Howrah Bridge

Summary

Howrah Bridge is a cantilever bridge^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of cantilever_bridge entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,028 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Howrah Bridge is located in Ward No. 22, Kolkata Municipal Corporation^[3].
• Howrah Bridge is located in Howrah^[4].
• Howrah Bridge is in the country of India^[5].
• Howrah Bridge's instance of is recorded as cantilever bridge^[6].
• Howrah Bridge's instance of is recorded as steel bridge^[7].
• Rabindranath Tagore is named after Howrah Bridge^[8].
• Howrah is named after Howrah Bridge^[9].
• Howrah Bridge's crosses is recorded as Hooghly River^[10].
• Howrah Bridge is made of steel^[11].
• Howrah Bridge's designed by is recorded as James Meadows Rendel^[12].
• Howrah Bridge's Commons category is recorded as Howrah Bridge^[13].
• 1943 marks the founding of Howrah Bridge^[14].
• Howrah Bridge's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 22.58527, 'lon': 88.34694}^[15].
• Howrah Bridge's located on street is recorded as Strand Road^[16].
• Howrah Bridge's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Howrah Bridge^[17].
• Howrah Bridge's Commons gallery is recorded as হাওড়া সেতু^[18].
• Howrah Bridge's structure replaces is recorded as Old Howrah Bridge^[19].
• Howrah Bridge's heritage designation is recorded as KMC Heritage Building Grade I^[20].
• Howrah Bridge's date of official opening is recorded as February 3, 1943^[21].
• Howrah Bridge's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+655.7'}^[22].
• Howrah Bridge's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+85'}^[23].
• Howrah Bridge's carries thoroughfare is recorded as Mahatma Gandhi Road^[24].
• Howrah Bridge's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wiki Loves Monuments in India^[25].

Body

Geography

Howrah Bridge is in the country of India^[5]. Located in include Ward No. 22, Kolkata Municipal Corporation^[3], a ward^[26], in India^[27] and Howrah^[4], a municipal corporation of West Bengal^[28], in India^[29].

Physical Characteristics

Howrah Bridge's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+655.7'}^[22].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include cantilever bridge^[6] and steel bridge^[7]. Howrah Bridge's heritage designation is recorded as KMC Heritage Building Grade I^[20].

History and Context

1943 marks the founding of Howrah Bridge^[14]. Things named after include Rabindranath Tagore^[8], a painter^[30], 1861–1941^[31], of British Raj^[32], awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature^[33], specialised in literature^[34] and Howrah^[9], a municipal corporation of West Bengal^[35], in India^[36].

Why It Matters

Howrah Bridge ranks in the top 1% of cantilever_bridge entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,028 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]