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Lalon Shah Bridge

Coordinates: 24°03′55″N 89°01′48″E / 24.0654°N 89.0300°E / 24.0654; 89.0300
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Lalon Shah Bridge
লালন শাহ সেতু
Coordinates24°03′54″N 89°01′45″E / 24.065°N 89.029167°E / 24.065; 89.029167
CrossesPadma
LocalePabna and Kushtia
Characteristics
DesignBox girder bridge
MaterialPrestressed concrete
Total length1.8 km (1.1 mi)
Width18.10 m (59.4 ft)
History
DesignerRendel Palmer and Tritton [1]
Constructed byChina Major Bridge Engineering Company Limited[2]
Opened18 May 2004
Statistics
TollYes
Location
Map

Lalon Shah Bridge (Bengali: লালন শাহ সেতু), locally known as Pakshey Bridge, is a road bridge in Bangladesh over the river Padma. The bridge connects Ishwardi Upazila of Pabna on the east, and Bheramara Upazila of Kushtia on the west. It was constructed by China Major Bridge Engineering Co. Ltd and was opened in 2004.[3] The bridge is named after early 19th-century mystic poet Lalon Shah of Chhewuriya, Kushtia District.

Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant, Hardinge Bridge, and Lalon Shah Bridge at the same frame on a moonlit night

The bridge is 1,800 metres (5,900 ft) long [1] and is the third longest road bridge of the country, after the Padma Multipurpose Bridge and Bangabandhu Bridge.[3] It is on the N704. It provides important road connection to Mongla port of Khulna District in the south from Rajshahi division and Rangpur division, the northern part of Bangladesh.

It is situated parallel to and south (downstream) of Hardinge Bridge.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Lalon Shah Bridge". Structurae. 22 July 2014. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  2. ^ "Lalon Shah Bridge". Heidelberg cement. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  3. ^ a b হোসেন, আনোয়ার (5 June 2022). "পদ্মার বুকে সবচেয়ে বড় সেতু". Prothomalo (in Bengali). Retrieved 8 September 2024.

24°03′55″N 89°01′48″E / 24.0654°N 89.0300°E / 24.0654; 89.0300