List of longest bridges above water in India

This is a list of India’s bridges longer than 500 metres (1,640 ft) sorted by their full length above water.

Note: There is no standard way to measure the total length of a bridge. Some bridges are measured from the beginning of the entrance ramp to the end of the exit ramp. Some are measured from shoreline to shoreline. Yet others are the length of the total construction involved in building the bridge. Since there is no standard, no ranking of a bridge should be assumed because of its position in the list. Additionally, in many cases, numbers are merely estimates and measures may be imprecise.
Name Spanning Length
metres (feet)		 Completed
/Opened		 Traffic State
Bandra-Worli Sea Link[1] Mahim Bay &100000000000056000000005,600 m (18,400 ft) 2009 Road Maharashtra
Mahatma Gandhi Setu[2] Ganges &100000000000055750000005,575 m (18,291 ft) 1982 Road Bihar
Vikramshila Setu[3] Ganges &100000000000047000000004,700 m (15,400 ft) 2001 Road Bihar
Vembanad Rail Bridge[4] Vembanad Lake &100000000000046200000004,620 m (15,160 ft) 2011 Rail Kerala
Nehru Setu [5] Son River &100000000000030640000003,064 m (10,052 ft) 1900 Rail Bihar
Jawahar Setu[6] Son River &100000000000030610000003,061 m (10,043 ft) 1965 Road Bihar
Kolia Bhomora Setu[7] Brahmaputra River &100000000000030150000003,015 m (9,892 ft) 1987 Road Assam
Godavari Bridge
 Godavari River &100000000000027540000002,754 m (9,035 ft) 1970 Rail-cum-road Andhra Pradesh
Old Godavari Bridge
Now decommissioned[8]		 Godavari River &100000000000027540000002,754 m (9,035 ft) 1900 Rail Andhra Pradesh
Godavari Arch Bridge[8] Godavari River &100000000000027450000002,745 m (9,006 ft) 1997/2003 Rail Andhra Pradesh
Pamban Bridge Palk Strait &100000000000023000000002,300 m (7,500 ft) 1988 Road Tamilnadu
Naranarayana Bridge[9] Brahmaputra River &100000000000022840000002,284 m (7,493 ft) 1998 Rail-cum-road Assam
Farakka Barrage [10] Ganges &100000000000022400000002,240 m (7,350 ft) 1975 Rail-cum-road West Bengal
Second Mahanadi Rail Bridge[11] Mahanadi River &100000000000021000000002,100 m (6,900 ft) 2008 Rail Orissa
Pamban Bridge[12] Palk Strait &100000000000020650000002,065 m (6,775 ft) 1988 Rail Tamilnadu
Rajendra Setu[13] Ganges &100000000000020000000002,000 m (6,600 ft) 1959 Rail-cum- road Bihar
Vashi Bridge[14] Thane Creek &100000000000018370000001,837 m (6,027 ft) 1997 Road Maharashtra
Koilwar Bridge [8] Son River &100000000000014400000001,440 m (4,720 ft) 1862 Rail-cum-road Bihar
Second Narmada Bridge[15]
near Bharuch		 Narmada River &100000000000013650000001,365 m (4,478 ft) 2000 Road Gujarat
Airoli Bridge[16] Thane Creek &100000000000010300000001,030 m (3,380 ft) 1999 Road Maharashtra
Saraighat Bridge[8] Brahmaputra River &100000000000014920000001,492 m (4,895 ft) 1962 Rail-cum-road Assam
Mahanadi Bridge
near Bhootmundei[17]		 Mahanadi River &100000000000014000000001,400 m (4,600 ft) 1961 Road Orissa
Prakasam Barrage[18] Krishna River &100000000000012235000001,223.5 m (4,014 ft) 1885 Road Andhra Pradesh
Vivekananda Setu[19] Hooghly River &10000000000000900000000900 m (3,000 ft) 1932 Rail-cum-road West Bengal
Nivedita Setu[20] Hooghly River &10000000000000880000000880 m (2,890 ft) 2007 Road West Bengal
Vidyasagar Setu[21] Hooghly River &10000000000000822000000822 m (2,697 ft) 1992 Road West Bengal
Yamuna Bridge
at Kalpi [22]		 Yamuna River &10000000000000767000000767 m (2,516 ft)  ? Road Uttar Pradesh
Jajmau Bridge[23] Ganges River &10000000000000720000000720 m (2,360 ft) 2011 Road Uttar Pradesh
Howrah Bridge[24] Hooghly River &10000000000000705000000705 m (2,313 ft) 1943 Road West Bengal
Garmukteswar Bridge [8] Yamuna River &10000000000000671000000671 m (2,201 ft) 1901 Rail-cum-Road Uttar Pradesh
Lav Kush Barrage [25] Ganges River &10000000000000621000000621 m (2,037 ft) 2000 Road Uttar Pradesh
Naini Bridge[26] Yamuna River &10000000000000610000000610 m (2,000 ft) 2005 Road Uttar Pradesh

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