Arrah–Chhapra Bridge
Arrah–Chhapra Bridge or Veer Kunwar Singh Setu is the longest multi-span extradosed bridge in the world with the main bridge length of 1,920 m (6,300 ft). The bridge connects Arrah in the Bhojpur district of Bihar state with Chhapra in the Saran district by spanning the Ganges River in India. The bridge connects Bihar's northern and southern regions via a road system. On June 11, 2017, the bridge became available for public usage.
It is India's ninth-longest bridge above water as of April 2021. The 275 m-long Kiso-gawa bridge in Japan is the second-longest extradosed bridge. Also, there was a major accident known to take place on this bridge in September 2015 by the falling down of a crane. Many people were reported to lose their lives in this miserable accident. Arrah-Chhapra Bridge consumed a huge amount of 800 crores for erection.
Length: 4.35 Km
Year of Opening: 2017