Bailey-style suspension bridge built in the late 1960s or early 1970s on the same alignment of an older suspension bridge that had been replaced in 1933 by a non-suspension bridge. The steel towers of the Bailey-style suspension bridge are still standing (as of the mid-2020s) and remnants of the stone towers of the older suspension bridge are still standing below the steel towers.
Facebook - Tista Bazar Bridge, the life line of Sikkim and Kalimpong. A pictorial chronology.. Post detailing the history of bridges at Teesta Bazaar. Suggests the older suspension bridge was possibly built in the 1890s. It was replaced by the Anderson Bridge, a concrete arch bridge, in the 1930s. The Anderson Bridge was destroyed in 1968 and replaced with the Bailey-style suspension bridge.
Flickr - Over Looking Tista Bridge. Image of a family posing in front of the Bailey-style steel suspension bridge. The bottom half of the older suspension bridge's tower is seen under the steel bridge.
Flickr - Remains of “new “ Teesta Bridge at Teesta Bazaar. Image of the remains of the Bailey-style suspension bridge. Patrick S. O'Donnell notes the east tower of the old suspension bridge is seen (on the right side of the image) immediately in front of the Bailey suspension bridge tower. The west tower is obscured by trees and vegetation with the main cable saddles of the Bailey suspension bridge barely visible.
Flickr - Teesta Bridge. Image of the Bailey-style suspension bridge. Remnants of the older suspension bridge's towers are visible under the steel bridge.
Google Maps. Street view image with the steel tower of the Bailey-style suspension bridge visible in the foreground. In the distance, the other steel tower is seen built on top of the pier of the older Teesta Bazaar suspension bridge.