Rail-cum-road bridge of Godavari which is held between kovvur to rajamahendravaram (rajahmundry) across the river Godavari. Bridge is truss bridge spanning over the Godavari river. It is the thrid longest rail-cum-road bridge in India.
CONSTRUCTION AND HISTORY OF RAIL-CUM-ROAD BRIDGE OF GODAVARI :
During the Third Five-Year plan doubling of railway track between Chennai-Howrah was planned. Most of the route had been doubled except the small stretch of track between kovvur and Rajahmundry, where a bridge had to be built to span the three kilometer long Godavari river. During 1964, the construction of second bridge across Godavari river at Rajahmundry, was sanctioned as a part of doubling of track between kovvur and Rajahmundry. But there had been a persistent demand from local population for construction of a road link between kovvur and Rajahmundry,w would essentially link East Godavari and West Godavari districts. The Andhra Pradesh State Government came forward with the proposal to add a road deck over the rail bridge under construction as a part of doubling the railway track between Chennai-Howah. It was commissioned by South Central Railway division of Indian Railways. Construction of the bridge began in the early 1970s by Braithwaite,Burn & Jessop Construction Company , a group company of Bharat Bhari Udyog Nigam Limited. When completed it was Asia's longest rail -cum- road bridge.