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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
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Lalon Shah Bridge (Bengali: লালন শাহ সেতু), locally known as Pakshey Bridge road bridge in Bangladesh over the river Padma, constructed by China Major Bridge Engineering Co., Ltd., situated between Ishwardi Upazila of Pabna on the east, and Bheramara Upazila of Kushtia on the west. Named after early 19th-century mystic poet Lalon Shah of Chhewuriya, Kushtia District, the bridge was completed in 2004.

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.[citation needed] 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.[citation needed]

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.

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