Historical or architectural interest bridges
editMajor 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 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
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.com, 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. 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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: 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.
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