List of bridges in Bangladesh

List of bridges in Bangladesh

Historical or architectural interest bridges

{| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! class="unsortable"| ! scope=col | ! scope=col |Name ! scope=col |Bengali ! scope=col |Distinction ! scope=col |Length ! scope=col width="115" |Type ! scope=col width="115" |Carries<br />''Crosses'' ! scope=col |Opened ! scope=col |Location ! scope=col |Division ! class="unsortable"|Ref. |- |[[File:Bariura Old Bridge 7.jpg|150px]]||_row_count||[[Bariura Old Bridge]]||{{lang|bn|বাড়িউড়া প্রাচীন পুল)}}||bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|Protected monument<br />ID BD-B-04-4 || ||<small>{{Sort|M|[[Masonry]]<br />Bricks}}</small>||<center><small>'' ''</small></center>||16th century||[[Sarail Upazila]]<br /><small>{{Coord|24|03|15.3|N|91|09|04.1|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Bariura Old Bridge}}</small>||[[Chittagong Division|Chittagong]]||<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.brahmanbaria.gov.bd/site/tourist_spot/56339df0-2147-11e7-8f57-286ed488c766/%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B2 |title=হাতিরপুল |language=bengali | website=brahmanbaria.gov.bd }}</ref> |- |[[File:Panam Bridge, Sonargaon (117).jpg|150px]]||_row_count||[[Panam Bridge]]||||bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|Protected monument<br />ID BD-C-40-43||{{convert|53|m|ft|abbr=on}}||<small>{{Sort|M|[[Masonry]]<br />3 bricks arches}}</small>||<center><small>Sonargaon Road<br />''Pankhiraz Canal''</small></center>||17th century||[[Sonargaon]]<br /><small>{{Coord|23|39|23.2|N|90|36|7.2|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Panam Bridge}}</small>||[[Dhaka Division|Dhaka]]||<ref>{{cite web |url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Panam_Bridge |title=Panam Bridge |website=en.banglapedia.org }}</ref> |- |[[File:পুলঘাটার ইটের পুল.jpg|150px]]||_row_count||[[Mirkadim Bridge]]||{{lang|bn|মীরকাদিম ব্রিজ}}||bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|Protected monument<br />ID BD-C-35-62||{{convert|53|m|ft|abbr=on}}||<small>{{Sort|M|[[Masonry]]<br />3 bricks arches}}</small>||<center><small>Mirkadim - Abdullahpur Road<br />''Mir Kadim Canal''</small></center>||17th century||[[Mirkadim]]<br /><small>{{Coord|23|32|53.1|N|90|28|38.1|W|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Mirkadim Bridge}}</small>||[[Dhaka Division|Dhaka]]||<ref>{{cite web |url=http://offroadbangladesh.com/places/mirkadim-bridge/ |title=Mirkadim Bridge |website=offroadbangladesh.com }}</ref> |- |[[File:A Glimpse of Kalurghat Bridge, Chittagong.jpg|150px]]||_row_count||[[Kalurghat Bridge]]||{{lang|bn|কালুরঘাট সেতু}}||bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|Protected monument<br />ID BD-B-10-67||{{convert|604|m|ft|abbr=on}}||<small>{{Sort|TR |[[Truss bridge|Truss]]<br />Steel}}</small>||<center><small>{{BGD-NH|107}}<br />Road–rail bridge<br />''[[Karnaphuli]]''</small></center>||1931||[[Chittagong]]<br /><small>{{Coord|22|23|45.1|N|91|53|20.2|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Kalurghat Bridge}}</small>||[[Chittagong Division|Chittagong]]||<ref>{{cite web |url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Kalurghat_Bridge |title=Kalurghat Bridge | website=en.banglapedia.org }}</ref> |- |[[File:Keane Bridge (98).jpg|150px]]||_row_count||[[Keane Bridge]]||{{lang|bn|কীন ব্রীজ}}||bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|Protected monument<br />ID BD-G-60-17||{{convert|350|m|ft|abbr=on}}||<small>{{Sort|TR350|[[Truss bridge|Truss]]<br />Steel}}</small>||<center><small>{{BGD-NH|2}}<br />''Surma''</small></center>||1936||[[Sylhet]]<br /><small>{{Coord|24|53|15.2|N|91|52|4.8|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Keane Bridge}}</small>||[[Sylhet Division|Sylhet]]||<ref>{{cite web |url=https://dailyasianage.com/news/41801/keane-bridge-on-surma--river-heritage-of-sylhet |title=Keane Bridge on Surma River: heritage of Sylhet |website=dailyasianage.com }}</ref> |}

