The Nehru Bridge is a major

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over the river Sabarmati, and serves as an artery of major public transport for the city of Ahmedabad in the state of

Gujarat Gujarat (, ) is a state along the western coast of India. Its coastline of about is the longest in the country, most of which lies on the Kathiawar peninsula. Gujarat is the fifth-largest Indian state by area, covering some ; and the ninth ...

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

. Built in the 1960s, it is a modern and larger bridge compared to the landmark Ellis Bridge, and is dedicated to

Jawaharlal Nehru Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru (; ; ; 14 November 1889 – 27 May 1964) was an Indian anti-colonial nationalist, secular humanist, social democrat— * * * * and author who was a central figure in India during the middle of the 20t ...

, India's first prime minister. One of the attractions of Ahmedabad City, the Patang

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is situated near Nehru Bridge on the banks of Sabarmati River.

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Bridges in Ahmedabad Bridges completed in the 1960s 1960s establishments in Gujarat Year of establishment missing 20th-century architecture in India {{India-bridge-struct-stub