{{short description|Cable-stayed bridge in Rajasthan, India}} {{use Indian English|date=May 2014}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2014}} {{Infobox bridge |bridge_name=Kota hanging Bridge |image= Hanging_Bridge_Kota.jpg |caption= |official_name= Kota Bypass Bridge |also_known_as= Chambal Cable bridge |carries= North–South and East–West Corridor |crosses= Chambal River |locale= Kota, Rajasthan |maint= National Highways Authority of India |design= Cable-stayed bridge |mainspan= {{convert|350.5|m|ft|abbr=on}} |length= {{convert|1115|m|ft|abbr=on}} |height={{convert|125|m}} (pylons) |width= 30 meters |clearance= 46 meters |below= 46 metres |traffic= |begin= 2008 |complete=2017 |open= |Open= |toll= makeshift toll without environmental clearance renders the modern time saving bridge pointless with endless queues. |coordinates= {{coord|25|08|32|N|75|47|37|E|region:JP_type:landmark|display=inline,title}} |mapframe-marker = bridge |mapframe-zoom = 12 }} thumb|Bridge under construction in 2009 The '''Kota Bridge''' or '''Kota Chambal''' or '''Kota Cable Bridge''' is a cable-stayed bridge in Kota, Rajasthan. Initiated in 2006, the project faced a major setback when a span collapsed in 2009, killing 48 people and delaying completion until 2017. The bridge now stands as a six-lane engineering feat spanning 1,115 meters across the Chambal River. The bridge was inaugurated by Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi on 29 August 2017. It is a part of the Kota Bypass and crosses the Chambal River in the outskirts of the city.
== History ==
The construction of the Kota Chambal Bridge began in late 2006 as part of the East-West Corridor under the National Highways Development Programme by National Highways Authority of India (NHAI). The work got commenced with the foundation stone laid in November 2006 and work formally starting in 2007.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2017-08-29 |title=Kota hanging bridge: A dream turns into reality |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/kota-hanging-bridge-a-dream-turns-into-reality/articleshow/60282670.cms |access-date=2025-07-11 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> In December 2009, a partially completed span collapsed during construction, killing 48 workers and engineers and prompting a multi-year halt until NHAI-mediated dispute resolution allowed work to resume in early 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-09-27 |title=Reducing Distances: Cable-stayed bridge on Chambal river commissioned |url=https://indianinfrastructure.com/2017/09/27/reducing-distances/ |access-date=2025-07-11 |website=Indian Infrastructure |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-08-29 |title=Video: This is the hanging bridge across Chambal in Kota that PM Narendra Modi inaugurated |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/pm-narendra-modi-inaugurates-hanging-bridge-in-kota-4819075/ |access-date=2025-07-11 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> Following renewed efforts and completion of all cable-stayed segments, the bridge was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 29 August 2017, more than a decade after construction was commenced.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-08-29 |title=Connecting Rajasthan: PM Modi inaugurates hanging bridge across Chambal in Kota |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/fyi/story/rajasthan-hanging-bridge-6-lane-kota-chambal-pm-modi-1033638-2017-08-29 |access-date=2025-07-11 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>
== Structure ==
The Kota Chambal Bridge is a single-plane, cable-stayed bridge with a total length of approximately 1,100 meters. This includes a 400-meter-long access viaduct and a 300-meter approach ramp on the eastern and western sides of the bridge.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Faridi |first=S. A. |title=Chambal Cable Stayed Bridge Connecting Shores |url=https://www.nbmcw.com/article-report/infrastructure-construction/bridges/chambal-cable-stayed-bridge-connecting-shores.html |access-date=2025-07-11 |website=www.nbmcw.com |language=en-gb}}</ref> The main cable-stayed section features a central span of 350.5 meters flanked by two side spans of 175 meters each.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hanging Bridge, Kota, Rajasthan - Vushii.com |url=http://vushii.com/place.php?name=Hanging+Bridge |access-date=2025-07-11 |website=vushii.com |language=en}}</ref> The bridge deck, constructed using a steel-concrete composite box girder. It is about 30 meters wide and accommodates six traffic lanes,three in each direction. To prevent any disturbance to wildlife in the river, a 7.5 metre Noise Barrier with about 70% in every span of 700 metre length has also been installed on both sides of bridge.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gujarat's Sudarshan Setu: How India’s Longest Cable-Stayed Bridge will Improve Connectivity |url=https://www.news18.com/explainers/gujarats-sudarshan-setu-how-indias-longest-cable-stayed-bridge-will-improve-connectivity-8792187.html |access-date=2025-07-11 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref>
==Accident== On 24 December 2009, at about 5.30 pm the under-construction west side of the bridge comprising span P4-P3, Pilon P4, Pier P4 and cantilever portion up to segment 10 (each segment being 3.5 meters) collapsed into the river below without any warning signs, killing 48 workers and engineers and injuring a few more.<ref>{{cite web|title=OneIndia Bridge collapse|url=http://www.oneindia.com/2009/12/26/45-presumed-dead-in-kota-bridge-collapse-official.html|website=One India|access-date=5 March 2012|archive-date=2 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140602195035/http://news.oneindia.in/2009/12/26/45-presumed-dead-in-kota-bridge-collapse-official.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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