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pding
January 8th, 2006, 07:16 AM
This is officially called the Bandra-Worli Sealink Project and is being built in Mumbai, India.


some renderings....
(initially posted by "Hindustani" in the India forums)


http://img481.imageshack.us/img481/4660/bwbridge9uq.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img481.imageshack.us/img481/6613/bandra14ae.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img481.imageshack.us/img481/7895/bandracablestayedbridgeday5cx.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img481.imageshack.us/img481/1528/bandracablestayedbridgeset4ud.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img361.imageshack.us/img361/7297/bwsl2bl.th.jpg (http://img361.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bwsl2bl.jpg)

http://img361.imageshack.us/img361/3684/bwsl27mi.th.jpg (http://img361.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bwsl27mi.jpg)

mic of Orion
January 8th, 2006, 07:37 PM
wow, impressive :okay:

Bikaner
January 10th, 2006, 10:41 AM
The actual thread for the Bandra-Worli Sealink Project in Mumbai is in the Indian forums http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=197468&page=1&pp=20

kronik
April 17th, 2006, 05:27 PM
Posted in the Indian Subforum by Suncity
Copyright -->Shutternut

a very recent picture:

Oh crap! my bad, this picture is posted already in the other thread. My apologies.

davidwei01
April 18th, 2006, 04:23 AM
great bridge, nice to see Mumbai is growing fast!

sidney_jec
November 12th, 2010, 06:25 AM
http://i862.photobucket.com/albums/ab184/kalabandar/India%202010/Mumbai/P1020418.jpg

http://i862.photobucket.com/albums/ab184/kalabandar/India%202010/Mumbai/P1020412.jpg

http://i862.photobucket.com/albums/ab184/kalabandar/India%202010/Mumbai/P1020415.jpg

Clicked it yesterday at lowtide.

http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/5948/img6132.jpg

cc Asra Shaheen

http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/1887/5047744860e66aeb05d3b.jpg

cc inTempus Photography

http://img839.imageshack.us/img839/1299/50657298644da1be4b66b.jpg

cc Divya

Contrast at night

http://img580.imageshack.us/img580/9413/dsc04575copy1.jpg

sorry for the image quality, they are taken from back seat of a not so clean car.
Image copyright: indrajal @ www.indrajal.com

http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/3126/mumbai10065.jpg

http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/5462/mumbai10066.jpg

Image copyright: indrajal @ www.indrajal.com

http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/3529/mumbai10067.jpg

http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/8769/mumbai10068.jpg

http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/9830/mumbai10069.jpg

Mumbai cyclothon on BWSL
cc anupama kinagi
http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/8665/anupamakinagi.jpg (http://img251.imageshack.us/i/anupamakinagi.jpg/)

From the corresponding Indian thread

sidney_jec
November 13th, 2010, 05:34 AM
Delhi - Wazirabad Cable stayed Bridge - Under Construction

Courtesy: SSC India forumer Indian Rockstar

Please, post all the photos, related news in this thread

Delhi’s 1,128-crore ‘signature bridge’ Approved (http://beta.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/article113336.ece)

Bridge : Signature Bridge Wazirabad Delhi

Type : Cable-Stayed bridge; Twin composite decks

Location : Delhi, India

Total Length/Main span : 575m/ 251m

Main Tower/Pylon height : 165m

Design : Bow Shaped

Deck surface : 20,800 mē

Main Span : 250 m

No. of Lanes : 8

Owner/Client : Delhi Tourism And Transportation Development Corporation Limited (DTTDC)

Architect : Ratan J. Batliboi - Architects, Mumbai; CONSTRUMA Constultancy PVT. LTD, Mumbai

Expected completion : 2011

Designer : Schlaich Bergermann und Partner (http://www.sbp.de/en/fla/mittig.html) (Same Firm that designed BWSL. Click on the link )



http://img111.imageshack.us/img111/130/1393mv6.jpg

http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/5889/homejf5.jpg
http://www.timesofindiatravel.com/india-travel-times/signature-bridge-delhi.jpg

sidney_jec
November 13th, 2010, 05:35 AM
Some Construction pics

http://img689.imageshack.us/img689/5817/img0236b.jpg


http://img688.imageshack.us/img688/9201/img0237m.jpg


http://img688.imageshack.us/img688/8049/img0238xy.jpg


http://img717.imageshack.us/img717/4159/img0239p.jpg

sidney_jec
November 13th, 2010, 05:36 AM
All images CC: Indian_Rockstar


http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/8251/img0240t.jpg


http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/2820/img0241r.jpg


http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/2951/img0243r.jpg


http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/1533/img0247yw.jpg

sidney_jec
November 13th, 2010, 05:37 AM
Some more

http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/4407/img0250w.jpg


http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/470/img0252i.jpg


http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/950/img0253n.jpg

sidney_jec
November 13th, 2010, 05:47 AM
Vidyasagar Setu, Kolkata

The Vidyasagar Setu (2nd Hooghly bridge) Kolkata

http://irccal.nic.in/images/Vidyasagar_Setu_3.jpg





I have seen many pics of Vidyasagar Setu but this one is interesting. Pic by Sigma147100.