Major bridges

{| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! class="unsortable"| ! scope=col | ! scope=col |Name ! scope=col |Bengali ! scope=col |Span ! scope=col |Length ! scope=col width="115" |Type ! scope=col width="115" |Carries<br />''Crosses'' ! scope=col |Opened ! scope=col |Location ! scope=col |Division ! class="unsortable"|Ref. |- |[[File:Shah Amanat Bridge (19466387081).jpg|150px]]||_row_count||[[Shah Amanat Bridge]]||{{lang|bn|তৃতীয় কর্ণফুলী সেতু }}||{{convert|200|m|ft|abbr=on}}<small> (x3)</small>||{{convert|950|m|ft|abbr=on}}||<small>{{Sort|EX200|[[Extradosed bridge|Extradosed]]<br />Concrete box girder deck, concrete pylons}}</small>||<center><small>{{BGD-NH|1}}<br />''[[Karnaphuli]]''</small></center>||2010||[[Chittagong]]<br /><small>{{Coord|22|19|29.9|N|91|51|11.1|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Shah Amanat Bridge}}</small>||[[Chittagong Division|Chittagong]]||<ref group=S>{{cite web |url=https://structurae.net/en/structures/shah-amanat-bridge | title=Shah Amanat Bridge }}</ref><br /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.iabse-bd.org/old/y.pdf |first=D. | last=Astin |title=Design of the Third Karnaphuli Bridge |publisher=IABSE-JSCE Joint Conference on Advances in Bridge Engineering-II |location=IABSE-JSCE Joint Conference on Advances in Bridge Engineering-II |date=August 2010}}</ref> |- |<!-- Deleted image removed: [[File:Lebukhali Bridge.jpeg|150px]] -->||_row_count||[[Lebukhali Bridge]]<br /><small>''under construction''</small>||{{lang|bn|লেবুখালি সেতু}}||{{convert|200|m|ft|abbr=on}} <small> (x2)</small>||{{convert|1470|m|ft|abbr=on}}||<small>{{Sort|EX200|[[Extradosed bridge|Extradosed]]<br />Concrete box girder deck, concrete pylons<br />115+200+200+115}}</small>||<center><small>{{BGD-NH|8}}<br />''[[Payra]]''</small></center>||2020||[[Lebukhali]]<br /><small>{{Coord|22|27|55.5|N|90|20|27.9|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Lebukhali Bridge}}</small>||[[Barisal Division|Barisal]]||<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/view/9453293/1-main-report-roads-and-highways-department |title=Feasibility Study of Lebukhali Bridge on Barisal-Patuakhali Road (N8) - Final Report |publisher=Ministry of Communications, Roads and Highways Department - BCL Associates Ltd. - STUP Consultants P Ltd. |date=June 2011 |format=pdf }}</ref><br /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/country/news/time-expires-payra-bridge-incomplete-1845280 | title=Time expires, Payra Bridge still incomplete |website=thedailystar.net }}</ref> |- |[[File:Padma Bridge 17.jpg|150px]]||_row_count||[[Padma Bridge]]<br /><small>''under construction''</small>||{{lang|bn|পদ্মা সেতু}}||{{convert|150|m|ft|abbr=on}}<small> (x41)</small>||{{convert|6150|m|ft|abbr=on}}||<small>{{Sort|TR150|[[Truss bridge|Truss]]<br />Composite steel/concrete deck}}</small>||<center><small>{{BGD-NH|8}}<br />''[[Padma River]]''</small></center>||2020||[[Dhaka]]<br /><small>{{Coord|23|27|45.4|N|90|15|46.2|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Padma Bridge}}</small>||[[Dhaka Division|Dhaka]]||<ref group=S>{{cite web |url=https://structurae.net/en/structures/padma-bridge | title=Padma Bridge }}</ref><br /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.padmabridge.gov.bd/mainbr.php |title=Main Bridge Details (Technical) |website=padmabridge.gov.bd }}</ref> |- |[[File:20180504 175752 HDR2.jpg|150px]]||_row_count||[[Lalon Shah Bridge]]||{{lang|bn|লালন শাহ সেতু}}||{{convert|110|m|ft|abbr=on}}<small> (x15)</small>||{{convert|1786|m|ft|abbr=on}}||<small>{{Sort|BG110|[[Box girder bridge|Box girder]]<br />Prestressed concrete}}</small>||<center><small>{{BGD-NH|704}}<br />''[[Padma River]]''</small></center>||2004||[[Bheramara Upazila]] - [[Ishwardi Upazila]]<br /><small>{{Coord|24|03|54.6|N|89|01|46.4|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Lalon Shah Bridge}}</small>||[[Khulna Division|Khulna]]<br />[[Rajshahi Division|Rajshahi]]||<ref group=S>{{cite web |url=https://structurae.net/en/structures/lalon-shah-bridge | title=Lalon Shah Bridge }}</ref> |- |[[File:সৈয়দ নজরুল ইসলাম সেতু 003.jpg|150px]]||_row_count||[[Syed Nazrul Islam Bridge]]||{{lang|bn|ভৈরব সেতু}}||{{convert|110|m|ft|abbr=on}}<small> (x7)</small>||{{convert|1194|m|ft|abbr=on}}||<small>{{Sort|BG110|[[Box girder bridge|Box girder]]<br />Prestressed concrete}}</small>||<center><small>{{BGD-NH|2}}<br />''[[Meghna River]]''</small></center>||2002||[[Bhairab Upazila]] - [[Ashuganj]]<br /><small>{{Coord|24|2|40.6|N|90|59|44.8|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Syed Nazrul Islam Bridge}}</small>||[[Chittagong Division|Chittagong]]<br />[[Dhaka Division|Dhaka]]||<ref group=S>{{cite web |url=https://structurae.net/en/structures/bhairab-bridge | title=Bhairab Bridge }}</ref><br /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.halcrow.com/Our-projects/Project-details/Bhairab-Bridge-Bangladesh/ |title=Bhairab Bridge, Bangladesh |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100525224412/http://www.halcrow.com/Our-projects/Project-details/Bhairab-Bridge-Bangladesh/ |archive-date=May 2010 |website=halcrow.com }}</ref> |- |[[File:সৈয়দ নজরুল ইসলাম সেতু 14.jpg|150px]]||_row_count||[[New Bhairab Railway Bridge]]|| ||{{convert|110|m|ft|abbr=on}}<small> (x7)</small>||{{convert|929|m|ft|abbr=on}}||<small>{{Sort|TR|[[Truss bridge]]<br />Steel}}</small>||<center><small>[[Tongi–Bhairab–Akhaura line]]<br />''[[Meghna River]]''</small></center>|| ||[[Bhairab Upazila]] - [[Ashuganj]]<br /><small>{{Coord|24|02|38.0|N|90|59|40.3|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=New Bhairab Railway Bridge}}</small>||[[Chittagong Division|Chittagong]]<br />[[Dhaka Division|Dhaka]]||<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ice-holland.com/content/828/414/Projects/New-Bhairab-Railway-Bridge--Ashuganj--Bangladesh.html |title=New Bhairab Railway Bridge, Ashuganj, Bangladesh |website=ice-holland.com }}</ref> |- |[[File:Hardinge Bridge Bangladesh (13).JPG|150px]]||_row_count||[[Hardinge Bridge]]||{{lang|bn|হার্ডিঞ্জ ব্রিজ}}||{{convert|105|m|ft|abbr=on}}<small> (x15)</small>||{{convert|1800|m|ft|abbr=on}}||<small>{{Sort|TR105|[[Truss bridge|Truss]]<br />Steel}}</small>||<center><small>Broad-Gauge Rail-line<br />''[[Padma River]]''</small></center>||1912||[[Bheramara Upazila]] - [[Ishwardi Upazila]]<br /><small>{{Coord|24|04|03.8|N|89|01|45.3|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Hardinge Bridge}}</small>||[[Khulna Division|Khulna]]<br />[[Rajshahi Division|Rajshahi]]||<ref group=S>{{cite web |url=https://structurae.net/en/structures/hardinge-bridge | title=Hardinge Bridge }}</ref> |- |<!