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Old Godavari Bridge
Havelock Bridge on the left and Godavari Arch Bridge on the right.
Coordinates	17°00′26.6″N 81°45′21″E / 17.007389°N 81.75583°E / 17.007389; 81.75583
Carries	Railway Line
Crosses	Godavari River
Locale	Rajahmundry, India
Official name	The Havelock Bridge
Other name(s)	Old Godavari Bridge
Followed by	Godavari Arch Bridge
Characteristics
Total length	2.7 kilometres (1.7 mi)
Design life	100 years
History
Construction start	11 November 1897 (1897-11-11)
Opened	30 August 1900 (1900-08-30)
Closed	1997
Location

The Old Godavari Bridge (also known as The Havelock Bridge) is a decommissioned bridge that spans the Godavari River in Andhra Pradesh, India. Commissioned in 1900, the bridge served trains plying between Howrah and Madras. It is the earliest of three bridges that span the Godavari River at Rajahmundry. The Godavari Arch Bridge was later constructed as a replacement for the Havelock Bridge. The bridge along with the Godavari bridge and Godavari Arch Bridge is one of the most recognised symbols of Kovvur and Rajahmundry of the state of Andhra Pradesh.

History

The construction of the bridge commenced on 11 November 1897 and opened for traffic on 30 August 1900. The Bridge was named after Sir Arthur Elibank Havelock, the then Governor of Madras. Frederick Thomas Granville Walton served as the Engineer-in-chief assisted by executive engineers R.A.Delanougerede, F.D.Couchman, J.E.Eaglesome.

The bridge was constructed with stone masonry and steel girders. It has 56 spans each of 45.7 metres (150 ft)and is 3,480 metres (11,420 ft) long. The girders were fabricated by Butterley Company of Ripley, Derbyshire. The rail bridge served the busy Howrah-Chennai line until its decommissioning.

Having served its full life span of 100 years, it was decommissioned in 1997, and Godavari Arch Bridge was built as a replacement for the bridge. Today, the bridge is being used to host civic water supply pipelines.

• Havelock bridge at night(arch bridge visible)
• Havelock bridge view
• Rajahmundry end point of Havelock Bridge

Present status

After being planned to be converted into a national monument, historic monument now its finally planned to be converted into a tourist spot, as a pedestrian pathway. In 2008 the Municipal Corporation of Rajahmundry passed a resolution expressing willingness to take up the beautification project. With the Railways Ministry not coming forward for implementation of the project, Former Member of Parliament Vundavalli Aruna Kumar has appealed to the Railways Ministry for the approval of the project. As of 2017 the project was still awaiting funds to commence.

Sister bridges

• Godavari Bridge
• Godavari Arch Bridge

See also

• List of longest bridges in the world

References

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2. Khan, Mukram. "The Havelock Bridge Memorial Stone". Flickr. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
3. Butterley Brick, 200 years in the making. Roy Christian, 1990, p. 142, Henry Melland Ltd; London.
4. "Andhra Pradesh / Hyderabad News: Havelock Bridge to be a national monument". The Hindu. 26 July 2007. Archived from the original on 8 September 2008. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
5. "Rajahmundry Municipal Corporation: Introductory". Rajahmundry Municipal Corporation. 8 February 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
6. "Andhra Pradesh / Rajahmundry News : Havelock bridge to be developed into tourist spot". The Hindu. 18 December 2008. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
7. "National / Andhra Pradesh: Fate of Havelock bridge hangs in balance". The Hindu. 16 March 2009. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
8. "Andhra Pradesh / Rajahmundry News : MP's plea on Havelock Bridge". The Hindu. 24 April 2010. Archived from the original on 26 April 2010. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
9. "Need To Develop Old Godavari Bridge, Known As ... on 22 April, 2010". Lok Sabha Debates. Indian Kanoon. 22 April 2010. Archived from the original on 27 October 2014.
10. Chowdhury, Arka Roy (5 December 2017). "Havelock Bridge may soon be converted into a tourist destination". Gurgaon, India: Happy Trips (Times Internet). Archived from the original on 5 December 2017.

