The Okha–Beyt Dwarka Signature Bridge is an under construction cable-stayed sea bridge in India, connecting the Beyt Dwarka island in the Gulf of Kutch and Okha. The total length of the bridge is .
History
Approval for the construction of the bridge was given by Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari in 2016. Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of the bridge between Okha and Beyt Dwarka on 7 October 2017. It will constructed at the cost of .
The bridge will serve about 8500 people living on the island as well as about two million pilgrims visiting the temples there.
Architectural features
Okha–Beyt Dwarka Signature Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge, with cables in a fan arrangement, built using steel pylons. The deck is made of composite steel-reinforced concrete with two carriageways. The total width of the bridge is , with two lanes in each direction and a -wide footpath on each side. The solar panels atop footpath shade have capacity of 1 MW.
With a total length of , the cable bridge has a long central cable section. It has three spans with 500 metre-long middle span, the largest in India. The other 13 spans on either sides have length of 50 metre each. The approaches on Okha and Beyt Dwarka sides have length of 209 metre and 1101 metre respectively. Two A-shaped composite pylons supporting the bridge are 129.985 metre tall. The total length of the road is .