The people of Mumbai are going to get a big gift today from Prime Minister NarendraModi, because today Mumbai will get India's largest sea bridge. With its help, now the journey from Mumbai to Navi Mumbai will be completed in just 20 minutes. In today's article, we will tell you about such big things related to Atal Setu, about which it is very important for you to know.

Interesting facts related to Atal Setu Bridge

  • What is the length of Atal Setu - Mumbai Trans Harbor Link (MTHL) i.e. Atal Sagari Setu is 21.8 km long.
  • How many lanes is Atal Setu made of? This six-lane bridge is 16.5 km above the sea and 5.5 km above the land. That means you can understand how many vehicles can travel simultaneously on this bridge.
  • Speed ​​of driving on Atal Setu – Vehicles will run at a speed of 100 km per hour on the bridge.
  • How many vehicles can pass - 70 thousand vehicles will pass through this bridge every day.
  • Such vehicles cannot go on Atal Setu - a ban has been imposed on driving motorcycles, auto rickshaws and tractors.
  • On which river is the Atal Setu Bridge built? It is built over the Ravi river.

  • Distance from Mumbai to Navi Mumbai via Atal Setu - This will cover the journey of two hours in just 20 minutes.
  • How many cameras have been installed on Atal Setu – About 400 cameras will keep an eye on the vehicles here. In this way, vehicles violating the speed limit will be captured on camera within a few seconds. Because of this sea bridge, any person from Raigarh can reach Mumbai in half an hour.
  • Atal Bridge will be able to withstand earthquake- This Bridge will not be affected by earthquake, sea waves and storm. Because this bridge is made of a special material made of epoxy-strands. This material is used for nuclear power plant reactors.
  • The distance from Mumbai to Shirdi is 52 km. But through this bridge you will be able to travel only 21.8 km.

Features of Atal Setu

  • Cost of construction of Atal Setu – The construction of this longest bridge of the country has cost Rs 17 thousand 840 crores.
  • Features of Atal Setu- According to the information, 17 times more steel has been used in this bridge than the Eiffel Tower.
  • In this way you can understand that four times more steel has been used than in Howrah Bridge of Kolkata.
  • The amount of cement crate used to build the bridge is six times more than America's Statue of Liberty.

How much will be the toll on Atal Setu?

  • A toll of Rs 250 will have to be paid for a one-way journey on Atal Setu. If you are doing a round trip, it will cost you Rs 375.
  • If you take monthly pass then you will have to pay Rs 12,500 for it.
  • The toll for Bandra-Worli Sea Link is Rs 85 and the round trip toll is Rs 127.

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