Saraighat Bridge

• A bridge created over Brahmaputra is one of the historical bridges in Guwahati and among the most often chosen way for getting inside extreme eastern regions.
• The North Frontier Railway was responsible for the creation of a rail-cum-road passage that serves as a vital link in Northeast region and the rest of India. Even though Saraighat Bridge had more than 6 years of existence in 2023. Saraighat has historical significance as a spot of warfare between Ahoms and the Mughal Forces.
• A designed under B.C. Ganguly, it started in 1958 & was opened for traffic in 1962 by then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. Built immediately after the Indo-Chinese war it is a double decker bridge which is around 2 km long with NH 31 & NH 27, which run on top of railway. It costed a total of Rs 10.65 crore, and length of the bridge is 1492 (1.5 km). The road is 24 feet wide & with six feet wide foot path on both sides. New three-lane concrete road is inaugurated in 2017. Lachit Borphukan Park is at the south end and Chilarai Park is at the north end of the bridge. The vast view from here is quite breathtaking.

The pleasure of standing in the middle of the bridge and view the Brahmaputra in 360 degrees is unexplainable. The sunrise & sunset are especially amazing. The bridge appears to be even more elegant at night when the lights are all lit & adorns a vibrant look.

War Cemetery of Guwahati

On a distance of 2.5 km of Guwahati Railway Station, Guwahati War Cemetery is a cemetery in Silpukhuri of Guwahati, Assam. Situated on Navagraha Road, this War Cemetery has tales of war and among old historical places to visit in Assam.

The Cemetery dates back to the Second World War for burials from several military hospitals posted in the area. Later, other graves were shifted under the Army Graves Service. There are now 486 Commonwealth servicemen of the Second World War. Of these, 25 burials are unidentified. The cemetery also contains 24 Chinese graves, & two non-war graves. The cemetery is maintained under Commonwealth War Graves Commission with its head office in the UK.