Godavari Fourth Bridge

Bridge in Rajahmundry

17°02′17″N 81°44′47″E / 17.03806°N 81.74639°E / 17.03806; 81.74639CarriesFour lanes of RoadCrossesGodavari RiverLocaleRajahmundryOfficial nameRajahmundry–Kovvur 4th BridgeMaintained byGammon India Ltd.CharacteristicsTotal length5.0625 kilometres (3.1457 mi)Piers in water81HistoryEngineering design byGammon IndiaOpened2015Location Map

The Godavari Fourth Bridge or Kovvur–Rajahmundry 4th Bridge is built across Godavari River in Rajahmundry, India. This dual bridge connects Kovvur to Diwancheruvu Junction in Rajamahendravaram in via Katheru, Konthamuru, Palacherla areas in Rajamahendravaram City.^[1] This bridge was constructed, aimed to reduce road distance between Kolkata and Chennai by at least 150 kilometres (93 mi).

History

The foundation stone for the bridge was laid in 2009 by then Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy. 4th bridge was targeted for completed in 2012, but due to multiple delays it was opened to traffic in 2015. Due to delays the cost of bridge went up to Rs. 800 crore from the estimated Rs. 512 crore.^[1] This bridge was expected to ease traffic through Rajahmundry city but some multi-axle trucks are using the old route due to the narrow road connecting the bridge from Gundugolanu to Kovvur.^[2]^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b "Fourth bridge across Godavari". The Hindu. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
^ "New bridge across Godavari river fails to meet revenue expectations". Deccan Chronicle. 19 November 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
^ "Engineering Tourism". East Godavari district official website. Retrieved 8 May 2018.

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Greater Rajahmundry

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Godavari basin

Rivers

Major tributaries	Godavari Pranhita Indravati Sabari Manjira Manair Wardha Wainganga Penganga
Minor tributaries	Pravara Kinnerasani Purna Sileru Sindphana Taliperu
Sub-tributaries	Adan Banganga Bindusara Darna Kadva Kanhan Kolar Nasardi Pench Purna Shivana

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Riparian districts

Maharashtra	Nashik Ahmednagar Aurangabad Parbhani Nanded Gadchiroli Beed Amravati Bhandara Gondia Chandrapur Wardha Nagpur Yavatmal Washim Buldhana Hingoli
Madhya Pradesh	Balaghat Seoni Betul Chhindwara
Odisha	Kalahandi Koraput Malkangiri
Chhattisgarh	Bastar Bijapur
Karnataka	Bidar
Telangana	Medak Sangareddy Siddipet Nizamabad Kamareddy Adilabad Nirmal Mancherial Komaram Bheem Karimnagar Jagtial Peddapalli Rajanna Sircilla Hanamkonda Warangal Jayashankar Bhupalpally Jangaon Mahabubabad Bhadradri Kothagudem Khammam
Andhra Pradesh	Alluri Sitharama Raju Eluru West Godavari East Godavari Kakinada Konaseema

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Transport

Highways and railways	NH 16 (old NH 5) old NH 6 NH 44 (old NH 7) Hyderabad-Godavari Valley Railways Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada section Bilaspur–Nagpur section Nagpur–Hyderabad line
Bridges on Godavari	Godavari Bridge Old Godavari Bridge Godavari Arch Bridge Godavari Fourth Bridge

Pollution concerns,
river basin's sustainable
productivity & ecology

Algal bloom in reservoirs
High alkalinity of river water in the river basin upstream of Pochampadu dam
Frequent floods in tail end area of the river basin
Alkali salts / high pH water run off from ash / red mud dumps of coal fired power stations / bauxite ore enrichment
Excessive silting of reservoirs due to deforestation and mining activities