http://img205.exs.cx/img205/9636/hooghlypanokolkata32ek.jpg


Vidyasagar Setu, Kolkata

http://i140.exs.cx/img140/3756/newhowrahbridge17sl.jpg

http://i141.exs.cx/img141/4206/newhowrahbridge25si.jpg

http://img113.exs.cx/img113/489/161892176hngvhuph5ag.jpg

http://img54.exs.cx/img54/271/227092500jkrrsiph5ds.jpg

sidney_jec
November 13th, 2010, 05:52 AM
Pamban Bridge, Rameshwaram (TN)


Pamban Bridge, Rameshwaram

http://img29.exs.cx/img29/1016/pambanbridgerameshwaram19mc.jpg


http://img221.exs.cx/img221/2226/pambanbridgerameshwaram26uq.jpg


http://img111.exs.cx/img111/2931/pambanbridgerameshwaram6ko.jpg


Pamban Palam(Bridge)


http://img230.exs.cx/img230/7136/pamban6ea.jpg


http://img230.exs.cx/img230/4823/18om.jpg

sidney_jec
November 13th, 2010, 06:06 AM
Garden City Skyway Bridge, Bangalore

Garden City Skyway Bridge, Bangalore

http://img55.photobucket.com/albums/v168/bangalorebuzz/blog/Garden_City_Skyway.jpg


Second Narmada Bridge, Gujarat

Second Narmada Bridge, Gujarat


http://www.bandraworlisealink.com/images/narmada.jpg



Napier Bridge, chennai

Napier Bridge, chennai

Built 1939-1943
Structural type: Arch Bridge tied, suspended deck
Function : road bridge

http://img14.exs.cx/img14/2593/napierbridge17kf.jpg
http://img113.exs.cx/img113/3451/napierbridge25dk.jpg
http://img88.exs.cx/img88/6626/napierbridge2dl.jpg

sidney_jec
November 13th, 2010, 06:08 AM
Rail road bridges in India

Brahmaputra Bridge
http://img173.exs.cx/img173/6287/brahmaputrabridge17iu.jpg

http://img199.exs.cx/img199/2667/brahmaputrabridge3gu.jpg

Zuari Bridge, Goa
http://img160.exs.cx/img160/1268/zuaribridge4pk.jpg


http://img71.exs.cx/img71/8094/zuaribridge10nj.jpg


One more pic of Bally Bridge

http://img187.exs.cx/img187/1182/ballybridge3sd.jpg


The road cum rail bridge over Godavari river, Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh


http://img229.exs.cx/img229/9673/2695513zyvbcppedyfs5up.jpg


http://i137.exs.cx/img137/4531/2682156xqajwpnumkfs3lz.jpg


http://img218.exs.cx/img218/9254/2682088mdqkneqptefs4qe.jpg


http://img177.exs.cx/img177/5223/196381778lhetavfs5kl.jpg


http://img164.exs.cx/img164/4333/196758200ziefdefs3tc.jpg


Two of three bridges plying between Rajahmundry and Kovvur over Godavari River.
The older one is called the Havelock Bridge was built in 1900 and is now decommisioned.
The new bridge is constructed by the Hindustan Construction Company (HCC). It is a unique bridge that is based on 28 bow string arch girders with equal spans of 97.5 m, thus making the total length 2.730 km. The bridge is fit for 250 kmph services.

Old Bridge
http://img192.exs.cx/img192/8084/godavaribridges7py.jpg

New Bridge
http://img69.exs.cx/img69/5590/newgodb43wl.jpg

http://img103.exs.cx/img103/9866/have2sized1ft.jpg


http://img228.exs.cx/img228/6039/2681550dddknspbldfs8ub.jpg


http://img221.exs.cx/img221/7558/2682007fcjqejdjfefs8rm.jpg


http://img221.exs.cx/img221/3854/196376733kbgwdsfs8ck.jpg


http://img23.exs.cx/img23/928/196378843zuazdjfs5dg.jpg



Dufferin Bridge, Varanasi (rail cum road bridge)

http://img177.exs.cx/img177/9283/dufferinbridgevaranasi1op.jpg


http://img63.exs.cx/img63/8905/dufferinbridgevaranasi14nx.jpg


http://img177.exs.cx/img177/5051/dufferinbridgevaranasi27fp.jpg