COMMUNICATIONS

BRIDGES

The importance of bridges as a factor facilitating easy road and rail communication cannot be minimised. It is especially so in an economically backward district like Yeotmal. All the highways and most of the major roads in the district are provided with bridges and causeways across the rivers and nallahs.

(i) Bridge across Tembhi nallah: This bridge is in mile 145/4 across Tembhi nallah which crosses the section of the Varanasi-Nagpur-Hyderabad national, highway between Dhoki and Sunni. It was constructed in 1968 as a high level bridge. There are three spans of 57' each and the type of structure is 4 girder system with ' T ' beam and slab. Its construction cost amounted to Rs. 4,07,270. The linear waterway is 165.44'. The approximate height of the bridge over the lowest bed is 27'-0".

(ii) Bridge across Kongara nallah: The bridge is located in km 144 across Kongara nallah on Kanpa-Warora-Wani-Yeotmal road. It was constructed in the year 1962-63 as a high level bridge. There are nine spans of 20'-0" each and the type of structure is R.C.C. solid slab. The cost of the bridge amounted to Rs. 2,03,986. The linear waterway is 204'.

(iii) Penganga bridge near Pimpalkhuti: The location of the bridge is in mile 156 of Nagpur-Hyderabad-Cape Camorin road across Penganga river at village Pimpalkhuti on the south border of the district. The bridge was constructed in the year 1957-58 as a high level bridge of R.C.C. structure. There are nine spans of 65'-6" each and two spans of 55'-3" each. The cost of construction of the bridge amounted to Rs. 8.02 lakhs. The linear waterway is 699'-0". The height of the bridge is 56'-0".

(iv) Bridge across Penganga river: The location of the bridge is across Penganga river on Nagpur-Yeotmal-Tuljapur state highway at 250 km. The bridge was constructed in the year 1964-65 as a high level bridge. There are 6 spans of 50' —0" each and the type of the structure is R.C.C. deck slab. The cost of construction of the bridge was Rs. 3,52,105. The linear waterway is 300'-0".

(v) Bridge across Penganga river near Dhanora: The location of the bridge is in 228 km on Washim-Pusad-Mandvi road. The bridge was constructed in 1966 as a submersible bridge. There are 16 spans of 40' —0" each and the type of the structure is cement concrete girders with nominal reinforcement for temporary stretches. The cost of construction of the bridge was Rs. 6,69,322. Its linear waterway is 756' —0". The approximate height of the bridge is 31' —0". The bridge connects two districts, viz., Nanded and Yeotmal which were hitherto without any Line of communication.

(vi) High level Girder bridge across Bembla river: The location of the bridge is in 15.5 km across Bembla river near Babhulgaon on Yeotmal-Dhamangaon road. There are 16 spans of 56'-0" each. The linear waterway is 896'-0".

(vii) Bridge across Kupti river: The location of the bridge is in mile ½ across Kupti river on Darwha-Umarkhed state highway. The bridge was constructed in 1967 (except approaches). There are 3 spans of 45'-0" each and the type of structure is R.C.C. girder with slab. The cost of construction of the bridge was Rs. 1,68,140 approximately. The linear waterway is 147'-0". The approximate height of the bridge is 34'-0".

(viii) Bridge across Pathri nallah: The location of the bridge is at 173 km across Pathri nallah on Wani-Yeotmal state highway near Runza. The bridge was constructed in the year 1968 as a high level bridge. There are three spans of 9 metres each, and the linear waterway is 60'-0". The approximate cost of construction of the bridge amounted to Rs. 1,06,086.

The details about the remaining bridges are given in the following table: —

TABLE No. 3

DETAILS ABOUT BRIDGES, YEOTMAL DISTRICT

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