10/09/2020
๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ซ๐๐ก ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ง ๐ ๐๐๐ญ : The construction of the Howrah Bridge was first proposed in 1862. The Government of Bengal wanted to build a bridge over the Hooghly River. ๐They asked the Chief Engineer of the East India Railway Company to study the feasibility of the idea and come up with a proposal. But for several reasons, his proposal never materialized. Later in the 1800s, a pontoon bridge or floating bridge was built between Howrah and Kolkata. But it wasnโt strong enough to handle the huge traffic between the two cities or to weather the frequent storms in the area. So the Bengal government continued to look for alternatives and, several decades later, the new bridge was finally commissioned. The contract to build it was awarded to a company called The Braithwaite Burn and Jessop Construction Company. The bridge officially opened in 1943 when it was the worldโs third longest cantilever bridge. Today, it is the sixth longest bridge of its type in the world.
