Bogibeel Bridge, Rail and road bridge in Dibrugarh, India.
Bogibeel Bridge is a steel road and rail crossing over the Brahmaputra River in Assam, spanning nearly 5 km (3 miles) between Dibrugarh and Dhemaji districts. The steel structure rests on concrete foundations and carries railway tracks on the lower level with a roadway for cars and trucks on the upper level.
The bridge stems from the Assam Accord of 1985 and was sanctioned by the Government of India in 1997-98. Prime Minister H. D. Deve Gowda laid the foundation in January 1997, construction was inaugurated in 2002, and after long delays the bridge opened on 25 December 2018, inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Residents on both riverbanks use this crossing daily to reach work, school and markets. Families once separated by the wide river can now visit each other more easily and trade goods across communities.
Train passengers experience the crossing from below and see the steel trusses overhead, while drivers on the upper level have open views of the water. The best time for photographs is early morning when mist rises from the river.
The bridge was built to carry tanks and aircraft as well as traffic, and its fully welded steel-concrete beams were designed to resist earthquakes up to magnitude 7. Its 41 spans each measure 125 m.
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