Howrah Bridge
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Summary
Howrah Bridge is a cantilever bridge[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of cantilever_bridge entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,028 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 instance of is recorded as cantilever bridge[6].
- Howrah Bridge's instance of is recorded as steel bridge[7].
- Rabindranath Tagore is named after Howrah Bridge[8].
- Howrah is named after Howrah Bridge[9].
- Howrah Bridge's crosses is recorded as Hooghly River[10].
- Howrah Bridge is made of steel[11].
- Howrah Bridge's designed by is recorded as James Meadows Rendel[12].
- Howrah Bridge's Commons category is recorded as Howrah Bridge[13].
- 1943 marks the founding of Howrah Bridge[14].
- Howrah Bridge's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 22.58527, 'lon': 88.34694}[15].
- Howrah Bridge's located on street is recorded as Strand Road[16].
- Howrah Bridge's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Howrah Bridge[17].
- Howrah Bridge's Commons gallery is recorded as হাওড়া সেতু[18].
- Howrah Bridge's structure replaces is recorded as Old Howrah Bridge[19].
- Howrah Bridge's heritage designation is recorded as KMC Heritage Building Grade I[20].
- Howrah Bridge's date of official opening is recorded as February 3, 1943[21].
- Howrah Bridge's length is recorded as {'unit': 'metre', 'amount': '+655.7'}[22].
- Howrah Bridge's height is recorded as {'unit': 'metre', 'amount': '+85'}[23].
- Howrah Bridge's carries thoroughfare is recorded as Mahatma Gandhi Road[24].
- Howrah Bridge's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wiki Loves Monuments in India[25].
Body
Geography
Howrah Bridge is in the country of India[5]. Located in include Ward No. 22, Kolkata Municipal Corporation[3], a ward[26], in India[27] and Howrah[4], a municipal corporation of West Bengal[28], in India[29].
Physical Characteristics
Howrah Bridge's length is recorded as {'unit': 'metre', 'amount': '+655.7'}[22].
Designation and Status
Recorded instance of include cantilever bridge[6] and steel bridge[7]. Howrah Bridge's heritage designation is recorded as KMC Heritage Building Grade I[20].
History and Context
1943 marks the founding of Howrah Bridge[14]. Things named after include Rabindranath Tagore[8], a painter[30], 1861–1941[31], of British Raj[32], awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature[33], specialised in literature[34] and Howrah[9], a municipal corporation of West Bengal[35], in India[36].
Why It Matters
Howrah Bridge ranks in the top 1% of cantilever_bridge entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,028 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]