Mahatma Gandhi Setu over the Ganges

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girder bridge river bridge road bridge

Mahatma Gandhi Setu over the Ganges is a major road bridge in eastern India that spans the Ganges River, connecting the cities of Patna and Hajipur in Bihar.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Gandhi Setu	1
Mahatma Gandhi Setu	1
Mahatma Gandhi Setu over the Ganges canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12891772 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Mahatma Gandhi Setu over the Ganges
Context triple: [Hajipur, hasRiverCrossing, Mahatma Gandhi Setu over the Ganges]

A. Vivekananda Setu
Vivekananda Setu is a historic multi-span bridge over the Hooghly River near Kolkata, India, serving as a key road and rail link between Howrah and the city.
B. Annai Indira Gandhi Road Bridge
Annai Indira Gandhi Road Bridge is a sea bridge in Tamil Nadu, India, carrying road traffic between the mainland and Pamban Island near Rameswaram.
C. Rabindra Setu
Rabindra Setu, popularly known as Howrah Bridge, is a historic cantilever bridge over the Hooghly River in Kolkata, India, serving as a vital transport link and iconic city landmark.
D. Munger Ganga Bridge
Munger Ganga Bridge is a major rail-cum-road bridge across the Ganges River in Bihar, India, connecting Munger district to the northern bank and significantly improving regional transport links.
E. Janki Setu
Janki Setu is a pedestrian suspension bridge over the Ganges River in Rishikesh, India, serving as a key crossing and pilgrimage route.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Mahatma Gandhi Setu over the Ganges
Target entity description: Mahatma Gandhi Setu over the Ganges is a major road bridge in eastern India that spans the Ganges River, connecting the cities of Patna and Hajipur in Bihar.

A. Vivekananda Setu
Vivekananda Setu is a historic multi-span bridge over the Hooghly River near Kolkata, India, serving as a key road and rail link between Howrah and the city.
B. Annai Indira Gandhi Road Bridge
Annai Indira Gandhi Road Bridge is a sea bridge in Tamil Nadu, India, carrying road traffic between the mainland and Pamban Island near Rameswaram.
C. Rabindra Setu
Rabindra Setu, popularly known as Howrah Bridge, is a historic cantilever bridge over the Hooghly River in Kolkata, India, serving as a vital transport link and iconic city landmark.
D. Munger Ganga Bridge
Munger Ganga Bridge is a major rail-cum-road bridge across the Ganges River in Bihar, India, connecting Munger district to the northern bank and significantly improving regional transport links.
E. Janki Setu
Janki Setu is a pedestrian suspension bridge over the Ganges River in Rishikesh, India, serving as a key crossing and pilgrimage route.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	girder bridge ⓘ river bridge ⓘ road bridge ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Gandhi Setu ⓘ linked to: Mahatma Gandhi Setu over the Ganges
bridgeType	pre-stressed concrete cantilever bridge ⓘ
carries	NH 19 ⓘ road traffic ⓘ
cityNear	Hajipur ⓘ Patna ⓘ
connects	Hajipur ⓘ Patna ⓘ
connectsDistrict	Patna district ⓘ Vaishali district ⓘ
constructionStart	1972 ⓘ
country	India ⓘ
crosses	Ganges River ⓘ linked to: Ganges
designedBy	Gammon India ⓘ
function	road transport link between north and south Bihar ⓘ
hasApproachRoadOn	Hajipur side ⓘ Patna side ⓘ
hasDeckType	composite steel-concrete deck after rehabilitation ⓘ
hasLanes	two lanes in each direction ⓘ
hasToll	no toll for regular vehicles as of 2024 ⓘ
importance	major arterial link between Patna and northern Bihar ⓘ
jurisdiction	Government of India ⓘ
length	about 3.57 miles ⓘ about 5.75 kilometres ⓘ
locatedIn	Bihar ⓘ eastern India ⓘ
maintainedBy	NHAI ⓘ linked to: National Highways Authority of India National Highways Authority of India ⓘ
material	concrete ⓘ steel ⓘ
namedAfter	Mahatma Gandhi ⓘ
notableFor	being one of the longest river bridges in India at the time of its opening ⓘ
opened	1982 ⓘ
openedBy	Indira Gandhi ⓘ
openedByOffice	Prime Minister of India ⓘ
partOf	National Highway network of India ⓘ
purpose	to improve connectivity between Patna and north Bihar ⓘ
regionServed	Patna metropolitan region ⓘ linked to: Patna north Bihar ⓘ
river	Ganges ⓘ
roadType	four-lane highway ⓘ
state	Bihar ⓘ
underwent	major rehabilitation and reconstruction in the 2010s and 2020s ⓘ
waterway	Ganges main channel at Patna ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hajipur → hasRiverCrossing → Mahatma Gandhi Setu over the Ganges ⓘ

Saran district → hasNotableBridgeNearby → Mahatma Gandhi Setu ⓘ

linked to: Mahatma Gandhi Setu over the Ganges

Mahatma Gandhi Setu → alsoKnownAs → Gandhi Setu ⓘ

subject linked to: Mahatma Gandhi Setu over the Ganges