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The Digha–Sonpur bridge or J. P. Setu is a rail-cum-road bridge across river Ganga, connecting Digha Ghat in Patna and Pahleja Ghat in Sonpur, Saran district in the Indian state of Bihar.
It is named after Indian independence activist Jayaprakash Narayan (J. P.).
The rail-cum-road bridge provides easy roadway and railway link between northern and southern parts of Bihar.
It is a steel truss bridge. Regular scheduled passenger rail service was inaugurated on this route on 3 February 2016.
This bridge is of 4,556 metres (14,948 ft) length and is the second longest rail-cum-road bridge in India, after Bogibeel Bridge in Assam.
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