, Nivedita Setu and Vivekananda Setu. It will facilitate crucial connectivity between the eastern and western parts of the Kolkata metropolitan region. The bridge is being constructed by Larsen & Toubro, to the design of RITES and is part of the Kalyani Expressway, under the jurisdiction of West Bengal Highway Development Corporation.[1]
The concept of building a bridge across the Hooghly River was conceived in 2016. The original plan was to build a bridge as an alternative to the old Ishwar Gupta Setu, which would connect Delhi Road and State Highway 6 with Kalyani Expressway and National Highway 12.[1] The Pylons of the bridge will lean outward from the deck, and they will be constructed using Concrete. The deck of the bridge consists of 7 Spans.