Howrah Bridge

Summary

Howrah Bridge is a cantilever bridge^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of cantilever_bridge entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,273 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Howrah Bridge is located in Ward No. 22, Kolkata Municipal Corporation^[3].
• Howrah Bridge is located in Howrah^[4].
• Howrah Bridge is in the country of India^[5].
• Howrah Bridge's image is recorded as Howrah Bridge12.jpg^[6].
• Howrah Bridge's instance of is recorded as cantilever bridge^[7].
• Howrah Bridge's instance of is recorded as steel bridge^[8].
• Rabindranath Tagore is named after Howrah Bridge^[9].
• Howrah is named after Howrah Bridge^[10].
• Howrah Bridge's crosses is recorded as Hooghly River^[11].
• Howrah Bridge's made from material is recorded as steel^[12].
• Howrah Bridge's designed by is recorded as James Meadows Rendel^[13].
• Howrah Bridge's Commons category is recorded as Howrah Bridge^[14].
• Howrah Bridge's pronunciation audio is recorded as LL-Q9610 (ben)-Titodutta-রবীন্দ্র সেতু.wav^[15].
• +1943-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Howrah Bridge^[16].
• Howrah Bridge's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 22.58527, 'lon': 88.34694}^[17].
• Howrah Bridge's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05ts5y^[18].
• Howrah Bridge's located on street is recorded as Strand Road^[19].
• Howrah Bridge's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Howrah Bridge^[20].
• Howrah Bridge's Commons gallery is recorded as হাওড়া সেতু^[21].
• Howrah Bridge's structure replaces is recorded as Old Howrah Bridge^[22].
• Howrah Bridge's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Rabindra-Setu^[23].
• Howrah Bridge's heritage designation is recorded as KMC Heritage Building Grade I^[24].
• Howrah Bridge's date of official opening is recorded as +1943-02-03T00:00:00Z^[25].
• Howrah Bridge's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+655.7'}^[26].
• Howrah Bridge's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+85'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Howrah Bridge is in the country of India^[5]. Located in include Ward No. 22, Kolkata Municipal Corporation^[3], a ward^[28], in India^[29] and Howrah^[4], a municipal corporation of West Bengal^[30], in India^[31].

Physical Characteristics

Howrah Bridge's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+655.7'}^[26].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include cantilever bridge^[7] and steel bridge^[8]. Howrah Bridge's heritage designation is recorded as KMC Heritage Building Grade I^[24].

History and Context

+1943-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Howrah Bridge^[16]. Things named after include Rabindranath Tagore^[9], a painter^[32], 1861–1941^[33], of British Raj^[34], awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature^[35], specialised in literature^[36] and Howrah^[10], a municipal corporation of West Bengal^[37], in India^[38].

Why It Matters

Howrah Bridge ranks in the top 1% of cantilever_bridge entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,273 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[39] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[40]