Godavari Rail Road Bridge, Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh.

Godavari Rail Road Bridge, Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh.

The Godavari Bridge or Kovvur–Rajahmundry Bridge is truss bridge spanning Godavari river in Rajahmundry, India.

Godavari Rail Road Bridge is a work of art. It is a truss bridge that spans Godavari River in Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh. One of the longest rail road bridges to cross a water body, it is the second of three bridges that stretches over Godavari River.

The Godavari Rail Road Bridge is 2.7 kilometers long and has a road deck over the single track rail deck, similar to the Grafton Bridge in New South Wales, Australia.

This Rail Cum Road Bridge is longest of its kind in Asia and second longest in the world.Its total lenght 4.732 Kms (4732 mts). Finished in 1972 and inaugurated by the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, its total construction cost is 63 crores in those days.