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This is a list of bridges in Pakistan.

Bridges of historical and architectural interest

Name Urdu Distinction Length Type Carries
Crosses 		Opened Location Province Ref.
Chuha Gujar Bridge 91 m (299 ft) Masonry
12 arches
Chowa Gujar Lar
Bara River
 1629 Peshawar
33°59′45.5″N 71°37′33.4″E / 33.995972°N 71.625944°E / 33.995972; 71.625944 (Chuha Gujar Bridge)		 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa [1]
Pul Shah Daula Masonry
5 arches
Grand Trunk Road
Degh Nala
 Pul Shahdaula
31°54′11.3″N 74°20′23.3″E / 31.903139°N 74.339806°E / 31.903139; 74.339806 (Pul Shah Daula)		 Punjab [2]
Bridge (Sabzi Mandi Road) Masonry
1 arch
Sabzi Mandi Road
Bara River
 Peshawar
34°00′56.2″N 71°38′48.1″E / 34.015611°N 71.646694°E / 34.015611; 71.646694 (Bridge (Sabzi Mandi Road))		 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Kohala Bridge Popular for picnics organized under its arch (Kohala Picnic Point) Masonry
1 arch

NearJhelum River
 Kohala
34°05′48.1″N 73°29′50.6″E / 34.096694°N 73.497389°E / 34.096694; 73.497389 (Kohala Bridge)		 Punjab [3]
Attock Bridge اٹک پل 425 m (1,394 ft) Truss
2 levels, steel
Railway
Grand Trunk Road
Indus River
 1883
1929		 Attock
33°52′20.8″N 72°14′13.0″E / 33.872444°N 72.236944°E / 33.872444; 72.236944 (Attock Bridge)		 Punjab [S 1]
[4]
Danyor Suspension Bridge 155 m (509 ft) Suspension
Wooden deck
KKH - Gilgit Road
Hunza River
 Gilgit - Danyor
35°55′30.4″N 74°22′20.5″E / 35.925111°N 74.372361°E / 35.925111; 74.372361 (Danyor Suspension Bridge)		 Gilgit-Baltistan [S 2]
[5]
Hussaini Suspension Bridge Renowned as one of the most dangerous bridges in the world 193 m (633 ft) Suspension
Wooden deck
Footbridge
Hunza River
 1970 Hussaini
36°25′25.7″N 74°52′57.1″E / 36.423806°N 74.882528°E / 36.423806; 74.882528 (Hussaini Suspension Bridge)		 Gilgit-Baltistan [6]
[7]
Kowardo Suspension Bridge Suspension
Wooden deck, concrete pylons

Indus River
 Skardu
35°21′37.7″N 75°33′35.7″E / 35.360472°N 75.559917°E / 35.360472; 75.559917 (Kowardo Suspension Bridge)		 Gilgit-Baltistan

