Hardinge Bridge হার্ডিঞ্জ সেতু | |
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Coordinates | 24°04′04″N 89°01′45″E / 24.06778°N 89.02917°E |
Carries | Broad-Gauge Rail-line |
Crosses | Padma River |
Locale | Pabna District & Kushtia District, Bangladesh |
Characteristics | |
Design | Truss bridge |
Total length | 1,798.32 m (5,900 ft) |
History | |
Designer | A M Rendel[1] |
Constructed by | Braithwaite and Kirk[1] |
Opened | 4 March 1915 |
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Hardinge Bridge is a steel railway truss bridge over the Padma River located at Ishwardi, Pabna and Bheramara, and Kushtia in Bangladesh. It is named after Lord Hardinge, who was the Viceroy of India from 1910 to 1916. The bridge is 1.8 km (1.1 mi) long.[2]