a long bridge over a body of water

It is Asia’s third-largest road cum railway bridge crossing over the beautiful River Godavari located in Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh. The bridge is 4.1km long and was commissioned by the South Central Railway division of Indian railways. Its construction began in early 1970 by Braithwaite, Burn, and Jessop Construction Company and was inaugurated by the then President of India, Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed in 1974.