Q. Which is the sixth-longest cantilever bridge in the world?
Answer: Howrah Bridge
Notes: The Howrah Bridge is a balanced cantilever bridge over the Hooghly River in West Bengal, India. Commissioned in 1943, was originally named the New Howrah Bridge, but on 14 June 1965, it was renamed Rabindra Setu. It weathers the storms of the Bay of Bengal region, carrying a daily traffic of approximately 100,000 vehicles and possibly more than 150,000 pedestrians, easily making it the busiest cantilever bridge in the world. The third-longest cantilever bridge at the time of its construction, the Howrah Bridge is currently the sixth-longest bridge of its type in the world.
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