HOWRAH BRIDGE IS A MAJOR LANDMARK OF THE CITY. IT IS ONE OF THREE BRIDGES ON THE RIVER HOOGLY AND IS THE MOST FAMOUS SYMBOL OF NOT ONLY CAICUTTA BUT AISO WEST BENGAL.THE HUGE CANTILEVER BRIDGE ,STRUNG ON 270 FEET HIGH PILLARS ,CONNETS CALCUTTA TO HOWRAH.THE CAICUTTA HOWRAH BRIDGE BECOME THE BIGGEST FIOATING STRUCTURE EVER BUILT IN INDIA . THE CONSTRUCTION OF HOWRAH BRIDGE STARTED IN 1871 AND IT COMPLETED IN 1874.
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