Nitin Gadkari Inaugurates Rs 472-Crore Sharavathi Bridge, Karnataka’s Longest Cable-Stayed Structure News24 –

By Correspondent On Jul 14, 2025

Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Sunday inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of several important infrastructure projects in Karnataka. These include the Kalasavali-Ambaragondlu Bridge over the Sharavati reservoir, which has now become Karnataka’s longest and India’s second longest cable-stayed bridge.

The six kilometres long bridge has been constructed at a cost of Rs 472 crore. It will provide better connectivity to the rural areas of Sagar and Hosanagar talukas and make access to religious places like Sigandur Chowdeshwari and Kollur Mookambika easier.

Inaugurated India’s second-longest cable-stayed bridge—the 6-km-long Sharavathi Bridge in Karnataka—built at a cost of ₹472 crore to enhance regional connectivity and boost mobility across the Malnad region.#PragatiKaHighway #GatiShakti pic.twitter.com/ES4VQoGeRx

— Nitin Gadkari (@nitin_gadkari) July 14, 2025

The Sharavati reservoir, built in the 1960s, had submerged several villages, and people had to depend on a limited barge service that ran only during the day to cross. The arrangement was insufficient after traffic increased over the period of time. The project was approved in March 2019 and construction work started from December 2019.

This project has been completed by Madhya Pradesh’s Dilip Buildcon Limited. This is the eighth extra-dosed cable-stayed and balanced cantilever bridge in the country approved by MoRTH.

Bridge Features

16 meter wide bridge with 11 meter wide carriageway and 1.5 meter wide footpaths on both sides
1 km long approach road towards Sagar and 3 km long towards Sigandur
Total 604 box girders, 164 piles (1.8 meter diameter), 96 cables and 4 pylons
Use of spherical bearings for structural strength

Tourism And Local Development

This bridge will reduce the travel time of local people, promote tourism and accelerate regional economic activities. Traffic will also be smooth due to the end of dependence on the decades old ferry service.