The Hindu Business Line : Swing Bridge to be re-opened

Kolkata Dock System’s 118-year old Swing Bridge, after having remained closed for more than two years for repair work, is to be thrown open to traffic shortly. The trial run has just started. The bridge, built by London-based West Wood Baillie & Co, as early as 1890, connects the turning basin with main Kidderpore Dock No 1. The original design allowed for the railway track to be held on the middle of the bridge, but this alignment was subsequently changed to avo id sharper curve at either end of the track. The original bridge carried a clear roadway of 23.33 ft for both slow and fast moving traffic. But not anymore. On re-commissioning of the bridge after repair work, undertaken by Jessop & Co , no heavy vehicular traffic will be allowed. The repair cost is estimated at Rs 1.5 crore shared equally between Kolkata Port Trust, South Eastern Railway and West Bengal Government.

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