List of bridges in Bangladesh
Appearance
Historical or architectural interest bridges
[edit]Name | Bengali | Distinction | Length | Type | Carries Crosses |
Opened | Location | Division | Ref. | ||
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1 | Pugla Bridge in ruins |
পাগলা পুল | Mughal era bridge Protected monument |
Masonry 3 four centered bricks arches |
Pagla River |
1663 | Dhaka 23°39′44.5″N 90°27′19.3″E / 23.662361°N 90.455361°E |
Dhaka | [Note 1] [1] [2] [3] [4] | |
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2 | Mirkadim Bridge | মীরকাদিম ব্রিজ | Mughal era bridge 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″N 90°28′38.1″E / 23.548083°N 90.477250°E |
Dhaka | [5] [6] [7] [8] |
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3 | Bariura Old Bridge in ruins |
বাড়িউড়া প্রাচীন পুল | Mughal era bridge Protected monument |
Masonry 1 four centered bricks arch |
17th century | Sarail Upazila 24°03′15.1″N 91°09′04.0″E / 24.054194°N 91.151111°E |
Chittagong | [Note 2] [9] [10] | ||
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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″N 90°36′07.5″E / 23.656472°N 90.602083°E |
Dhaka | [Note 3] [13] [14] |
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5 | Kalurghat Bridge | কালুরঘাট সেতু | Protected monument | 604 m (1,982 ft) | Truss Steel Railroad bridge |
1931 | Chittagong 22°23′45.1″N 91°53′20.2″E / 22.395861°N 91.888944°E |
Chittagong | [15] | |
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6 | Keane Bridge | কীন ব্রীজ | Protected monument | 350 m (1,150 ft) | Truss Steel |
1936 | Sylhet 24°53′15.2″N 91°52′04.8″E / 24.887556°N 91.868000°E |
Sylhet | [16] |
Major bridges
[edit]This 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
[edit]Name | Locality | Date | Notes |
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Asmat Ali Khan Bridge |
Madaripur | Crosses Arial Khan River | |
Bangladesh-China Friendship Bridge or 1st Buriganga Bridge |
Postogola, Dhaka | 1989 | Crosses Buriganga River |
Babu Bazar Buriganga Bridge | Babu Bazar, Dhaka | 2001 | Crosses Buriganga River |
Bangladesh-UK Friendship Bridge or Bhairab Bridge |
Bhairab Upazila, Kishoreganj District | 2002 | Crosses Meghna River |
Bekutia Bridge | Pirojpur District | 2020 | Crosses Katcha River |
Bhairab Railway Bridge | Bhairab Upazila, Kishoreganj District | 2017 | Crosses Meghna River |
Bir Srestho Mohiuddin Jahangir Bridge | Dehergoti, Barishal | Crosses Sandha River | |
Dopdopia Bridge | Barishal | Crosses Kirtankhola River | |
Elliott Bridge | Sirajganj | Crosses Katakhali River | |
Esladi Bridge | Barishal | Crosses Sikarpur River | |
Hardinge Bridge | Paksey | 1912 | Crosses Padma river |
Jamuna Bridge | Bhuapur Upazila | 1998 | Crosses Jamuna River |
Keane Bridge | Sylhet | 1936 | Crosses Surma River |
Khan Jahan Ali Bridge or Rupsha Bridge |
Khulna | 2005 | Crosses Rupsa River |
Lalon Shah Bridge | Ishwardi Upazila/Bheramara Upazila | 2004 | Crosses Padma river |
Marikhali Bridge | near Dhaka | 2004 | Crosses Meghna river |
Meghna Bridge | near Dhaka | 1991 | Crosses Meghna river |
Padma Bridge | Lohajang Upazila | 2018 | Crosses Padma river |
Shah Amanat Bridge | Chittagong | 2010 | Crosses Karnaphuli River |
Sheikh Jamal Bridge | Patuakhali | 2016 | Crosses Sonatola River, branch of Andharmanik River |
Sheikh Kamal Bridge | Patuakhali | 2016 | Crosses Andharmanik River |
Sheikh Russell Bridge | Patuakhali | 2015 | Crosses Shibbaria River |
Kalurghat Bridge | Kalurghat, Chittagong | 1930 | Crosses Karnaphuli River |
Lebukhali Bridge | Bakerganj, Barisal | 2020 | Crosses Payra River |
Muktarpur Bridge | Connects Narayanganj & Munsiganj | 2008 | Crosses Dhaleshwari River |
Sultana Kamal Bridge | Tarabo, Rupganj Upazila | 2010 | Crosses Shitalakshya River |
Kanchon Bridge | Rupganj Upazila | 2000 | Crosses Shitalakshya River |
Kanchpur Bridge | Kanchpur, Narayanganj | Crosses Shitalakshya River | |
Daudkandi Gomoti Bridge | Daudkandi Upazila, Dhaka | Crosses Gomti River (Meghna River Branch) | |
Kazir Bazar Selfie Bridge | Sylhet | 2015 | Crosses Surma River |
Hazrat Shah Poran Bridge or Sylhet Jaflong Bypass Bridge |
Sylhet | Crosses Surma River | |
Admiral M A Khan Bridge | Sylhet | Crosses Surma River | |
Titas Bridge or Shahbazpur Bridge |
Shahbazpur, Brahmanbaria | Crosses Titas River | |
Rupsha Rail Bridge | Khulna | Crosses Rupsha River | |
Shambhuganj Bridge | Mymensingh | Crosses Brahmaputra River |
Flyovers and overpasses
[edit]Image | Name | Bengali | Length | Opeaned | Location | Division | Ref. |
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Mohakhali Flyover | মহাখালী ফ্লাইওভার | 1.12 km | 2004 | Dhaka | Dhaka | [47] |
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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] | ||
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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] | |
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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] | |
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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
[edit]- Transport in Bangladesh
- Rail transport in Bangladesh
- List of roads in Bangladesh
- Geography of Bangladesh
- List of rivers of Bangladesh
References
[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.com, International Database for Civil and Structural Engineering
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- ^ Deloche, 1984, p.32
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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. ISBN 978-984-33-9313-5.
- 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. ISBN 978-984-33-9313-5.
- 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. ISBN 984-32-2520-6.
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External links
[edit]"Bangladesh Bridge Authority". Bba.gov.bd.