-- Deleted image removed: [[File:Rupsha Rail Bridge.jpg|150px]] -->||_row_count||[[Rupsha Rail Bridge]]<br /><small>''under construction''|| রূপসা রেল সেতু ||{{convert|102|m|ft|abbr=on}} <small> (×7) </small>||{{convert|5130|m|ft|abbr=on}}||<small>{{Sort|TR102|[[Truss bridge|Truss]]<br />Steel}}</small>||<center><small>[[Khulna–Mongla Port Railway]]<br />''[[Rupsa River]]''</small></center>|| || [[Batiaghata Upazila]], [[Khulna]]<br /><small>{{Coord|22|45|51.4|N|89|34|43.9|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Rupsha Rail Bridge}}</small>||[[Khulna Division|Khulna]]|| |- |[[File:Bangabandhu Jamuna Bridge2.JPG|150px]]||_row_count||[[Bangabandhu Bridge]]||{{lang|bn|যমুনা বহুমুখী সেতু}}||{{convert|100|m|ft|abbr=on}}<small> (x47)</small>||{{convert|4987|m|ft|abbr=on}}||<small>{{Sort|BG100|[[Box girder bridge|Box girder]]<br />Prestressed concrete}}</small>||<center><small>{{BGD-NH|405}}<br />''[[Jamuna River (Bangladesh)|Jamuna River]]''</small></center>||1998||[[Sirajganj]] - [[Tangail]]<br /><small>{{Coord|24|23|58.7|N|89|46|54.9|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Bangabandhu Bridge}}</small>||[[Dhaka Division|Dhaka]]<br />[[Rajshahi Division|Rajshahi]]||<ref group=S>{{cite web |url=https://structurae.net/en/structures/bangabandhu-bridge | title=Bangabandhu Bridge }}</ref><br /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fipindustriale.it/index.php?area=108&menu=99&page=227&resetSearch=1&idsession=931425357 |title=Bangladesh -- Jamuna Bridge |language=italian |website=fipindustriale.it }}</ref> |- |[[File:Rupsha Bridge 15.jpg|150px]]||_row_count||[[Khan Jahan Ali Bridge]]||{{lang|bn|খান জাহান আলী সেতু}}||{{convert|100|m|ft|abbr=on}} <small>(x4)</small>||{{convert|1360|m|ft|abbr=on}}||<small>{{Sort|BG|[[Box girder bridge|Box girder]]<br />Prestressed concrete}}</small>||<center><small>{{BGD-NH|709}}<br />''[[Rupsa River]]''</small></center>||2005||[[Khulna]]<br /><small>{{Coord|22|46|40.1|N|89|35|1.7|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Khan Jahan Ali Bridge}}</small>||[[Khulna Division|Khulna]]||<ref group=S>{{cite web |url=https://structurae.net/en/structures/khan-jahan-ali-bridge | title=Khan Jahan Ali Bridge }}</ref><br /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rhd.gov.bd/RHDNews/ViewDetail.asp?vCompID=47 |title= Khan Jahan Ali Bridge was inaugurated |website=rhd.gov.bd Roads And Highways Department of Bangladesh}}</ref> |- |[[File:Trivuz munshiganj bridge.jpg|150px]]||_row_count||[[Mukterpur Bridge]]||{{lang|bn|মুক্তারপুর সেতু}}|| <small> (x5)</small>||{{convert|1521|m|ft|abbr=on}}||<small>{{Sort|BG|[[Box girder bridge|Box girder]]<br />Prestressed concrete}}</small>||<center><small>[[R812 (Bangladesh)|R812]]<br />''[[Dhaleshwari River]]''</small></center>||2008||[[Munshiganj District]]<br /><small>{{Coord|23|34|10.3|N|90|30|44.6|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Mukterpur Bridge}}</small>||[[Dhaka Division|Dhaka]]||<ref group=S>{{cite web |url=https://structurae.net/en/structures/mukterpur-bridge | title=Mukterpur Bridge }}</ref><br /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/bangladesh/forrel-prc.htm |title=Bangladesh - China Relations |website=globalsecurity.org }}</ref> |- |[[File:The Present and The Old (5264898267).jpg|150px]]||_row_count||[[Shah Amanat Old Bridge]]<br /><small>''destroyed''</small>|||| <small> (x6)</small>||{{convert|919|m|ft|abbr=on}}||<small>{{Sort|TR |[[Truss bridge|Truss]]<br />Steel}}</small>||<center><small> <br />''[[Karnaphuli]]''</small></center>||1989||[[Chittagong]]<br /><small>{{Coord|22|19|29.5|N|91|51|08.7|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Shah Amanat Old Bridge}}</small>||[[Chittagong Division|Chittagong]]||<ref group=S>{{cite web |url=https://structurae.net/en/structures/hazrat-shah-amanat-bridge | title=Hazrat Shah Amanat Bridge }}</ref> |}