Major bridges

Name Urdu Span Length Type Carries
Crosses 		Opened Location Province Ref.
1 Ayub Bridge ایوب پل 246 m (807 ft) 310 m (1,020 ft) Arch
Steel through arch
Sukkur Railway - Rohri Railway
Indus River
 1962 Sukkur - Rohri
27°41′38.0″N 68°53′17.7″E / 27.693889°N 68.888250°E / 27.693889; 68.888250 (Ayub Bridge)		 Sindh [Note 1]
[S 3]
2 Lansdowne Bridge (Pakistan) لینسڈائون پل 244 m (801 ft) Cantilever
Steel
Saleh Pat Road - Royal Road
Indus River
 1889 Sukkur - Rohri
27°41′37.9″N 68°53′18.5″E / 27.693861°N 68.888472°E / 27.693861; 68.888472 (Lansdowne Bridge (Pakistan))		 Sindh [Note 1]
[S 4]
3 New Khairabad Bridge 200 m (660 ft) (x2) 701 m (2,300 ft) Box girder
Prestressed concrete
Grand Trunk Road
N-5 National Highway
Indus River
 2004 Attock
33°53′53.3″N 72°14′04.5″E / 33.898139°N 72.234583°E / 33.898139; 72.234583 (New Khairabad Bridge)		 Punjab [8]
4 Earthquake Memorial Bridge 122 m (400 ft) (x2) 414 m (1,358 ft) Extradosed
Concrete box girder deck, concrete pylon
S-2 Strategic Highway
Jhelum River
 Muzaffarabad
34°20′53.3″N 73°27′49.6″E / 34.348139°N 73.463778°E / 34.348139; 73.463778 (Earthquake Memorial Bridge)		 Azad Kashmir [S 5]
[9]
5 Dhangalli New Bridge 340 m (1,120 ft) Box girder
Prestressed concrete
Sahara Kashmir Road
Jhelum River
 Pallal Mallahan
33°21′37.9″N 73°34′03.1″E / 33.360528°N 73.567528°E / 33.360528; 73.567528 (Dhangalli New Bridge)		 Punjab
Azad Kashmir		 [10]
6 New Khushal Garh Bridge 373 m (1,224 ft) Box girder
Prestressed concrete
N-80 National Highway
Indus River
 2016 Kushalgarh - Bhandarbara
33°28′53.4″N 71°54′33.6″E / 33.481500°N 71.909333°E / 33.481500; 71.909333 (New Khushal Garh Bridge)		 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Punjab		 [11]
7 Khushal Garh Bridge Truss
2 levels, steel
Khushalgarh–Kohat–Thal Railway
Old Kohat Road
Indus River
 1907 Kushalgarh - Bhandarbara
33°28′49.3″N 71°54′33.0″E / 33.480361°N 71.909167°E / 33.480361; 71.909167 (Khushal Garh Bridge)		 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Punjab		 [12]
8 Suspension Bridge (Sazin) Suspension
Steel truss deck, steel pylons
Tangir River Valley Road
Indus River
 Sazin
35°31′55.7″N 73°30′35.4″E / 35.532139°N 73.509833°E / 35.532139; 73.509833 (Suspension Bridge (Sazin))		 Gilgit-Baltistan
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
9 Suspension Bridge (Kandia) Suspension
Steel box girder deck, steel pylons
Kandia River Road
Indus River
 Kandia
35°25′57.1″N 73°12′16.4″E / 35.432528°N 73.204556°E / 35.432528; 73.204556 (Suspension Bridge (Kandia))		 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
10 Khairabad Bridge Box girder
Prestressed concrete
Grand Trunk Road
N-5 National Highway
Indus River
 Attock
33°53′48.8″N 72°14′02.3″E / 33.896889°N 72.233972°E / 33.896889; 72.233972 (Khairabad Bridge)		 Punjab
11 Palak Bridge Truss
Steel
Dadyal - Mirpur Road (Kotli Road)
Poonch River
 Khadamabad
33°20′27.2″N 73°45′12.7″E / 33.340889°N 73.753528°E / 33.340889; 73.753528 (Palak Bridge)		 Azad Kashmir
12 New Kohala Bridge Suspension
Steel box girder deck, steel pylons
N-75 National Highway
S-2 Strategic Highway
Jhelum River
 Kohala - Bakot
34°05′46.7″N 73°29′56.5″E / 34.096306°N 73.499028°E / 34.096306; 73.499028 (New Kohala Bridge)		 Punjab
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
13 Youyi Bridge دوستی کا پل Suspension
Steel truss deck, concrete pylons
Karakoram Highway
Indus River
 1978 Thakot - Dandai
34°48′14.4″N 72°56′10.7″E / 34.804000°N 72.936306°E / 34.804000; 72.936306 (Youyi Bridge)		 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa [13]
14 Kanchey Bridge Suspension
Steel truss deck

Gilgit River
 Gahkuch
36°10′21.8″N 73°48′51.9″E / 36.172722°N 73.814417°E / 36.172722; 73.814417 (Kanchey Bridge)		 Gilgit-Baltistan

Alphabetical list

This is a list of road flyovers, road overpasses, road and railway bridges in Pakistan.

Notes and References

  • Notes
  1. ^ a b Originally, the Lansdowne Bridge was railway, the Ayub bridge took over after its entry into service in 1962 and the old bridge was then used for road traffic
  • Nicolas Janberg. "International Database for Civil and Structural Engineering". Structurae.com.
  1. ^ "Attock Old Bridge".
  2. ^ "Gilgit Suspension Bridge".
  3. ^ "Ayub Bridge".
  4. ^ "Landsdown Bridge".
  5. ^ "Naluchi Bridge".
  • Others references
  1. ^ "Heritage site: Mughal bridge still stands tall over Bara River". tribune.com.pk.
  2. ^ "Pul Shah Daula". meemainseen.com.
  3. ^ "Muree, A City in Clouds - River Neelam". eatntravel.pk. Archived from the original on September 2009. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help)
  4. ^ "Railway Bridge on Indus at Attock". pakistaniat.com.
  5. ^ "Declared unsafe: Danyore bridge closed to traffic". tribune.com.pk. July 2012.
  6. ^ "Tourist Attraction - Suspension bridge". hussainipk.piczo.com. Archived from the original on May 2014. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help)
  7. ^ "Hussaini Bridge". northerners.pk.
  8. ^ "Khairabad Bridge Over River Indus (Cantilver Box Girder) from Chablat Nowshera (N-5) for NHA". aa-associates.com.
  9. ^ "The Project for Construction of Naluchi Bridge, Muzaffarabad　(2007, Islamic Republic of Pakistan)". aec-inc.jp. Archived from the original on December 2013. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help)
  10. ^ "Bridging the distance: Dhangali bridge over Jhelum River completed". tribune.com.pk. May 2011.
  11. ^ "Khushal Garh Bridge (N-80)". reconnectingasia.csis.org.
  12. ^ "Railway Bridges in Pakistan". pakistanrail.tripod.com.
  13. ^ "Inauguration ceremony for Youyi (Friendship) Bridge in Pakistan". en.people.cn.

See also

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Further reading

  • Prade, Marcel (1990). Les Grands Ponts du Monde : Ponts Remarquables Hors d'Europe (in French). Poitiers: Brissaud. ISBN 2-902170-68-8.
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