v t e Godavari basin
Rivers	Major tributaries Godavari Pranhita Indravati Sabari Manjira Manair Wardha Wainganga Penganga Minor tributaries Pravara Kinnerasani Purna Sileru Sindphana Taliperu Sub-tributaries Adan Banganga Bindusara Darna Kadva Kanhan Kolar Nasardi Pench Purna Shivana
Dams, barrages	Jayakwadi Dam Majalgaon Dam Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project Sriram Sagar Project Nizam Sagar Upper Wardha Dam Singur Reservoir Neher water system Dowleswaram Barrage Balimela Reservoir Devadula lift irrigation scheme Upper Dudhana Dam Godavari River Basin Irrigation Projects Pattiseema Lift Irrigation Project Sitamma Sagar Barrage Tummidihetti Barrage Sammakka Barrage Sadarmat Barrage
Geographical features / regions	Marathwada Vidarbha Coastal Andhra Konaseema Deccan Plateau Western Ghats Eastern Ghats
Riparian districts	Maharashtra Nashik Ahmednagar Aurangabad Parbhani Nanded Gadchiroli Beed Amravati Bhandara Gondia Chandrapur Wardha Nagpur Yavatmal Washim Buldhana Hingoli Madhya Pradesh Balaghat Seoni Betul Chhindwara Odisha Kalahandi Koraput Malkangiri Chhattisgarh Bastar Bijapur Karnataka Bidar Telangana Medak Sangareddy Siddipet Nizamabad Kamareddy Adilabad Nirmal Mancherial Komaram Bheem Karimnagar Jagtial Peddapalli Rajanna Sircilla Hanamkonda Warangal Jayashankar Bhupalpally Jangaon Mahabubabad Bhadradri Kothagudem Khammam Andhra Pradesh Alluri Sitharama Raju Eluru West Godavari East Godavari Kakinada Konaseema
Cities	Nashik Nagpur Nanded Rajahmundry Warangal Koraput Bastar Bidar
Languages / people	Indo-Aryan languages Marathi Bhili Khandeshi Andh Banjari Odia Bhunjia Hindi Dravidian languages Kolami Goni Telugu Kannadiga Duruwa Multani Urdu
Coalfields	Godavari Valley Coalfield Wardha Valley Coalfield Kamptee Coalfield Pench Kanhan Coalfield
Oil / gas fields	Krishna Godavari Basin Ravva oil field
Industries	Khaparkheda Thermal Power Station Koradi Thermal Power Station Chandrapur Super Thermal Power Station Wardha Warora Power Plant Lanco Vidarbha Power Plant Nashik Thermal Power Station Dhariwal Power Station RattanIndia Nashik Thermal Power Station Kothagudem Thermal Power Station Kakatiya Thermal Power Station Parli Thermal Power Station NTPC Ramagundam NTPC Mauda Ramagundam B Thermal Power Station Tiroda Thermal Power Station Butibori Power Project Heavy Water Plant, Manuguru Waluj MIDC Shendra MIDC Shendra – Bidkin Industrial Park Ballarpur Industries HAL Sunabeda NALCO Damanjodi
Transport	Highways and railways NH 16 (old NH 5) old NH 6 NH 44 (old NH 7) Hyderabad-Godavari Valley Railways Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada section Bilaspur–Nagpur section Nagpur–Hyderabad line Bridges on Godavari Godavari Bridge Old Godavari Bridge Godavari Arch Bridge Godavari Fourth Bridge
Pollution concerns, river basin's sustainable productivity & ecology	Algal bloom in reservoirs High alkalinity of river water in the river basin upstream of Pochampadu dam Frequent floods in tail end area of the river basin Alkali salts / high pH water run off from ash / red mud dumps of coal fired power stations / bauxite ore enrichment Excessive silting of reservoirs due to deforestation and mining activities
Related topics	Godavari Water Disputes Tribunal
Other basins	Mahanadi–Brahmani–Baitarani Damodar Kosi Narmada Son Krishna Penna

• Bridges completed in 1900
• Bridges in Andhra Pradesh
• Bridges over the Godavari river
• Buildings and structures in Rajahmundry
• Transport in Rajahmundry
• Buildings and structures in East Godavari district
• Transport in East Godavari district
• Former railway bridges in India
• 1900 establishments in India
• 20th-century architecture in India