Howrah Bridge in Kolkata Calcutta in West Bengal in India in South Asia. Architecture Building Bridges Design Strength Structures Abstract Art Travel


The Howrah Bridge at Calcutta (Kolkata) in West Bengal in India. The Howrah Bridge ( also known as Rabindra Setu Bridge) is a cantilever bridge with suspended span over the Hooghly River in Calcutta, it was commissioned in 1943. It has become an iconic landmark and symbol of Calcutta and was mentioned in Rudyard Kipling's City of Dreadful Night.


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Location: Howrah Bridge in Kolkata Calcutta in West Bengal in India in South Asia
Photo credit: © Shaun Higson / India-Kolkata / Alamy / Afripics
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