Jawahar Setu

Bridge in Dehri-Son Nagar

24°53′17″N 84°12′58″E / 24.8881°N 84.2162°E / 24.8881; 84.2162CarriesNH 2CrossesSon RiverLocaleDehri-Son NagarCharacteristicsTotal length3,061 metres (10,043 ft)HistoryOpened1965Location Map

Jawahar Setu is across the Son River, between Dehri-on-Son and Son Nagar, in the Indian state of Bihar. It is named after the first prime minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru. It was designed and completed in 1963 by principal engineer Shantaram S. Kashyap.

The 3,061 metres (10,043 ft) road bridge carries the Grand Trunk Road/ NH 2. It was built by Gammon India Ltd in 1963-65.^[1]

Nehru Setu, the rail bridge that runs parallel to the road bridge, was built in 1900.^[2]^[3]

References

^ "Rohtas district General information". India on a page. Archived from the original on 11 March 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
^ "Longest Railway Bridge in India". Colours of India. Archived from the original on 21 August 2011. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
^ "Indian Railways Some Fascinating Facts". Indian Army. Archived from the original on 16 December 2010. Retrieved 25 June 2011.

Railways in Bihar

Network lines
Sections

National network / trunk lines	Grand Chord Howrah–Delhi main line Howrah–Allahabad–Mumbai line Sahibganj loop Barauni–Guwahati line Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line
Lines around Patna	Patna–Mughalsarai section Patna–Gaya line Asansol–Patna section Bakhtiyarpur–Tilaiya line
Lines around Gaya	Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line Gaya–Kiul line Asansol–Gaya section Patna–Gaya line
Lines around Muzaffarpur	Barauni–Gorakhpur, Raxaul and Jainagar lines Barauni–Samastipur–Muzaffarpur–Hajipur line Muzaffarpur–Gorakhpur line (via Hajipur, Raxaul and Sitamarhi) Muzaffarpur–Gorakhpur main line Muzaffarpur–Hajipur section Samastipur–Muzaffarpur section Muzaffarpur–Sitamarhi section Barauni–Samastipur section Muzaffarpur–Chhapra line (under construction) Muzaffarpur–Darbhanga line (under construction) Muzaffarpur–Janakpur Road line (under construction)
Lines around Barauni	Barauni–Katihar section Barauni–Samastipur section Barauni–Guwahati line Barauni–Gorakhpur, Raxaul and Jainagar lines Barauni–Samastipur–Muzaffarpur–Hajipur line Mokama–Barauni section

Rail bridges

Railway stations in Bihar

Son basin

Rivers

Dams, barrages

Geographical features

Riparian districts

Madhya Pradesh	Anuppur Shahdol Sidhi Singrauli
Chhattisgarh	Jaspur Surguja
Uttar Pradesh	Sonbhadra
Jharkhand	Garhwa Palamu Ranchi Gumla
Bihar	Aurangabad Rohtas Arwal Bhojpur Patna

Languages/people

Coalfields

Transport

Other basins

v t e Patna division topics
General	Azimabad Battle of Buxar Kaimur Range Nalanda Pataliputra Takht Sri Patna Sahib Tourist attractions
Districts	Bhojpur Buxar Kaimur Nalanda Patna Rohtas
Rivers	Ganges Durgavati Karmanasa Punpun Son
Dams, barrages	Indrapuri Barrage
Transport	NH 22 NH 31 NH 139 NH 322 NH 431 NH 922 NH 83 (old numbering) Digha–Sonpur Bridge Koilwar Bridge Howrah–Delhi main line Grand Chord Gaya–Mughalsarai section Bakhtiyarpur–Tilaiya line Mahatma Gandhi Setu Mokama–Barauni section Nehru Setu Jawahar Setu Rajendra Setu
Railway stations	Bakhtiyarpur Junction Barh Bhabua Road Danapur Terminal Dehri-on-Sone Fatuha Junction Gulzarbagh Hathidah Junction Harnaut Khusropur Mokama Junction Patliputra Junction Patna Junction Patna Sahib Rajendra Nagar Terminal Rajgir
Lok Sabha constituencies	Arrah Buxar Jahanabad Karakat Nalanda Pataliputra Patna Sahib Sasaram
See also	People from Patna People from Rohtas district

Hydrography of Bihar

Rivers

North Bihar	Bagmati Burhi Gandak Gandaki Ganges Ghaghara Kamala Kankai Kosi or Sapta Koshi Lakhandei Mahananda Mechi Ratua Khola
South Bihar	Ajay Durgavati Falgu Karmanasa Kiul Lilajan/Niranjana Mohana Punpun Son