Historical or architectural interest bridges
editName | Bengali | Distinction | Length | Type | Carries Crosses |
Opened | Location | Division | Ref. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Pugla Bridge in ruins |
পাগলা পুল | Mughal erabridge Protected monument |
Masonry 3 four centered bricks arches |
Pagla River |
1663 | Dhaka 23°39′44.5″N90°27′19.3″E/ 23.662361°N 90.455361°E |
Dhaka | [Note 1] [1] [2] [3] [4] | ||
2 | Mirkadim Bridge | মীরকাদিম ব্রিজ | Mughal erabridge Protected monument |
53 m (174 ft) | Masonry 3 four centered bricks arches |
Mirkadim–Abdullahpur Road Mir Kadim Canal |
17th century | Mirkadim 23°32′53.1″N90°28′38.1″E/ 23.548083°N 90.477250°E |
Dhaka | [5] [6] [7] [8] | |
3 | Bariura Old Bridge in ruins |
বাড়িউড়া প্রাচীন পুল | Mughal erabridge Protected monument |
Masonry 1 four centered bricks arch |
17th century | Sarail Upazila 24°03′15.1″N91°09′04.0″E/ 24.054194°N 91.151111°E |
Chittagong | [Note 2] [9] [10] | |||
4 | Panam Bridge | পানাম সেতু | Protected monument | 26 m (85 ft) | Masonry 3 bricks arches |
Sonargaon Road Pankhiraz Canal |
18th century | Sonargaon 23°39′23.3″N90°36′07.5″E/ 23.656472°N 90.602083°E |
Dhaka | [Note 3] [13] [14] | |
5 | Kalurghat Bridge | কালুরঘাট সেতু | Protected monument | 604 m (1,982 ft) | Truss Steel Railroad bridge |
1931 | Chittagong 22°23′45.1″N91°53′20.2″E/ 22.395861°N 91.888944°E |
Chittagong | [15] | ||
6 | Keane Bridge | কীন ব্রীজ | Protected monument | 350 m (1,150 ft) | Truss Steel |
1936 | Sylhet 24°53′15.2″N91°52′04.8″E/ 24.887556°N 91.868000°E |
Sylhet | [16] |
Major bridges
editThis table presents a non-exhaustive list of the road and railway bridges with spans greater than 100 metres (328 ft) or total lengths longer than 900 metres (2,953 ft).
Alphabetical list
editName | Locality | Date | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Asmat Ali Khan Bridge |
Madaripur | Crosses Arial Khan River | |
Bangladesh-China Friendship Bridge or1st Buriganga Bridge |
Postogola,Dhaka | 1989 | CrossesBuriganga River |
Babu Bazar Buriganga Bridge | Babu Bazar,Dhaka | 2001 | CrossesBuriganga River |
Bangladesh-UK Friendship Bridge orBhairab Bridge |
Bhairab Upazila,Kishoreganj District | 2002 | CrossesMeghna River |
Bekutia Bridge | Pirojpur District | 2020 | CrossesKatcha River |
Bhairab Railway Bridge | Bhairab Upazila,Kishoreganj District | 2017 | CrossesMeghna River |
Bir Srestho Mohiuddin Jahangir Bridge | Dehergoti,Barishal | CrossesSandha River | |
Birulia Bridge | Birulia,Savar | 2015 | CrossesTurag River |
Dopdopia Bridge | Barishal | CrossesKirtankholaRiver | |
Elliott Bridge | Sirajganj | Crosses Katakhali River | |
Esladi Bridge | Barishal | Crosses Sikarpur River | |
Hardinge Bridge | Paksey | 1912 | CrossesPadma river |
Jamuna Bridge | Bhuapur Upazila | 1998 | CrossesJamuna River |
Keane Bridge | Sylhet | 1936 | CrossesSurma River |
Khan Jahan Ali Bridge orRupsha Bridge |
Khulna | 2005 | CrossesRupsa River |
Lalon Shah Bridge | Ishwardi Upazila/Bheramara Upazila | 2004 | CrossesPadma river |
Marikhali Bridge | nearDhaka | 2004 | CrossesMeghna river |
Meghna Bridge | nearDhaka | 1991 | CrossesMeghna river |
Padma Bridge | Lohajang Upazila | 2018 | CrossesPadma river |
Shah Amanat Bridge | Chittagong | 2010 | CrossesKarnaphuli River |
Sheikh Jamal Bridge | Patuakhali | 2016 | Crosses Sonatola River, branch ofAndharmanik River |
Sheikh Kamal Bridge | Patuakhali | 2016 | CrossesAndharmanik River |
Sheikh Russell Bridge | Patuakhali | 2015 | Crosses Shibbaria River |
Kalurghat Bridge | Kalurghat,Chittagong | 1930 | CrossesKarnaphuli River |
Lebukhali Bridge | Bakerganj,Barisal | 2020 | CrossesPayra River |
Muktarpur Bridge | ConnectsNarayanganj&Munsiganj | 2008 | CrossesDhaleshwari River |
Sultana Kamal Bridge | Tarabo,Rupganj Upazila | 2010 | CrossesShitalakshya River |
Kanchon Bridge | Rupganj Upazila | 2000 | CrossesShitalakshya River |
Kanchpur Bridge | Kanchpur,Narayanganj | CrossesShitalakshya River | |
Daudkandi Gomoti Bridge | Daudkandi Upazila,Dhaka | Crosses Gomti River (Meghna RiverBranch) | |
Kazir Bazar Selfie Bridge | Sylhet | 2015 | CrossesSurma River |
Hazrat Shah Poran Bridge orSylhet Jaflong Bypass Bridge |
