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Kotri Bridge

Kotri Bridge

Bridge in Sindh, Pakistan

Kotri Bridge (Urdu: کوٹری پل ) is a road-rail bridge situated between Kotri and Hyderabad on Indus river in Sindh, Pakistan.

Kotri-Hyderabad Bridge

History

It was opened to traffic on 25 May 1900 and was reconstructed in 1931.[1][2] It stretches over five spans and the total length of the bridge is 1,948 feet (594 m).[3]

Kotri Bridge

It has single railway track and roads on either side of railway track. In the early 1980s another railway bridge was constructed for railway traffic side by side to old bridge. It is known as Mehran Railway Bridge. Kotri Bridge is still in use for one way railway and two way road traffic.[4]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Wright, Colin. "Bridge over Indus at Kotri". www.bl.uk.
  2. [2]
    "Kotri Bridge, Hyderabad". heritage.eftsindh.com.
  3. [3]
    Bridge over Indus at Kotri (1900) Archived 2012-03-14 at the Wayback Machine. Publisher: The Friday Times, Published: 09-15 March 2012, Retrieved on 3 July 2013
  4. [4]
    Another bridge in danger, Publisher: PakTribune. Published: 15 November 2006, Retrieved on 3 July 2013

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