Kolia Bhomora Setu

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Kolia Bhomora Setu is a pre-stressed concrete road bridge over the Brahmaputra River near Tezpur in Assam (India). It is named after the Ahom General Kalia Bhomora Phukan.[1]

This bridge connects Sonitpur on the north bank with Nagaon District on the south bank.

The length of this bridge is 3015 meters.

The construction of the bridge took place from 1981 to 1987.

"American Concrete Institute" awarded the construction company of this bridge, the Hindustan Construction Company, the Certificate of Merit for the "Most Outstanding Concrete Structures" (1988).[2]

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  1. ^ "Kaliabhomora Bridge", Akash Protim Barua website, retrieved 14 June 2007.
  2. ^ "Kaliabhomora Bridge, Assam", Hindustan Construction Company website, retrieved 14 June 2007.

Coordinates: 26°36′22″N 92°51′20″E / 26.60611, 92.85556

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