Ara Chhapra Veer Kunwar Singh Over Bridge Bihar || World Longest Multi-Span Extradosed Bridge

Ara Chhapra Veer Kunwar Singh Over Bridge || World Longest Multi-span Extradosed Bridge #arachaprabridge #babuveerkuwarsinghbridge #WorldLongestMultispanExtradosedBridge #gangariverbridge #journeywithsunny आरा छपरा पुल आरा छपरा ओवर ब्रिज Arrah–Chhapra Bridge (Bhojpuri: आरा-छपरा सेतु) or Veer Kunwar Singh Setu (Bhojpuri: वीर कुँवर सिंह सेतु )  is the longest multi-span extradosed bridge in the world with a main bridge length of 1,920 m (6,300 ft). The bridge crosses over the Ganges River in India, connecting the cities of Arrah and Chhapra in Bhojpur and Saran districts in Bihar state.  The bridge provides a roadway link between the northern and southern parts of Bihar. The bridge opened for public use on 11 June 2017. Politician Nitish Kumar laid the foundation stone for the Arrah-Chhapra bridge in July 2010. He said that his wish was to connect the Bhojpuri-speaking districts. The bridge reduced the distance between Chhapra and Arrah from 130 km to 40 km.This has greatly reduce the distance of Arrah, Aurangabad and Bhabhua districts from Siwan, Chhapra and Gopalganj districts.People can go from South to North Bihar without going to Patna district. This bridge connects NH-19 at Doriganj in Chhapra to NH-30 at Koilwar in Arrah with a four- lane bridge. The Rs 800 crore (US$130 million) bridge is the longest multi-span extradosed bridge in the world. The multi-span extradosed navigational section over the Ganges is 1,920m long and the bridge has a total length of 4.35 km, including the approach spans of more than 2 km. The 120m-long navigation spans are supported by five extradosed stay cables arranged in a single-plane harp configuration, whereas the approach spans are simply-supported. The navigation spans and 2 km of the approach spans are composed of single-cell precast concrete box girders, while the remaining 0.35 km of approach spans are cast-in-place. The total length of approach road on either side of the bridge is 17 km. In September 2015, seven people were killed after a crane collapsed at the bridge construction site.