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Swing Bridge to be re-opened
August 18, 2008: Kolkata Dock System’s 118-year old Swing Bridge, after having remained closed for more than two years for repair work will be opened for traffic shortly. The repair of the bridge cost Rs.1.5 crore which is shared equally between Kolkata Port Trust, South Eastern Railway and West Bengal Government.
The bridge, built by London-based West Wood Baillie & Co in 1890, connects the turning basin with main Kidderpore Dock No 1. The original bridge carried a clear roadway of 23.33 ft for both slow and fast moving traffic but on re-commissioning no heavy vehicular traffic will be allowed.
Source: Hindu Business Line