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 |script-title=bn: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=Banglapedia}}</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=Banglapedia}}</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 news |url=https://dailyasianage.com/news/41801/keane-bridge-on-surma--river-heritage-of-sylhet |title=Keane Bridge on Surma River: heritage of Sylhet |work=The Asian Age}}</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|sortable=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|sortable=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 news |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/country/news/time-expires-payra-bridge-incomplete-1845280 | title=Time expires, Payra Bridge still incomplete |work=The Daily Star}}</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|sortable=on}}||<small>{{Sort|TR150|[[Truss bridge|Truss]]<br />Composite steel/concrete deck}}</small>||<center><small>{{BGD-NH|8}}<br />''[[Padma River]]''</small></center>|| ||[[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|sortable=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|sortable=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|sortable=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|sortable=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''</small>|| রূপসা রেল সেতু ||{{convert|102|m|ft|abbr=on}} <small> (×7) </small>||{{convert|5130|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=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|sortable=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> |- | ||_row_count|| [[Bangabandhu Railway Bridge]]<br /><small>''under construction''</small> || {{lang|bn|বঙ্গবন্ধু রেল সেতু}} || || {{convert|4800|m|ft|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || ||<center><small>Broad-Gauge Rail-line<br />''[[Jamuna River (Bangladesh)|Jamuna River]]''</small></center>|| ||[[Sirajganj]] - [[Tangail]]<br /><small>{{Coord|24|24|9.7|N|89|46|54.3|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Bangabandhu Bridge}}</small>||[[Dhaka Division|Dhaka]]<br />[[Rajshahi Division|Rajshahi]]||<ref>{{cite news |last=Adhikary |first=Tuhin Shubhra |date=16 September 2020 |title=Bangabandhu Railway Bridge: Construction finally begins |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/backpage/news/bangabandhu-railway-bridge-construction-finally-begins-1961989 |work=The Daily Star}}</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|sortable=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|sortable=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|sortable=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 | Madaripur | Crosses Arial Khan River | |
Bangladesh-China Friendship Bridge or 1st Buriganga Bridge | Postogola, Dhaka | 1989 | Crosses Buriganga River |
Babu Bazar Buriganga Bridge | Babu Bazar, Dhaka | 2001 | Crosses Buriganga River |
Bangladesh-UK Friendship Bridge or Bhairab Bridge | Bhairab Upazila, Kishoreganj District | 2002 | Crosses Meghna River |
Bekutia Bridge | Pirojpur District | 2020 | Crosses Katcha River |
Bhairab Railway Bridge | Bhairab Upazila, Kishoreganj District | 2017 | Crosses Meghna River |
Bir Srestho Mohiuddin Jahangir Bridge | Dehergoti, Barishal | Crosses Sandha River | |
Dopdopia Bridge | Barisal | Crosses Kirtankhola River | |
Esladi Bridge | Barisal | Crosses Sikarpur River | |
Hardinge Bridge | Paksey | 1912 | Crosses Padma river |
Jamuna Bridge | Bhuapur Upazila | 1998 | Crosses Jamuna River |
Keane Bridge | Sylhet | 1936 | Crosses Surma River |
Khan Jahan Ali Bridge or Rupsha Bridge | Khulna | 2005 | Crosses Rupsa River |
Lalon Shah Bridge | Ishwardi Upazila/Bheramara Upazila | 2004 | Crosses Padma river |
Marikhali Bridge | near Dhaka | 2004 | Crosses Meghna river |
Meghna Bridge | near Dhaka | 1991 | Crosses Meghna river |
Padma Bridge | Lohajang Upazila | 2018 | Under construction over Padma river |
Shah Amanat Bridge | Chittagong | 2010 | Crosses Karnaphuli River |
Sheikh Jamal Bridge | Patuakhali | 2016 | Crosses Sonatola River, branch of Andharmanik River |
Sheikh Kamal Bridge | Patuakhali | 2016 | Crosses Andharmanik River |
Sheikh Russell Bridge | Patuakhali | 2015 | Crosses Shibbaria River |
Kalurghat Bridge | Kalurghat, Chittagong | 1930 | Crosses Karnaphuli River |
Lebukhali Bridge | Bakerganj, Barisal | 2020 | Crosses Payra River |
Muktarpur Bridge | Connects Narayanganj & Munsiganj | 2008 | Crosses Dhaleshwari River |
Sultana Kamal Bridge | Tarabo, Rupganj Upazila | 2010 | Crosses Shitalakshya River |
Kanchon Bridge | Rupganj Upazila | 2000 | Crosses Shitalakshya River |
Kanchpur Bridge | Kanchpur, Dhaka | Crosses Shitalakshya River | |
Daudkandi Gomoti Bridge | Daudkandi Upazila, Dhaka | Crosses Gomti River (Meghna River Branch) | |
Kazir Bazar Selfie Bridge | Sylhet | 2015 | Crosses Surma River |
Hazrat Shah Poran Bridge or Sylhet Jaflong Bypass Bridge | Sylhet | Crosses Surma River | |
Admiral M A Khan Bridge | Sylhet | Crosses Surma River | |
Titas Bridge or Shahbazpur Bridge | Shahbazpur, Brahmanbaria | Crosses Titas River | |
Rupsha Rail Bridge | Khulna | Crosses Rupsha River |
References
- Nicolas Janberg, Structurae.com, International Database for Civil and Structural Engineering
- Others references