New Habba Kadal

New Habba Kadal
Coordinates 34°4′53.16″N 74°48′21.47″E / 34.0814333°N 74.8059639°E / 34.0814333; 74.8059639Coordinates: 34°4′53.16″N 74°48′21.47″E / 34.0814333°N 74.8059639°E / 34.0814333; 74.8059639
Carries Motor Vehicles, Bicycles, Pedestrians
Crosses Jhelum
Locale Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Named for Habba Kadal
Preceded by Budshah Bridge
Followed by Habba Kadal
Characteristics
Material Concrete
Total length 100 metres (330 ft)
Width 12 metres (39 ft)
History
Opened 2001
Replaces Habba Kadal

New Habba Kadal is a concrete bridge located in the old city of Srinagar, in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. It was built in 2001 to replace the original Habba Kadal bridge which is a wooden structure first built in 1551. The old bridge is one of the seven original bridges that have existed in the city for a long time and it still exists a few metres downstream of the new bridge.[1][2]

In 2018, the New Habba Kadal bridge was fenced on either side to prevent people from throwing garbage and other waste into the Jhelum river.[3]

See also


References

  1. "Kashmir's Pittsburgh: Srinagar - The City of Bridges - Rising Kashmir". 18 April 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  2. "Bridges in Srinagar-Kashmir As It Is". Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  3. "New Habba Kadal Bridge fenced - Rising Kashmir". 21 June 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
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