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Ellis Bridge (Swami Vivekanand Bridge)

AMC · Ellisbridge – Lal Darwaja

Ahmedabad's oldest surviving river bridge, a steel arch structure from 1892 flanked by concrete bridges added in the 1990s. The steel span is being restored for pedestrian-only use.

3
works on record
about 27 years
since last completed (1999)
₹44.82 cr
total sourced contract value
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Build history

Every construction, widening and repair we could source, newest first.

  1. Work 3 of 3

    Restoration and strengthening

    Under construction
    Contractor
    Rajkamal Builders Infrastructure Pvt Ltd
    Contract awarded
    Not on record
    Work started
    2024
    Completion
    Not on record
    Contract value
    ₹26.78 crore

    Tender estimate Rs 19.6 crore, work order about Rs 26.8 crore, later revised to about Rs 42.9 crore. Reports give the start as March 2024 or 11 September 2024; 78% complete in October 2025 with the deadline moved to September 2026.

    Checked against sources
    theprint.inswarajyamag.comenglish.gujaratsamachar.com
  2. Work 2 of 3

    Flanking concrete bridges

    Completed
    Contractor
    U.P. State Bridge Corporation Ltd (pile foundations sub-contracted to Ajay Engineers, now Ajay Engi-Infrastructure)
    Contract awarded
    Not on record
    Work started
    Not on record
    Completed
    1999
    Contract value
    ₹18 crore
    Age since completion
    about 27 years

    Two concrete bridges were added alongside to carry traffic and the old steel span was closed to vehicles. The AMC's heritage portal dates them to 1999 at a cost of Rs 18 crore; ThePrint gives 1997. No source read names the main contractor outright: the attribution rests on Ajay Engineers' (now Ajay Engi-Infrastructure) own project list, which records a Rs 60 lakh pile-foundation job (1500 mm piles) for "Swami Vivekanand Bridge (Ellisbridge)" between 29 December 1997 and 31 March 1998 with U.P. State Bridge Corporation Ltd as its employer.

    Checked against sources
    theprint.inheritage.ahmedabadcity.gov.inajayengi-infrastructure.com
  3. Work 1 of 3

    Original construction (steel bridge)

    Completed
    Contractor
    Himmatlal Dhirajram Bhachech (engineer)
    Contract awarded
    Not on record
    Work started
    Not on record
    Completed
    1892
    Contract value
    ₹0.04 crore
    Age since completion
    about 134 years

    Built for about Rs 4.07 lakh against a Rs 5 lakh budget.

    Checked against sources
    theprint.in

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