List of bridges in Nepal

Historical and architectural interest bridges

{| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! class="unsortable"| ! scope=col | ! scope=col |Name ! scope=col |Nepali ! scope=col width="170" |Distinction ! scope=col |Length ! scope=col |Type ! scope=col |Carries ''Crosses'' ! scope=col |Opened ! scope=col |Location ! scope=col |Province ! class="unsortable"|Ref. |- |[[File:Pont à encorbellement 001.jpg|150px]]||_row_count|| || ||bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|Common kind of bridge in Nepal|| ||{{Sort|L|[[Cantilever bridge|Cantilever]] [[Log bridge]] Wood}}|| || || || ||<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EilTIAPZ61sC&pg=RA9-PA15 | title=New Bridges Move Mountain People |publisher=Agenda, Volumes 1 & 2, Press and Publications Division, Office of Public Affairs, Agency for International Development |page=15 |date=1978 }}</ref> |- |[[File:Nepal 2018-03-26 (41731486672).jpg|150px]]||_row_count||[[Larja Dobhan Footbridge]]|| ||bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|[[Sagarmatha National Park]] [[File:World Heritage Logo global.svg|25px]] [[World Heritage Site]] (1979)|| ||{{Sort|S|[[Suspension bridge|Suspension]] Steel}}||<center>Footridge (Lukla - Everest Base Camp Trekking Route) ''[[Dudh Koshi]]''</center>|| ||[[Namche Bazaar]] {{Coord|27|47|24.2|N|86|43|07.7|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Larja Dobhan Footbridge}}||[[Province No. 1]]||<ref>{{cite web |url=http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/120/ |title=Sagarmatha National Park |website=whc.unesco.org }}</ref> |- |[[File:The Friendship Bridge connecting China with Nepal.jpg|150px]]||_row_count||[[Sino-Nepal Friendship Bridge]]||{{lang|ne|मितेरी पुल}}||bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|[[China–Nepal border]]|| ||{{Sort|A|[[Arch bridge|Arch]] Concrete deck arch}}||<center>[[Araniko Highway]] ''[[Sunkoshi River]]''</center>|| ||[[Kodari]] - [[Zhangmu]] {{Coord|27|58|24.9|N|85|57|50.5|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Sino-Nepal Friendship Bridge}}||[[Bagmati Pradesh]] {{CHN}}||<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nepalresearch.com/publications/gautam_sa_and_china.pdf |title=South Asia and China: Towards Inter-Regional Cooperation |author=Upendra Gautam |location=Kathmandu, Nepal |date=March 2003 |publisher=China Study Center |isbn=99933-53-33-7 }}</ref> |- |[[File:Dodhara Chandani Multispan Pedestrian Bridge1.jpg|150px]]||_row_count||[[Dodhara Chandani Bridge]]||{{lang|ne|दोधारा चाँदनी पुल}}||bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|Span : {{convert|225|m|ft|abbr=on}} (x4)||{{convert|1453|m|ft|abbr=on}}||{{Sort|S|[[Suspension bridge|Suspension]] Steel, 8 pylons}}||<center>Footbridge ''[[Sharda River]]''</center>||2005||[[Mahakali, Kanchanpur|Mahakali]] {{Coord|28|55|20.8|N|80|06|27.2|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Dodhara Chandani Bridge}}||[[Sudurpashchim Pradesh]]||<ref group=S>{{cite web |url=https://structurae.net/en/structures/dhodhara-chandani-suspension-bridges | title=Dhodhara-Chandani Suspension Bridges}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dolidar.gov.np/pro_TBSSP_dodhara.html |title=Program & Projects - Dodhara Chandani Multispan Pedestrian Bridge |publisher=Department of Local Infrastructure Development and Agricultural Roads, Government of Nepal |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070802225627/http://www.dolidar.gov.np/pro_TBSSP_dodhara.html |archive-date=August 2007 |website=dolidar.gov.np }}</ref> |- |[[File:Bungy The Last Resort, Nepal P5166787.jpg|150px]]||_row_count||[[Bhote Kosi Bungee Footbridge]]|| ||bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|[[Bungee jumping]] spot Height : {{convert|160|m|ft|abbr=on}}||{{convert|166|m|ft|abbr=on}}||{{Sort|S|[[Suspension bridge|Suspension]] Steel}}||<center>Footbridge ''[[Bhote Koshi]]''</center>||1999||[[Listikot]] - [[Gathi]] {{Coord|27|52|33.0|N|85|53|32.8|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Bhote Kosi Bungee Bridge}}||[[Bagmati Pradesh]]||<ref group=S>{{cite web |url=https://structurae.net/en/structures/bhote-kosi-bungee-bridge | title=Bhote Kosi Bungee Footbridge }}</ref> |}

