List of bridges in Pakistan

Historical and architectural interest bridges

Name Urdu Distinction Length Type Carries
Crosses
Opened Location Province Ref.
Chuha Gujar Bridge91 m (299 ft)Masonry
12 arches
Chowa Gujar Lar
Bara River
1629Peshawar
33°59′45.5″N 71°37′33.4″E
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa[1]
Pul Shah DaulaMasonry
5 arches
Grand Trunk Road
Degh Nala
Pul Shahdaula
31°54′11.3″N 74°20′23.3″E
Punjab[2]
Bridge (Sabzi Mandi Road)Masonry
1 arch
Sabzi Mandi Road
Bara River
Peshawar
34°00′56.2″N 71°38′48.1″E
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Kohala BridgePopular for picnics organized under its arch (Kohala Picnic Point)Masonry
1 arch

NearJhelum River
Kohala
34°05′48.1″N 73°29′50.6″E
Punjab[3]
Attock Bridgeاٹک پلTruss
2 levels, steel
Railway
Grand Trunk Road
Indus River
1883
1929
Attock
33°52′20.8″N 72°14′13.0″E
Punjab[S 1]
[4]
Danyor Suspension Bridge155 m (509 ft)Suspension
Wooden deck
KKH - Gilgit Road
Hunza River
Gilgit - Danyor
35°55′30.4″N 74°22′20.5″E
Gilgit-Baltistan[S 2]
[5]
Hussaini Suspension BridgeRenowned as one of the most dangerous bridges in the world193 m (633 ft)Suspension
Wooden deck
Footbridge
Hunza River
1970Hussaini
36°25′25.7″N 74°52′57.1″E
Gilgit-Baltistan[6]
[7]
Kowardo Suspension BridgeSuspension
Wooden deck, concrete pylons

