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{{short description|Bridge of West Bengal over the Ganges}}
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| name = Ishwar Gupta Setu
| native_name = [[Kalyani, West Bengal|Kalyani]]-[[Bansberia]] Bridge
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| image = Ishwar Gupta Setu over the Hooghly River 02.jpg
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| caption = Ishwar Gupta Setu in 2022
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| carries = Motor vehicles, pedestrians and bicycles
| crosses = [[Hooghly River]]
| locale = [[Bansberia]], [[Hooghly district|Hooghly]], Kolkata Metropolitan Area, [[West Bengal]], India
| official_name = First Iswar Gupta Setu
| other_name = Kalyani Bridge
| named_for = [[Ishwar Chandra Gupta]]
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| maint = PWD (Roads) Pipulpati, Hooghly Division-II
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'''Ishwar Gupta Setu''' ({{Langx|bn|ঈশ্বর গুপ্ত সেতু}}) is a {{Convert|1056.25|m|ft|abbr=on}} long road bridge that crosses the [[Hooghly River]] in [[Bansberia]], [[Hooghly district|Hooghly]] and [[Kalyani, West Bengal|Kalyani]], [[Nadia district|Nadia]] in [[West Bengal]], India. The [[Kalyani Expressway]] crosses the bridge, connecting [[National Highway (India)|National Highway 12]] with [[National Highway (India)|National Highway 19]]. It is named after the 19th‑century Bengali poet [[Ishwar Chandra Gupta]]. The original bridge is a Beam bridge, [[Prestressed concrete|pre‑stressed concrete]] structure carrying a four‑lane, 10.5 m‑wide roadway over a 676 m span of the Hooghly River. Due to increased demand, a second parallel six‑lane [[Cable-stayed bridge|extradosed cable‑stayed bridge]] with seven spans totaling 714 m and a 35 m‑wide deck is now under construction to enhance capacity and resilience.

== History ==
The Ishwar Gupta Setu was named after the famous poet [[Ishwar Chandra Gupta]]. This bridge was commissioned in 1978 and was built between 1981 and 1989 to reduce the traffic of Hooghly and Nadia district. On 6 October 1989, [[Jyoti Basu]], the former [[List of chief ministers of West Bengal|Chief Minister of West Bengal]], inaugurated the bridge in Kalyani.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Network|first=N. F. N.|title=Ishwar Gupta Bridge Closed Again After Fresh Cracks|url=https://newsfromnadia.in/ishwar-gupta-bridge-closed-fresh-cracks-detected/|access-date=2020-09-03|website=News from Nadia|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=36 years on, price of strike catches up|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/36-years-on-price-of-strike-catches-up/cid/1458213|access-date=2020-09-03|website=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref> Due to damage to the existing bridge, a [[Second Ishwar Gupta Setu|new Ishwar Gupta Setu]] is currently under construction by the [[West Bengal Highway Development Corporation]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Network|first=N. F. N.|title=New Ishwar Gupta Bridge To Add Beauty To 21Km Long Mogra-Barojaguli Flyover|url=https://newsfromnadia.in/new-ishwar-gupta-bridge-to-add-beauty-to-21km-long-mogra-barojaguli-flyover/|access-date=2020-09-03|website=News from Nadia|language=en-US}}</ref>

== Structure and Specifications ==
The Ishwar Gupta Setu is a Beam Bridge, [[Prestressed concrete|pre‑stressed concrete]] road bridge commissioned by the West Bengal Public Works Department and opened in 1989. Its main structure carries a four‑lane carriageway 10.5 m wide over the Hooghly River on a total bridge‑proper length of 676 m.<ref>{{Cite web |title=PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, WEST BENGAL |url=https://pwd.wb.gov.in/bridges |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250114070420/https://pwd.wb.gov.in/bridges |archive-date=2025-01-14 |access-date=2025-07-05 |website=pwd.wb.gov.in |language=en}}</ref>

A parallel, extradosed cable‑stayed bridge, '''Second Ishwar Gupta Setu''' is under construction immediately adjacent, designed by [[COWI A/S|COWI]] in collaboration with [[Rail India Technical and Economic Service|RITES]] and built by [[Larsen & Toubro]]. It will be six-lane with a span 714 m in seven spans (including a 120 m main span), carry a 35 m‑wide deck for six traffic lanes, and feature inclined extradosed pylons and stays to reduce deck thickness and enhance aesthetic slenderness.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Min inspects progress work of Kalyani Expressway extension & Ishwar Gupta Setu |url=https://www.millenniumpost.in/bengal/min-inspects-progress-work-of-kalyani-expressway-extension-ishwar-gupta-setu-544188 |date=13 December 2023 |access-date=2025-07-05 |website=www.millenniumpost.in |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.millenniumpost.in/kolkata/construction-of-iswar-gupta-setu-to-commence-soon-289166|title=Construction of Iswar Gupta Setu to commence soon|last=Millennium-Post|website=www.millenniumpost.in|access-date=2019-02-15}}</ref>

==Gallery==
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Ishwar Gupta Setu, Road bridge on Hooghly River 03.jpg
Ishwar Gupta Setu, Road bridge on Hooghly River 05.jpg
Ishwar Gupta Setu, Road bridge on Hooghly River 09.jpg
Ishwar Gupta Setu over the Hooghly River 07.jpg
</gallery>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Bridges in West Bengal]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Hooghly district]]
[[Category:Bridges completed in 1989]]
[[Category:20th-century architecture in India]]

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