Major road bridges

{| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! class="unsortable"| ! scope=col | ! scope=col |Name ! scope=col |Nepali ! scope=col |Span ! scope=col |Length ! scope=col width="100" |Type ! scope=col width="100" |Carries ''Crosses'' ! scope=col |Opened ! scope=col |Location ! scope=col |Province ! class="unsortable"|Ref. |- |[[File:KARNALI BRIDGE.jpg|150px]]||_row_count||[[Karnali Bridge]]||{{lang|ne|कर्णाली पुल}}||{{convert|325|m|ft|abbr=on}}||{{convert|500|m|ft|abbr=on}}||{{Sort|C|[[Cable-stayed bridge|Cable-stayed]] Steel truss deck, steel pylon 325+175}}||<center>[[Mahendra Highway]] ''[[Ghaghara]]''</center>||1993||[[Chisapani, Banke|Chisapani]] {{Coord|28|38|29.1|N|81|16|59.0|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Karnali Bridge}}||[[Province No. 5]] [[Sudurpashchim Pradesh]]||<ref group=S>{{cite web |url=https://structurae.net/en/structures/karnali-river-bridge | title=Karnali River Bridge}}</ref> <ref>{{cite book |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/233831850_The_response_of_Karnali_Bridge_Nepal_to_near-fault_earthquakes | author=Bipin Shrestha, Roshan Tuladhar | title=The response of Karnali Bridge, Nepal to near-fault earthquakes |publisher=ICE Publishing - Institution of Civil Engineers |date=December 2012 }}</ref> |- |[[File:Mugling Bridge Prithivi Highway.jpg|150px]]||_row_count||[[Mugling Bridge]]||{{lang|ne|मुग्लिङमा पुल}}||{{convert|125|m|ft|abbr=on}}|| ||{{Sort|S|[[Suspension bridge|Suspension]] Steel truss deck, concrete pylons}}||<center>[[Prithvi Highway]] ''[[Trishuli River]]''</center>||1972||[[Mugling]] {{Coord|27|51|14.4|N|84|33|26.0|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Mugling Bridge}}||[[Gandaki Pradesh]] [[Bagmati Pradesh]]||<ref>{{cite book |url=https://www.nepjol.info/index.php/JIE/article/download/16769/13630/0 | author=Jagat Kumar Shrestha| title=Effect of Modification of Deck Properties on Suspension Bridges |publisher=Journal of the Institute of Engineering |date=2016 }}</ref> |- | ||_row_count||[[Arun River Bridge]]|| ||{{convert|120|m|ft|abbr=on}}||{{convert|120|m|ft|abbr=on}}||{{Sort|STR|[[Truss bridge|Truss]] Steel}}||<center> ''[[Arun River, China–Nepal|Arun River]]''</center>||2013||[[Leguwa]] - [[Jarayotar, Bhojpur|Jarayotar]] {{Coord|27|08|23.5|N|87|16|02.6|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Arun River Bridge}}||[[Province No. 1]]||<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.steel-bridges.com/existingbridge-arun-khola.htm3 |title=120 metre Arun River Steel Truss Bridge |website=steel-bridges.com }}</ref> |- | ||_row_count||[[New Mugling Bridge]]|| ||{{convert|120|m|ft|abbr=on}}||{{convert|160|m|ft|abbr=on}}||{{Sort|A|[[Arch bridge|Arch]] Concrete deck arch}}||<center>[[Prithvi Highway]] ''[[Trishuli River]]''</center>||2019||[[Mugling]] {{Coord|27|51|16.9|N|84|33|26.2|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=New Mugling Bridge}}||[[Gandaki Pradesh]] [[Bagmati Pradesh]]||<ref>{{cite web |url=https://jalapnepal.com/home |title=Mugling Arch Falsework (span 120m) |website=jalapnepal.com }}</ref> |}