Alphabetical list

Name Locality Date Notes
Arial Khan Bridge
MadaripurCrosses Arial Khan River
Bangladesh-China Friendship Bridge
or 1st Buriganga Bridge
Postogola,Dhaka1989Crosses Buriganga River
Babu Bazar Buriganga BridgeBabu Bazar,Dhaka2001Crosses Buriganga River
Bangladesh-UK Friendship Bridge
or Bhairab Bridge
Bhairab Upazila,Kishoreganj District2002Crosses Meghna River
Bekutia BridgePirojpur District2020Crosses Katcha River
Bhairab Railway BridgeBhairab Upazila,Kishoreganj District2017Crosses Meghna River
Bir Srestho Mohiuddin Jahangir BridgeDehergoti,BarishalCrosses Sandha River
Dopdopia BridgeBarisalCrosses Kirtankhola River
Esladi BridgeBarisalCrosses Sikarpur River
Hardinge BridgePaksey1912Crosses Padma river
Jamuna BridgeBhuapur Upazila1998Crosses Jamuna River
Keane BridgeSylhet1936Crosses Surma River
Khan Jahan Ali Bridge
or Rupsha Bridge
Khulna2005Crosses Rupsa River
Lalon Shah BridgeIshwardi Upazila/Bheramara Upazila2004Crosses Padma river
Marikhali Bridgenear Dhaka2004Crosses Meghna river
Meghna Bridgenear Dhaka1991Crosses Meghna river
Padma BridgeLohajang Upazila2018Under construction over Padma river
Shah Amanat BridgeChittagong2010Crosses Karnaphuli River
Sheikh Jamal BridgePatuakhali2016Crosses Sonatola River, branch of Andharmanik River
Sheikh Kamal BridgePatuakhali2016Crosses Andharmanik River
Sheikh Russell BridgePatuakhali2015Crosses Shibbaria River
Kalurghat BridgeKalurghat,Chittagong1930Crosses Karnaphuli River
Lebukhali BridgeBakerganj,Barisal2020Crosses Payra River
Muktarpur BridgeConnects Narayanganj & Munsiganj2008Crosses Dhaleshwari River
Sultana Kamal BridgeTarabo, Rupganj Upazila2010Crosses Shitalakshya River
Kanchon BridgeRupganj Upazila2000Crosses Shitalakshya River
Kanchpur BridgeKanchpur, DhakaCrosses Shitalakshya River
Daudkandi Gomoti BridgeDaudkandi Upazila, DhakaCrosses Gomti River (Meghna River Branch)
Kazir Bazar Selfie BridgeSylhet2015Crosses Surma River
Hazrat Shah Poran Bridge
or Sylhet Jaflong Bypass Bridge
SylhetCrosses Surma River
Admiral M A Khan BridgeSylhetCrosses Surma River
Titas Bridge
or Shahbazpur Bridge
Shahbazpur, BrahmanbariaCrosses Titas River
Rupsha Rail BridgeKhulnaCrosses Rupsha River

References

  • Nicolas Janberg, Structurae.com, International Database for Civil and Structural Engineering
    • Others references

      See also

      "Bangladesh Bridge Authority". bba.gov.bd.

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