Bridges over Godavari River at Rajmundry

Date: 2004-03-23
Owner: Gallery Administrator
Size: 45 items
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[For Showcase] The Havelock Bridge as the Old Godavari Bridge is called, now decomissioned. The inaugration stone was restored recently. Godavari / Rajahmundary, 2003-12. By M. S. M. Saifullah.

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[For Showcase] The New Godavari Bridge: Constructed by the Hindustan Construction Company (HCC), this bridge is a modern day engineering feat. It is a unique bridge that is based on 28 bow string arch girders with equal spans of 97.5 m, thus making the to

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The Old and the New Godavari Bridges. The distance between them is not much. Godavari / Rajahmundary, 2003-12. By M. S. M. Saifullah.

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The Old (left hand side) and the New (right hand side) Godavari Bridges. Godavari / Rajahmundary, 2003-12. By M. S. M. Saifullah.

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[For Showcase] The New Godavari Bridge as viewed from Godavari railway station. One can see the other end of the bridge quite clearly as the bridge is dead-straight. Notice also a future provision for doubling of the line on the right hand side. Godavari

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A LGD WAP-4 #22343 hauling Konark Express braking at Godavari station to slow down. Godavari / Rajahmundary, 2003-12. By M. S. M. Saifullah.

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Rajahmundry-Eluru Passenger entering the bridge. Godavari / Rajahmundary, 2003-12. By M. S. M. Saifullah.

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Bridges over the river Godavari. The one in the foreground is the now decomissioned Havelock bridge built in 1900, while the one in the background is the 70s vintage Road-cum-Rail bridge. Rajahmundry, 19/06/2004. By Shashanka.

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The Havelock bridge bridge provides an intersting foreground for the ultra-modern rail bridge which was finished in the mid 90s. Rajahmundry, 19/06/04. By Shashanka.

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Another view of the old and the new. Rajahmundry, 19/06/2004. By Shashanka.

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Third godavari bridge see from Godavari station. Taken from 6004 mail on 9 Dec 2005.

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View of the first Godavari Bridge (oldest) in the foreground and the second Godavari bridge (road cum rail) in the background. Taken from 6004 mail while crossing the third Godavari bridge on 9 Dec 2005 at Rajhmundhry

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Sunrise over the Krishna river bridge just before Vijaywada. The bridge in the foreground is the down line while the one in the background is a road bridge. Taken from 6004 mail on 9 Dec 2005

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The third bridge across Godavari in twilight. 2006-12-23 Between Rajamundhry and Kovvur, Ranganath Eunny

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The old Havelock bridge across Godavari at Rajahmundhry that was retired after more than a century of service. More than 100 years old, it still stands strong and sturdy. 2006-12-23 Rajahmundhry Ranganath Eunny