Hardinge Bridge
Hardinge Bridge হার্ডিঞ্জ সেতু | |
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Coordinates | 24°04′04″N 89°01′45″E / 24.06778°N 89.02917°E |
Carries | Broad-Gauge Rail-line |
Crosses | Padma River |
Locale | Pabna District & Kushtia District, Bangladesh |
Characteristics | |
Design | Truss bridge |
Total length | 1,798.32 m (5,900 ft) |
History | |
Designer | A M Rendel[1] |
Constructed by | Braithwaite and Kirk[1] |
Opened | 4 March 1915 |
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Part of a series on |
Transport in Bangladesh |
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Public transits |
Important infrastructures |
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Hardinge Bridge is a
Construction
Construction of the
Brief history
The construction of a railway bridge over the Padma was proposed in 1889 by the Eastern Bengal Railway for easier communication between
The most difficult task of the operation was to prevent bank erosion and to make the river flow permanently under the bridge. For this, two guide banks of the "Bell-bund" type named after J. R. Bell were built on either side, each extending 910 metres (3,000 ft) upstream and 300 metres (1,000 ft) downstream from the bridge.[3] The ends of the river banks were curved inward and heavily pitched with stone.[3]
Hardinge Bridge was severely damaged during the
It is the second largest railway bridge in Bangladesh. Another bridge named Lalon Shah Bridge for road transport beside the Hardinge Bridge has recently been constructed.[citation needed]
Gallery
References
- ^ a b c "Braithwaite and Kirk". Grace's Guide. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
- ^ a b c "Hardinge Bridge". Structurae. Wilhelm Ernst and Sohn Verlag. 29 July 2014. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
- ^ a b c Coleman, F. C. (17 June 1915). "Hardinge Bridge Over the Lower Ganges in India". Engineering News. 73 (24): 1160–64. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
- ^ "News and more information". Archived from the original on 30 November 2004. Retrieved 2 December 2006.
External links
- Hardinge Bridge in Banglapedia