The Zuari Bridge is a bridge between

North Goa North Goa district is one of the two districts that constitutes the state of Goa, India. The district has an area of , and is bounded by Kolhapur and Sindhudurg districts of Maharashtra state to the north and by Belgavi district of Karnataka ...

and

South Goa South Goa district is one of two districts that comprises the state of Goa, India, within the region known as the Konkan. It is bounded by North Goa district to the north, the Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka state to the east and south, whil ...

, India. It carries the

NH 66 National Highway 66, commonly referred to as NH 66 (erstwhile NH-17 and a part of NH-47), is a mostly 4 lane long busy National Highway that runs roughly north–south along the western coast of India, parallel to the Western Ghats. It con ...

over the tidal part of the

Zuari River The Zuari River ''Zuvari,'' pronounced ) is the largest river in the state of Goa, India. It is a tidal river which originates at Hemad-Barshem in the Western Ghats. The Zuari is also referred to as the Aghanashani in the interior regions. It f ...

, between the villages of

Agaçaim Aghanashini / Agaçaim (pronounced ''Aagshi'') or Agassaim, is a village on the northern banks of the Zuari River in Tiswadi, Goa, surrounded by Panjim to the north, Margão to the south, Vasco da Gama to the west and Ponda to the east, thus ...

and Cortalim. It is a few metres downstream of the Konkan Railway Bridge. The bridge is long.

Konkan Railway Bridge

The Konkan Railway Bridge is a railway bridge between

and

, India. It carries the

Konkan Railway The Konkan Railway (abbreviated KR) is one of the 19 railway zones in India with its headquarters at CBD Belapur in Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. The first passenger train ran on Konkan railway tracks on 20 March 1993, between Udupi and ...

over the tidal part of the

, south of Karmali railway station. The bridge was completed in three years. It is a few metres upstream of the Zuari road bridge. The bridge is long.

Incidents in Zuari Bridge

In 2022, a car fell off the bridge killing all 4 occupants. Demands for the audit of the bridge safety was made by the local politicians. Aam Aadmi Party, Goa president Amit Palekar, blamed the depression near the gap between the bridge spans near the site of the accident as the cause. He demanded the bridge to be repaired.

The New Zuari Bridge

This is an underconstruction

cable-stayed A cable-stayed bridge has one or more ''towers'' (or ''pylons''), from which cables support the bridge deck. A distinctive feature are the cables or stays, which run directly from the tower to the deck, normally forming a fan-like pattern ...

bridge over

on the Panaji–Margao stretch of the National Highway 66.It is being built by Dilip Buildcon and was partially opened for public in 2022. This New Zuari Bridge has eight lanes (4+4). It has dual

carriageway A carriageway (British English) or roadway (North American English) consists of a width of road on which a vehicle is not restricted by any physical barriers or separation to move laterally. A carriageway generally consists of a number of tra ...

s of 27 m each and has a center median of 10.7m. It is the 2nd longest and widest cable-stay bridge in

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area, the List of countries and dependencies by population, second-most populous ...

behind

Bandra–Worli Sea Link The Bandra-Worli Sea Link (officially known as Rajiv Gandhi Sea Link) is a 5.6 km long, 8-lane wide bridge that links Bandra in the Western Suburbs of Mumbai with Worli in South Mumbai. It is the longest sea bridge, as well as the 4th longes ...

This bridge is used as an expressway between

Panaji Panaji (; also known as Panjim) is the capital of the Indian state of Goa and the headquarters of North Goa district. Previously, it was the territorial capital of the former Portuguese India. It lies on the banks of the Mandovi river estuary i ...

and

Margao Margao or Madgaon is the commercial capital of the Indian state of Goa. It stands on banks of the Sal river and is the administrative headquarters of Salcete sub-district and South Goa district. It is Goa's second largest city by population ...

, over the Zuari river. The main bridge over the Zuari river is 640m long. And the approach roads for this bridge cover over 13 km, starting from near the

Bambolim Bambolim is a neighborhood located in the southeastern part of the city of Panaji, the capital of the Indian state of Goa. It is completely located on the island of Tiswadi, one of the talukas in the state of Goa. The only allopathic medical c ...

cross in

to near Birla cross in

. It is expected that two towers (110 m high from water level) will be built on this bridge. It is also expected that there will be an

observatory An observatory is a location used for observing terrestrial, marine, or celestial events. Astronomy, climatology/meteorology, geophysical, oceanography and volcanology are examples of disciplines for which observatories have been constructed. ...

and viewing gallery, an art gallery, and also a

revolving restaurant A revolving restaurant or rotating restaurant is usually a tower restaurant eating space designed to rest atop a broad circular revolving platform that operates as a large turntable. The building remains stationary and the diners are carried on ...

. Right-hand side (4-lane corridor) of the bridge thrown open for Vehicular traffic by Nitin Gadkari in December 2022.

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Railway bridges in India Bridges in Goa Konkan Railway Buildings and structures in North Goa district Buildings and structures in South Goa district Transport in Panaji

Konkan Railway Bridge

Incidents in Zuari Bridge

The New Zuari Bridge

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