Lalon Shah Bridge
Lalon Shah Bridge লালন শাহ সেতু | |
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Coordinates | 24°03′54″N 89°01′45″E / 24.065°N 89.029167°E |
Crosses | Padma |
Locale | Pabna and Kushtia |
Characteristics | |
Design | Box girder bridge |
Material | Prestressed concrete |
Total length | 1.8 km (1.1 mi) |
Width | 18.10 m (59.4 ft) |
History | |
Designer | Rendel Palmer and Tritton [1] |
Constructed by | China Major Bridge Engineering Company Limited[2] |
Opened | 18 May 2004 |
Statistics | |
Toll | Yes |
Location | |
Lalon Shah Bridge (Bengali: লালন শাহ সেতু), locally known as Pakshey Bridge is a road bridge in Bangladesh over the river Padma, situated between Ishwardi Upazila of Pabna on the east, and Bheramara Upazila of Kushtia on the west. Named after early 19th-century mystic poet Lalon Shah of Chhewuriya, Kushtia District, the bridge was completed in 2004.
The bridge is 1,800 metres (5,900 ft) long [1] and is the third longest road bridge of the country, after the Padma Multipurpose Bridge and Bangabandhu Bridge.[citation needed] It is on the N704. It provides important road connection to Mongla port of Khulna District in the south from Rajshahi division and Rangpur division, the northern part of Bangladesh.[citation needed]
It is situated parallel to and south (downstream) of Hardinge Bridge.
References
- ^ a b "Lalon Shah Bridge". Structurae. 22 July 2014. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
- ^ "Lalon Shah Bridge". Heidelberg cement. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
24°03′55″N 89°01′48″E / 24.0654°N 89.0300°E