The Kacchi Dargah–Bidupur Bridge ( hi, कच्ची दरगाह-बिदुपुर सेतु), currently under construction, will span the river

Ganges The Ganges ( ) (in India: Ganga ( ); in Bangladesh: Padma ( )). "The Ganges Basin, known in India as the Ganga and in Bangladesh as the Padma, is an international river to which India, Bangladesh, Nepal and China are the riparian states." is ...

, connecting Kacchi Dargah in

Patna Patna ( ), historically known as Pataliputra, is the capital and largest city of the state of Bihar in India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Patna had a population of 2.35 million, making it the 19th largest city in India. ...

and

Bidupur Bidupur is a community development block in the Vaishali district in the Indian state of Bihar. Bidupur is one of the 16 blocks of Vaishali. Kacchi dargah-Bidupur bridge will become the largest bridge of India in 2024. Bidupur is fastest developing ...

in Hajipur in the

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Bihar Bihar (; ) is a state in eastern India. It is the 2nd largest state by population in 2019, 12th largest by area of , and 14th largest by GDP in 2021. Bihar borders Uttar Pradesh to its west, Nepal to the north, the northern part of West ...

. Upon completion in 2023, the bridge will provide an easy roadway link between the northern and southern parts of Bihar and will connect two major national highways, linking NH 31 to NH 322.

The project

Chief minister

Nitish Kumar Nitish Kumar (born 1 March 1951) is an Indian politician, who is serving as Chief Minister of Bihar since 22 February 2015, having previous held the office from 2005 to 2014 and for a short period in 2000. The leader of the Janata Dal (Unit ...

inaugurated the construction of the bridge in August, 2015. Upon completion in July 2023, the bridge will reduce the load on

Mahatma Gandhi Setu Mahatma Gandhi Setu (also called Gandhi Setu or Ganga Setu) is a bridge over the river Ganges in Bihar, India, connecting Patna in the south to Hajipur in the north. Its length is and it is the third-longest river bridge in India. It was inau ...

and will also reduce the traffic in the capital city of

. The concrete-laying in a well foundation starting on 19 July 2017 on the

Raghopur Raghopur is a community development block in Vaishali district of Bihar. Situated between two streams of the Ganges river, it is a river island. It is connected to Patna by Pipa pul. Ancient name of Raghopur is Kotigram. History The creation and ...

side. 67 well foundations would be constructed in Ganga while total 20 well foundations will be laid in 'Diyara' area of both sides of Ganga. A JV of Daewoo E&C from Korea with Indian homegrown major L&T Construction is executing the Rs 3,115 crore bridge project which will be the longest bridge in India. A bridge has been planned across the Ganges to connect

Arrah Arrah (also transliterated as Ara) is a city and a municipal corporation in Bhojpur district (formerly known as Shahabad district) in the Indian state of Bihar. It is the headquarters of Bhojpur district, located near the confluence of the G ...

and

Chhapra Chhapra is a city and headquarters of the Saran district in the Indian state of Bihar. It is situated near the junction of the Ghaghara River and the Ganges River. Chhapra grew in importance as a river-based market in the 18th century when t ...

. A road bridge parallel to the existing rail and road bridge, Rajendra Setu, has also been planned. The bridge will also require construction of of approach roads on both ends of the bridge.

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*6 Major junction *1 Grade Separater *4 Two lane loops *8 Ramps *2 Flyover *6 Viaduct *2 Rotary *3 Bus Stop *1 museum

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*First bridge of Bihar to be a 6 lane

extradosed bridge An extradosed bridge employs a structure that combines the main elements of both a prestressed box girder bridge and a cable-stayed bridge. The name comes from the word ''extrados'', the exterior or upper curve of an arch, and refers to how the " ...

*Longest bridge of India on river *Six lane highspeed corridor *All span navigational

Advantages

*The bridge will be a major connecting bridge between North and South Bihar *The work of external ring road of Patna *It will connect national highways 31 and 322

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Construction of contacted highway

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