Howrah Bridge: The Busiest Cantilever Bridge In The World
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The HRA bridge in Kolkata, India. It carries up to 100,000 pedestrians and 150,000 vehicles every day.
The Hower Bridge stands as a symbol of the end of the British colonial era in India.
The fourth bridge and its approach vioaducts are almost 2 1/2 km long.
The bridge gets into your blood. Uh, I've never classed this as just a job.
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How does a 19th-century railway bridge in Scotland serve as the blueprint for one of the busiest crossings in the world? In this documentary, we explore the incredible engineering of the Howrah Bridge in Kolkata and its "older sister," the Forth Bridge in Scotland. Subscribe to Spark for more amazing science, tech & engineering videos: https://goo.gl/LIrlur 🚀 Join the Spark Channel Membership to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMV3aTOwUtG5vwfH9_rzb2w/join You can now become a History Hit member right here on YouTube! Join for access to a new exclusive documentary every week, and access to over 160+ of our documentaries presented by world renowned historians like Dan Snow, Eleanor Janega, Tristan Hughes, Mary Beard, Matt Lewis and more. Get an exclusive release every week by signing up here: https://bit.ly/4pyExyn Any queries, please contact us at: owned-enquiries@littledotstudios.com #Spark