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|caption = View of the bridge just after sunset
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[[File:Kolia Bhomora Bridge Tezpur Side 01.jpg|thumb|Kolia Bhomora Setu With the newly constructed second Bridge]]
'''Kolia Bhomora Setu''' is a 3.015 km long [[pre-stressed concrete]] road [[bridge]] on [[National Highway 715 (India)|NH-715]] over the [[Brahmaputra River]] in [[Tezpur]] [[Assam]] state of [[India]]. Completed in 1987, the bridge connects [[Tezpur]] in [[Sonitpur district]] on the northern bank with [[Kaliabor]] in [[Nagaon District]] on the south bank. It is named after the [[Ahom kingdom|Ahom]] general Kolia Bhomora Phukan.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080921082002/http://www.geocities.com/akash_p_b/KALIABHOMORA.htm "Kaliabhomora Bridge"], ''Akash Protim Barua website'', retrieved 14 June 2007.</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sonitpur.gov.in/portlet-sub-innerpage/bhomoraguri|title=Bhomoraguri|website=[[Sonitpur district]] Official website|access-date=16 February 2019}}</ref><ref name=brik1/> A new [[Bhomoraguri-Tezpur Bridge]] 3.040 km long,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.mageba-group.com/sg/en/1023/Asia/India/198084/New-Brahmaputra-Bridge.htm | title=New Brahmaputra Bridge }}</ref> few meters parallel to the existing Kolia Bhomora Setu, is opened in 2022.<ref>https://www.sentinelassam.com/topheadlines/new-bridge-parallel-to-kolia-bhomora-setu-opened-621209</ref>

==History==

This bridge is named after Ahom General Kalia Bhomora [[Borphukan]], who planned to construct a bridge over Brahmaputra river in the reign of [[Kamaleswar Singha]], while this was going at progress, his sudden death caused its abandonment.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Victorious point of Ahom Dynasty in Bhomoraguri |url=https://www.tourgenie.com/travel-diaries/travel-blogs/victorious-point-of-ahom-dynasty-in-bhomoraguri |access-date=2023-05-14 |website=www.tourgenie.com |language=en}}</ref>

In 1987, it was inaugurated by the then PM of India, [[Rajiv Gandhi]], after completing its construction from 1981 to 1987.<ref name="brik1">{{Cite web|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/1807_PART_B_DCHB_SONITPUR.pdf|title=DISTRICT CENSUS HANDBOOK - SONITPUR|access-date=16 February 2019}}</ref> On 14 April 1987, [[India Post]] issued an INR2 commemorative stamp of this.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://postagestamps.gov.in/Stamps_List.aspx|title=Indian Postage Stamps 1947 - 2000|website=[[Ministry of Communications (India)]]|access-date=16 February 2019|archive-date=21 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121210123/http://postagestamps.gov.in/Stamps_List.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.istampgallery.com/kalia-bhomora-bridge-assam/|title=A commemorative stamp on the Inauguration of Kolia Bhomora Setu|date=14 April 1987 |access-date=16 February 2019}}</ref> In 1988, [[American Concrete Institute]] awarded [[Hindustan Construction Company]] the Certificate of Merit for the Most Outstanding Concrete Structure.<ref>[http://www.hccindia.com/projects.asp?parentId=1&childId=14 "Kaliabhomora Bridge, Assam"], ''Hindustan Construction Company website'', retrieved 14 June 2007.</ref>

In 2016, the collection of toll was stopped due to complaints that the bridge construction cost was Rs. 80 crore which was below tollable ceiling of Rs. 100 crores.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.guwahatiplus.com/daily-news/kolia-bhomora-setu-to-shut-down-toll-gate-permanently|title=Kolia Bhomora Setu to shut down toll gate permanently|date=22 Sep 2016|work=GPlus - Guwahati weekly publication|access-date=16 February 2019}}</ref>

==Accidents & Incidents==

* On 23 January 2021, an 18-wheeler truck lost its controlled and crashed into the bridge's railing leaving the front of the truck hanging out of the bridge. However, no fatalities or injuries have been reported.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Desk|first=Sentinel Digital|date=2019-06-22|title=Hollywood Style Road Crash at Kolia Bhomora Bridge near Tezpur - Sentinelassam|url=https://www.sentinelassam.com/north-east-india-news/assam-news/01-hollywood-style-road-crash-at-kolia-bhomora-bridge-near-tezpur/|access-date=2021-10-30|website=www.sentinelassam.com|language=en}}</ref>
* In 2020, an oil tanker reportedly fell of the bridge. There were 3 people on board when the incident took place, but only one survived the crash. The tanker was empty preventing the risk of fire. It was headed to [[Lumding]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-10-28|title=Accident in Kolia Bhomora Bridge, Tanker Falls Into Brahmaputra River|url=https://headline8.in/news/assam/accident-in-kolia-bhomora-bridge-tanker-falls-into-brahmaputra-river/|access-date=2021-10-30|website=Headline8|language=en}}</ref>
* On 7 March 2020, a fully loaded truck lost its control and fell off the brigge. The truck landed on the bank of the Brahmaputra River. The driver was seriously injured and was rushed to a nearby hospital.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Desk|first=Digital|date=2020-03-07|title=Assam: Truck falls from Kolia Bhomora Setu » News Live TV » Assam|url=https://newslivetv.com/assam-truck-falls-from-kolia-bhomora-setu/|access-date=2021-10-30|website=News Live TV|language=en-US}}</ref>
* On 21 June 2019, a truck with a trailer loaded with cars fell off the bridge. The truck was arriving from Punjab. The truck driver succumbed to his injuries.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Accident on Kolia Bhomora bridge: Vehicle-carrying trailer slides off, driver died|url=https://www.guwahatiplus.com/guwahati/accident-at-kolia-bhomora-bridge-vehicle-carrying-trailer-slides-off-driver-died|access-date=2021-10-30|website=www.guwahatiplus.com|language=en}}</ref>
* On 8 November 2018, a passenger vehicle carrying 16 people crashed into a truck. Three people died on the spot while thirteen were injured.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Three dead, 13 injured in road accident at Kolia Bhomora bridge|date=8 November 2018 |url=https://nenow.in/north-east-news/three-dead-13-injured-in-road-accident-at-kolia-bhomora-bridge.html|access-date=2021-10-30|language=en-US}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Brahmaputra River#Bridges|List of bridges on Brahmaputra River]]
* [[List of longest bridges in the world]]
* [[List of longest bridges above water in India]]

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Koliabhomora Setu.jpg|Kolia Bhomora Setu
File:Kolia Bhomora Setu (2).jpg
File:Kaliabhomora Bridge 2.jpg
File:Kolia Bhomora Bridge Tezpur Side 03.jpg|Bottom view of the bridge
</gallery>

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cxGq_kpMJY Kalia bhomora Bridge view in the early morning]
*[http://wikimapia.org/127984/ Wikimapia entry with aerial view]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110715122157/http://www.projectsmonitor.com/detailnews.asp?newsid=4688 News item in Projects Monitor website]

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[[Category:Bridges in Assam]]
[[Category:Transport in Tezpur]]
[[Category:Bridges completed in 1987]]
[[Category:Bridges over the Brahmaputra River]]
[[Category:1987 establishments in Assam]]
[[Category:20th-century architecture in India]]

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