Danyor Suspension Bridge

Danyor Suspension Bridge
دیّورسو
A view of Suspension Bridge Danyore
Coordinates 35°55′10″N 74°23′20″E / 35.91944°N 74.38889°E / 35.91944; 74.38889Coordinates: 35°55′10″N 74°23′20″E / 35.91944°N 74.38889°E / 35.91944; 74.38889
Official name Old Bridge Danyor
Other name(s) Pul-e-Sirat
Preceded by Traditional raft
Followed by New Concrete Bridge
Characteristics
Design Medium
Material Wooden span
Trough construction Metallic ropes
Total length 510ft[1]
Width 8ft
Towpaths No
No. of spans 1
No. of lanes 1
History
Contracted lead designer Thekadar Birano
Engineering design by Traditional Method
Rebuilt No
Closed Yes
Statistics
Daily traffic Allowed for 2-wheeled vehicles and pedestrians
Toll No

The Danyore Suspension Bridge is in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan, and is one of the oldest make shift suspension bridges in the region. The bridge connects Danyor to the premises of the Karakoram University across the River Hunza. Currently the bridge is closed for vehicles and only pedestrians and motorcyclists are allowed to pass through. Winds coming from northwest of the valley set the suspension brige to swing inducing minute resonances, it is therefore declared unsafe for normal traffic.[2] There has been constructed a two way concrete bridge beside it, that is being used as an alternative which was completed in 2013.[3]

History

The Bridge of adventures

Before the construction of the suspension bridge of Danyor there used to be a boat which is locally called Jaalo (a traditional raft for the passage crossing rivers and lakes) was used to cross the Hunza River. The bridge was constructed in mid-sixties. The Danyore side of the bridge is connected to a tunnel that was dug by the then residents of Danyore without any engineering tools and equipments almost a decade later.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Scariest Suspension Bridges". www.dangerousroads.org. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  2. ↑ Declared unsafe: Danyore Bridge closed to traffic
  3. ↑ Danyore Suspension Bridge and Tunnel It connects Gilgit City the region of District
  4. ↑ Concrete social change will benefit Gilgit-Baltistan-I
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