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The coronation bridge, also called the Sevoke roadway bridge, is a bridge in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is part of National Highway 17 and runs parallel to the Sevoke railway bridge, which is about 2 km from the coronation bridge on the Teesta river. The coronation bridge was inaugurated in 1937 by the then Governor of Bengal, John Anderson. It was named after King George VI's coronation and Queen Elizabeth's coronation in 1937. Completed in 1941 at the cost of Rs. 6 lakhs, the coronation bridge was the first of its kind in West Bengal.