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Old Howrah Bridge

pontoon bridge on the Hooghly River, replaced by the Rabindra Setu
Place pontoon_bridge Q55593163

Facts

13 properties
Instance of
pontoon bridge
Country
British Raj[3]
Coordinate location
🗺️ 22.585°, 88.347°[8]
Carries thoroughfare
Strand Road[12]
Crosses
Hooghly River[6]
Date of official opening
October 17, 1874[9]
Dissolved, abolished or demolished date
1943[7]
Imported from
wholeness_audit_2026-05-02
Length
1,528 foot[10]
Located in the administrative territorial entity
Howrah[2]
Named after
Howrah[4]
Structure replaced by
Howrah Bridge[5]
Width
62 foot[11]
🏷️ Also known as
en First Howrah Bridge en Howrah Pontoon Bridge en Old Howrah Bridge en Pontoon Howrah Bridge
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Summary

Old Howrah Bridge is a pontoon bridge[1].

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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