Lalon Shah Bridge

Lalon Shah Bridge
লালন শাহ সেতু
Lalon Shah Bridge ; লালন শাহ সেতু
Crosses	Padma
Locale	Pabna and Kushtia
Characteristics
Design	Box girder bridge
Material	Prestressed concrete
Total length	1.8 km (1.1 mi)
Width	18.10 m (59.4 ft)
History
Designer	Rendel Palmer and Tritton
Constructed by	China Major Bridge Engineering Company Limited
Opened	18 May 2004
Statistics
Toll	Yes

Lalon Shah Bridge (Bengali: লালন শাহ সেতু), locally known as Pakshey Bridge is a road bridge in Bangladesh over the river Padma, 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.

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

^ ^a ^b "Lalon Shah Bridge". Structurae. 22 July 2014. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
^ "Lalon Shah Bridge". Heidelberg cement. Retrieved 15 August 2018.

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

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[str-1] "Lalon Shah Bridge". Structurae. 22 July 2014. Retrieved 17 October 2014.

[2] "Lalon Shah Bridge". Heidelberg cement. Retrieved 15 August 2018.

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