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THE
HAVELOCK
BRIDGE
-
Pride
&
Heritage
Symbol
for
Andhra
Pradesh,
Godavari
and
especially
Rajamahendravaram.
The Old
Godavari
Bridge (also
known
as The
Havelock
Bridge)
is
a
decommissioned
bridge
that
spans
the Godavari
River in Andhra
Pradesh, India.
Commissioned
in
1900,
the
bridge
served
trains
plying
between Howrah and Madras. It
is
the
earliest
of
three
bridges
that
span
the
Godavari
River
at Rajahmundry.
The Godavari
Arch
Bridge was
later
constructed
as
a
replacement
for
the
Havelock
Bridge.
The
bridge
along
with
the Godavari
bridge and Godavari
Arch
Bridge is
one
of
the
most
recognised
symbols
of Kovvur and Rajahmundry of
the
state
of Andhra
Pradesh.
The
construction
of
the
bridge
commenced
on
11
November
1897
and
opened
for
traffic
on
30
August
1900.
The
Bridge
was
named
after Sir
Arthur
Elibank
Havelock,
the
then
Governor
of
Madras. Frederick
Thomas
Granville
Walton served
as
the
Engineer-in-chief
assisted
by
executive
engineers
R.A.Delanougerede,
F.D.Couchman,
J.E.Eaglesome.
The
bridge
was
constructed
with
stone
masonry
and
steel
girders.
It
has
56
spans
each
of
45.7
metres
(150Â ft)and
is
3,480
metres
(11,420Â ft)
long.
The
girders
were
fabricated
by Butterley
Company of
Ripley,
Derbyshire.
The
rail
bridge
served
the
busy Howrah-Chennai line
until
its
decommissioning.
Having
served
its
full
life
span
of
100
years,
it
was
decommissioned
in
1997,
and Godavari
Arch
Bridge was
built
as
a
replacement
for
the
bridge.
Today,
the
bridge
is
being
used
to
host
civic
water
supply
pipelines.
The
View
of
Godavari
from
the
Puskhar
ghat
is
so
fascinating
&
would
love
to
see
the
Sunset
here.
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