Mathematics AI

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Class - XII

Topic- Dimension of two bridges – Pamban Bridge

and Howrah bridge
 Location of Pamban
Bridge

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The Pamban railway bridge spans a
2.06 km (1.28 mi) wide strait
between the Indian mainland and
Rameshwaram Island. The mainland
end of the bridge is located at
9°16′56.70″N 79°11′20.12″E. The
bridge is located in a corrosive
marine environment, making its
maintenance a challenging job. The
location is also a cyclone-prone,
high-wind-velocity zone
Fig: Close up shot of the Pamban Bridge
Location of Pamban
Bridge

Fig: Location of the Pamban Bridge on google maps

 LOCATION OF THE HOWRAH
BRIDGE

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The Howrah Bridge is a balanced steel
bridge over the Hooghly River in West
Bengal, India. Commissioned in 1943, the
bridge was named the New Howrah Bridge,
because it replaced a pontoon bridge at
the same location linking the twin cities
of Howrah and Kolkata, which are located
at the opposite banks of each other. The
bridge is one of four on the Hooghly River
and is a famous symbol of Kolkata and
West Bengal.
Fig: Howrah bridge at night
LOCATION OF THE HOWRAH
BRIDGE

Fig: Location of the Howrah Bridge on google maps

DIMENSIONS OF THE PAMBAN
BRIDGE

Fig: Sketch depicting Dimensions of the Pamban bridge

DIMENSIONS OF THE PAMBAN
BRIDGE

The railway bridge is located 12.5 m

(41 ft) above sea level and is 6,776
ft (2,065 m) long. The bridge
consists of 143 piers and has a
double-leaf bascule section with a
Scherzer rolling type lift span that
can be raised to let ships pass.
Each half of the lifting span weighs
415 tonnes (457 tons).The two
leaves of the bridge are opened
manually using levers.
Fig: A train going through the Pamban bridge
DIMENSIONS OF THE Howrah
BRIDGE
DIMENSIONS OF THE Howrah
BRIDGE
Designed by the late Sir Bradford
Leslie, it had a total length of
1528 feet between centers of
abutments and provided a 48 feet
roadway and two 7 feet footways.
The most novel feature was the
removal section which when
floated out gage a 200 feet clear
openings, with a head room of 22
feet, were also provided for
smaller crafts. The adjusting ways
or shore spans, one at each end of
the bridge, consisted of three 160
feet long bow sting girders.
. It was known as and a reputed cantilever Bridge and is the third largest bridge of its kind in
the World having a over-all length if 2150 feet with a single span of 1500 feet. The new Howrah
Bridge was designed by M/s. Rendell, Palmer and Tritton, consulting Engineers. It took 8 years to
complete the bridge and 26,000 tons of steel including 18,200 tons of high tensile quality were
used.
Thank you!