Godavari Arch Bridge
Build over the Godavari River at Rajahmundry in Andhra Pradesh, the bridge is 2.7 km long. It is a single Railway lane bridge replacing parallel running old Godavari bridge.
The bridge is one of the longest span prestressed concrete arch bridge in Asia.
It has been widely used to represent Rajahmundry in arts, media, and culture. It is one of the recognised symbols of Rajahmundry.
The bridge is located in two channels, the Kovvur channel and the Rajahmundry channel, and hence the bridge is also known as the Kovvur-Rajahmundry Bridge.
The bridge was built by the Hindustan Construction Company. It was designed by Bureau BBR, Switzerland, and checked by Leonard Andrea and Partners, Germany.
Construction on the bridge began in 1991 and lasted till 1997. It was commissioned for passenger traffic in March 1997 and became fully operational for running trains from 2003.
