Rajendra Setu

Rajendra Setu is a bridge across the River Ganges that was the first bridge to link the northern and southern portions of the state of Bihar. The location of the bridge was based on the work of M. Visvesvaraya, who was more than 90 years old at the time. The road-cum-rail bridge near Hathidah in Patna district was inaugurated in 1959 by Dr. Rajendra Prasad, President of India. Construction of the bridge was by Braithwaite, Burn & Jessop Construction Company. It is about long and carries a two lane road and a single line railway track.A new bridge, carrying four-lane of NH 31 and double-track rail, 25 meters upstream from the existing rail and road bridge, has also been planned since 2011. Construction of a new bridge, was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 12 March 2016.