Major footbridges

{| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! class="unsortable"| ! scope=col | ! scope=col |Name ! scope=col |Nepali ! scope=col |Span ! scope=col |Length ! scope=col width="100" |Type ! scope=col width="100" |Carries ''Crosses'' ! scope=col |Opened ! scope=col |Location ! scope=col |Province ! class="unsortable"|Ref. |- | ||_row_count||[[Kushma Bungy Footbridge]]|| ||{{convert|490|m|ft|abbr=on}}||{{convert|200|m|ft|abbr=on}}||{{Sort|S|[[Suspension bridge|Suspension]] Steel}}||<center>Footbridge ''[[Gandaki River]]''</center>|| ||[[Kusma, Nepal|Kusma]] - [[Narayansthan]] {{Coord|28|13|21.1|N|83|40|21.5|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Kushma Bungy Footbridge}}||[[Gandaki Pradesh]]||<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.highestbridges.com/wiki/index.php?title=Kushma_Bungy_Footbridge |title=Kushma Bungy Footbridge |website=highestbridges.com }}</ref> |- | ||_row_count||[[Kushma Mudikuwa Footbridge]]|| ||{{convert|359|m|ft|abbr=on}}||{{convert|117|m|ft|abbr=on}}||{{Sort|S|[[Suspension bridge|Suspension]] Steel}}||<center>Footbridge ''[[Modi Nadi]]''</center>|| ||[[Kusma, Nepal|Kusma]] - [[Mudikuwa]] {{Coord|28|12|07.4|N|83|40|21.3|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Kushma Mudikuwa Footbridge}}||[[Gandaki Pradesh]]||<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.highestbridges.com/wiki/index.php?title=Kushma_Mudikuwa_Footbridge |title=Kushma Mudikuwa Footbridge |website=highestbridges.com }}</ref> |- | ||_row_count||[[Triveni Garas Footbridge]]|| ||{{convert|350|m|ft|abbr=on}}|| ||{{Sort|S|[[Suspension bridge|Suspension]] Steel}}||<center>Footbridge ''[[Kamala River]]''</center>||2010||[[Dudhauli]] - [[Katari]] {{Coord|26|55|43.8|N|86|15|54.6|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Triveni Garas Footbridge}}||[[Bagmati Pradesh]] [[Province No. 1]]||<ref name ="NEPALTRAIL36">[[#NEPALTRAIL|Nepal Trail Bridge Record]], p.36</ref> |- | ||_row_count||[[Bunwajor Ghat II Footbridge]]|| ||{{convert|349|m|ft|abbr=on}}|| ||{{Sort|S|[[Suspension bridge|Suspension]] Steel}}||<center>Footbridge ''[[Dudh Koshi]]''</center>||1996||[[Bopun]] - [[Chaudandi]] {{Coord|26|54|09.3|N|86|55|16.2|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Bunwajor Ghat II Footbridge}}||[[Province No. 1]]||<ref name ="NEPALTRAIL29">[[#NEPALTRAIL|Nepal Trail Bridge Record]], p.29</ref> |- |[[File:Badagaun-Kaiyan trail bridge.jpg|150px]]||_row_count||[[Kushma Balewa Bridge]]|| ||{{convert|347|m|ft|abbr=on}}||{{convert|117|m|ft|abbr=on}}||{{Sort|S|[[Suspension bridge|Suspension]] Steel}}||<center>Footbridge ''[[Gandaki River]]''</center>|| ||[[Kusma, Nepal|Kusma]] - [[Narayansthan]] {{Coord|28|12|15.6|N|83|40|16.0|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Kushma Balewa Bridge}}||[[Gandaki Pradesh]]||<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.highestbridges.com/wiki/index.php?title=Kushma_Balewa_Footbridge |title=Kushma Balewa Footbridge |website=highestbridges.com }}</ref> |- |[[File:अग्लो पुल.jpg|150px]]||_row_count||[[Kushma-Gyadi Footbridge]]|| ||{{convert|344|m|ft|abbr=on}}||{{convert|117|m|ft|abbr=on}}||{{Sort|S|[[Suspension bridge|Suspension]] Steel}}||<center>Footbridge ''[[Modi Nadi]]''</center>|| ||[[Kusma, Nepal|Kusma]] {{Coord|28|12|33.6|N|83|40|42.1|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Kushma-Gyadi Footbridge}}||[[Gandaki Pradesh]]||<ref name ="NEPALTRAIL80">[[#NEPALTRAIL|Nepal Trail Bridge Record]], p.80</ref> <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.highestbridges.com/wiki/index.php?title=Kushma_Gyadi_Footbridge |title=Kushma Gyadi Footbridge |website=highestbridges.com }}</ref> |- | ||_row_count||[[Sheramalakot Footbridge]]|| ||{{convert|336|m|ft|abbr=on}}|| ||{{Sort|S|[[Suspension bridge|Suspension]] Steel}}||<center>Footbridge ''[[Tadi River]]''</center>||2011|| || ||<ref name ="NEPALTRAIL54">[[#NEPALTRAIL|Nepal Trail Bridge Record]], p.54</ref> |- | ||_row_count||[[Budhsingaratmate Footbridge]]|| ||{{convert|311|m|ft|abbr=on}}|| ||{{Sort|S|[[Suspension bridge|Suspension]] Steel}}||<center>Footbridge ''[[Trishuli River]]''</center>||2011||[[Ratmate]] - [[Budhsing]] {{Coord|27|51|28.2|N|85|03|28.6|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Budhsingaratmate Footbridge}}||[[Bagmati Pradesh]]||<ref name ="NEPALTRAIL54"/> |- | ||_row_count||[[Leguwa Ghat Footbridge]]|| ||{{convert|310|m|ft|abbr=on}}|| ||{{Sort|S|[[Suspension bridge|Suspension]] Steel}}||<center>Footbridge ''[[Arun River, China–Nepal|Arun River]]''</center>||1982||[[Leguwa]] - [[Jarayotar, Bhojpur|Jarayotar]] {{Coord|27|08|44.5|N|87|16|16.3|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Leguwa Ghat Footbridge}}||[[Province No. 1]]||<ref name ="NEPALTRAIL20">[[#NEPALTRAIL|Nepal Trail Bridge Record]], p.20</ref> |}

Notes and references

Notes

Nicolas Janberg. "International Database for Civil and Structural Engineering". Structurae.com.

Others references

External links

"Locals Roads Bridge Programme". lrbpnepal.org. Government of Nepal.
"Nepal Trail Bridges". nepaltrailbridges.org. Archived from the original on October 2008.
"Ropeway Nepal". ropewaynepal.com.
"Harper Bridges". harperbridges.com. Archived from the original on February 2012.
"Suspension Bridges of Nepal". bridgemeister.com.
"Category: Bridges in Nepal". highestbridges.com.

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