Naranarayan Setu

Naranarayan Setu is the third bridge built over the Brahmaputra River in Assam, India. This impressive double-deck bridge features a railway track on the lower level and a road on the upper level. Stretching 2.284 kilometers, it connects Jogighopa, a town in Bongaigaon District to the north, with Pancharatna, a town in Goalpara District to the south. The bridge was officially opened on April 15, 1998, by Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who was the Prime Minister of India at the time. The construction was handled by a consortium led by The Braithwaite Burn and Jessop Construction Company Limited (BBJ). The estimated cost for building this bridge was around Rs. 301 crore. It also lies along National Highway 17, which was previously known as NH-37.