Longest sea bridge, 17 times more powerful than Eiffel Tower...

S Venkateshwari
Longest sea bridge, 17 times more powerful than Eiffel Tower...


The country's longest maritime bridge has opened for traffic. With the construction of this bridge, which spans the ocean and connects mumbai and Navi mumbai, an hour-long trip can now be accomplished in a matter of minutes. atal bihari vajpayee Sewari-Nhava Sheva Atal Setu is the name of the bridge. In the globe, it is the twelfth-longest bridge. By road, mumbai and Navi mumbai are separated by around 42 kilometers. This distance takes roughly two hours to cover. From the Atal Setu Bridge, this distance may now be traveled in just 20 minutes (21.8 km). The six-lane roadway is free of traffic jams and red lights. This sea bridge is the first in india equipped with an Open Road Tolling (ORT) mechanism. This implies that a car can travel through the toll at a speed of 100 km/h. At the toll, no car is required to stop.

In terms of strength, the Tal Setu Bridge is unmatched, being 17 times more robust than the paris Eiffel Tower. It is stated that it will remain stable through earthquakes, storms, cyclones, and powerful winds. It was made using about 1.78 lakh metric tons of steel. Cement of 5.04 lakh metric tons has been applied. It will live for a further 100 years. There have reportedly been 17 times more steel used than there is in the paris Eiffel Tower. Habra Bridge in kolkata has four times as much steel placed. In addition, six times as much concrete has been utilized as the Statue of Liberty in the United States.



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