In 1965, it was given another name called Rabindra Setu and this name was kept in honor of the renowned Bengali poet Rabindranath Tagore. But today it is popularly known as the Howrah Bridge.

The iconic Howrah Bridge will be closed for five hours beginning late Saturday till the wee hours of Sunday for a comprehensive health check-up that will be undertaken by the Kolkata Port Trust ...

Designed by British engineer Sir Bradford Leslie, the bridge was supported by wooden pontoons. Damaged by a cyclone, it was eventually dismantled in 1943. The Rabindra Setu, famously known as the ...