Sylhet | CrossesSurma River | |
Admiral M A Khan Bridge | Sylhet | CrossesSurma River | |
Titas Bridge orShahbazpur Bridge |
Shahbazpur, Brahmanbaria | CrossesTitas River | |
Rupsha Rail Bridge | Khulna | CrossesRupsha River | |
Shambhuganj Bridge | Mymensingh | CrossesBrahmaputra River |
Flyovers and overpasses
editImage | Name | Bengali | Length | Opeaned | Location | Division | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mohakhali Flyover | মহাখালী ফ্লাইওভার | 1.12 km | 2004 | Dhaka | Dhaka | [47] | |
Khilgaon Flyover | খিলগাঁও ফ্লাইওভার | 1.9 km | 2005 | Dhaka | Dhaka | [48] | |
Bijoy Sarani-Tejgaon Overpass | বিজয় সরনি-তেজগাঁও ওভারপাস | 1.1 km | 2010 | Dhaka | Dhaka | [49] | |
Shahid Ahsanullah Master Flyover | শহীদ আহসানউল্লাহ মাস্টার ফ্লাইওভার | 2010 | Gazipur | Dhaka | [50] | ||
Kuril Flyover | কুড়িল ফ্লাইওভার | 3.1 km | 2013 | Dhaka | Dhaka | [51] | |
Mirpur-Airport Road Flyover | মিরপুর-এয়ারপোর্ট রোড ফ্লাইওভার | 1.8 km | 2013 | Dhaka | Dhaka | [52] | |
Mayor Mohammad Hanif Flyover | মেয়র মোহাম্মদ হানিফ ফ্লাইওভার | 11.8 km | 2013 | Dhaka | Dhaka | [53] | |
Bahaddarhat Flyover | বহদ্দারহাট ফ্লাইওভার | 1.39 km | 2013 | Chittagong | Chittagong | [54] | |
Mogbazar-Mouchak Flyover | মগবাজার-মৌচাক ফ্লাইওভার | 8.7 km | 2017 | Dhaka | Dhaka | [55] | |
Akhtaruzzaman Flyover | আখতারুজ্জামান ফ্লাইওভার | 6.8 km | 2017 | Chittagong | Chittagong | [56] | |
Bhulta Flyover | ভুলতা ফ্লাইওভার | 1.23 km | 2019 | Narayanganj | Dhaka | [57] | |
Dhaka Metro Rail Line - 6 | ঢাকা মেট্রোরেল লাইন-৬ | 21 km | 2022 | Dhaka | Dhaka |
See also
editReferences
edit- Notes
- ^Also called Pagla Bridge.
- ^Also called Hatirpool or Sarail Bridge.
- ^Also called Dallalpur Pul or Dalalpur Bridge.[11][12]
- ^Also called Third Karnaphuli Bridge.
- ^Also called Lebukhali Bridge.
- ^Also called Bekutia Bridge.
- ^Also called 5th Bangladesh-China Friendship Bridge.
- ^Also called Bangladesh-UK Friendship Bridge.
- ^Also called Moktarpur Bridge or 6th Bangladesh-China Friendship Bridge.
- ^Also called Jamuna Multi-purpose Bridge.
- ^Also called Anderson Bridge, Ashuganj Railway bridge, Shaheed Halim Railway Bridge, King George-VI Bridge.
- ^Also called 1st Bangladesh-Japan Friendship Bridge.
- ^Also called Dapdapia Bridge.
- Nicolas Janberg,Structurae,International Database for Civil and Structural Engineering
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Further reading
edit- Alamgir, Khoundkar (2015)."Bridges and Culverts in Medieval Bengal".Journal of Bengal Art.Vol. 20. Dhaka: The International Centre for Study of Bengal Art. pp. 251–268.
- Amin, A.F.M.S.; Yoshiaki, Okui (August 2015). "Design, construction and maintenance of bridges in Bangladesh: In the past, present and future".IABSE-JSCE Conference on Advances in Bridge Engineering-III.Dhaka:International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering.doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.4005.8082.ISBN978-984-33-9313-5.
- Deloche, Jean(1984).The Ancient Bridges of India.New Delhi: Sitaram Bhartia Institute of Scientific Research.
- IABSE-JSCE Conference on Advances in Bridge Engineering-III.Dhaka:International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering.August 2015.ISBN978-984-33-9313-5.
- Nuruzzaman, Abu Saleh Md.; Siddique, Sabbir.A historical account of Mughal bridges in Bangladesh(PDF).
- Sobhan, M.A.Concrete highway arch bridges in Bangladesh: Historical development(PDF).
- Tappin, R.G.R.; Jones, V.; Khan, I.A.Hardinge bridge to Padma bridge – 100 years of major river crossings in Bangladesh(PDF).
- Japan-Bangladesh Joint Seminar on Advances in Bridge Engineering(PDF).Dhaka: Civil Engineering Division, Bangladesh;Japan Society of Civil Engineers.August 10, 2005.
- Proceedings of the Japan-Bangladesh Joint Seminar on Advances in Bridge Engineering(PDF).Dhaka: Civil Engineering Division, Bangladesh;Japan Society of Civil Engineers.August 10, 2005.ISBN984-32-2520-6.
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:CS1 maint: ignored ISBN errors (link) - Public Works Department (1896).List of Ancient Monuments in Bengal.Calcutta: Bengal Secretariat Press.
External links
edit"Bangladesh Bridge Authority".Bba.gov.bd.