Indus River
Skardu
35°21′37.7″N 75°33′35.7″E
Gilgit-Baltistan

Major bridges

{| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! class="unsortable"| ! scope=col | ! scope=col |Name ! scope=col |Urdu ! scope=col |Span ! scope=col |Length ! scope=col width="115" |Type ! scope=col width="115" |Carries<br />''Crosses'' ! scope=col |Opened ! scope=col |Location ! scope=col |Province ! class="unsortable"|Ref. |- |- |[[File:Ayub.jpg|150px]]||_row_count||[[Ayub Bridge]]||{{lang|ur|ایوب پل}}||{{convert|246|m|ft|abbr=on}}||{{convert|310|m|ft|abbr=on}}||<small>{{Sort|A|[[Arch bridge|Arch]]<br />Steel through arch}}</small>||<center><small>Sukkur Railway - Rohri Railway<br />''[[Indus River]]''</small></center>||1962||[[Sukkur]] - [[Rohri]]<br /><small>{{Coord|27|41|38.0|N|68|53|17.7|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Ayub Bridge}}</small>||[[Sindh]]||<ref name="lansdowneayub" group="Note">Originally, the Lansdowne Bridge was railway, the Ayub bridge took over after its entry into service in 1962 and the old bridge was then used for road traffic</ref><br /><ref group=S>{{cite web |url=https://structurae.net/en/structures/ayub-bridge | title=Ayub Bridge}}</ref> |- |[[File:SukkurBridge.jpg|150px]]||_row_count||[[Lansdowne Bridge (Pakistan)]]||{{lang|ur|لینسڈائون پل}}||{{convert|244|m|ft|abbr=on}}|| ||<small>{{Sort|CA|[[Cantilever bridge|Cantilever]]<br />Steel}}</small>||<center><small>Saleh Pat Road - Royal Road<br />''[[Indus River]]''</small></center>||1889||[[Sukkur]] - [[Rohri]]<br /><small>{{Coord|27|41|37.9|N|68|53|18.5|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Lansdowne Bridge (Pakistan)}}</small>||[[Sindh]]||<ref name="lansdowneayub" group="Note"/><br /><ref group=S>{{cite web |url=https://structurae.net/en/structures/landsdown-bridge | title=Landsdown Bridge}}</ref> |- |||_row_count||[[New Khairabad Bridge]]|| ||{{convert|200|m|ft|abbr=on}} <small>(x2)</small>||{{convert|701|m|ft|abbr=on}}||<small>{{Sort|BG|[[Box girder bridge|Box girder]]<br />Prestressed concrete}}</small>||<center><small>[[Grand Trunk Road]]<br />[[N-5 National Highway]]<br />''[[Indus River]]''</small></center>||2004||[[Attock]]<br /><small>{{Coord|33|53|53.3|N|72|14|04.5|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=New Khairabad Bridge}}</small>||[[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]]||<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aa-associates.com/bridge-design-survey-consultancy-supervision/khairabad-bridge-over-river-indus-cantilver-box-girder-from-chablat-nowshera-n-5-fo.html |title=Khairabad Bridge Over River Indus (Cantilver Box Girder) from Chablat Nowshera (N-5) for NHA |website=aa-associates.com }}</ref> |- |[[File:Under construction Bridge on Neelum River - panoramio.jpg|150px]]||_row_count||[[Earthquake Memorial Bridge]]|| ||{{convert|122|m|ft|abbr=on}} <small>(x2)</small>||{{convert|414|m|ft|abbr=on}}||<small>{{Sort|EX|[[Extradosed bridge|Extradosed]]<br />Concrete box girder deck, concrete pylon}}</small>||<center><small>[[S-2 Strategic Highway]]<br />''[[Jhelum River]]''</small></center>|| ||[[Muzaffarabad]]<br /><small>{{Coord|34|20|53.3|N|73|27|49.6|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Earthquake Memorial Bridge}}</small>||[[Azad Kashmir]]||<ref group=S>{{cite web |url=https://structurae.net/en/structures/naluchi-bridge | title=Naluchi Bridge}}</ref><br /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aec-inc.jp/index-6-06E.htm |title=The Project for Construction of Naluchi Bridge, Muzaffarabad (2007, Islamic Republic of Pakistan) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131218101456/http://www.aec-inc.jp/index-6-06E.htm |archive-date=December 2013 |website=aec-inc.jp }}</ref> |- |[[File:New bridge over Mangla dam.jpg|150px]]||_row_count||[[Dhangalli New Bridge]]|| || ||{{convert|340|m|ft|abbr=on}}||<small>{{Sort|BG|[[Box girder bridge|Box girder]]<br />Prestressed concrete}}</small>||<center><small>Sahara Kashmir Road<br />''[[Jhelum River]]''</small></center>|| ||[[Pallal Mallahan]]<br /><small>{{Coord|33|21|37.9|N|73|34|03.1|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Dhangalli New Bridge}}</small>||[[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]]<br />[[Azad Kashmir]]||<ref>{{cite web |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/165306/bridging-the-distance-dhangali-bridge-over-jhelum-river-completed/ |title=Bridging the distance: Dhangali bridge over Jhelum River completed |date=May 2011 |website=tribune.com.pk }}</ref> |- | ||_row_count||[[New Khushal Garh Bridge]]|| || ||{{convert|373|m|ft|abbr=on}}||<small>{{Sort|BG|[[Box girder bridge|Box girder]]<br />Prestressed concrete}}</small>||<center><small>[[N-80 National Highway]]<br />''[[Indus River]]''</small></center>||2016||[[Kushalgarh, Pakistan|Kushalgarh]] - [[Bhandarbara, Pakistan|Bhandarbara]]<br /><small>{{Coord|33|28|53.4|N|71|54|33.6|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=New Khushal Garh Bridge}}</small>||[[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]]<br />[[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]]||<ref>{{cite web |url=https://reconnectingasia.csis.org/database/projects/khushal-garh-bridge-n-80/55dfbfde-7c7a-4bfe-8cd2-bd29ec584a6c/ |title=Khushal Garh Bridge (N-80) |website=reconnectingasia.csis.org }}</ref> |- |[[File:Bridge (view from NWFP side).jpg|150px]]||_row_count||[[Khushal Garh Bridge]]|| || || ||<small>{{Sort|TR|[[Truss bridge|Truss]]<br />2 levels, steel}}</small>||<center><small>[[Khushalgarh–Kohat–Thal Railway]]<br />Old Kohat Road<br />''[[Indus River]]''</small></center>||1907||[[Kushalgarh, Pakistan|Kushalgarh]] - [[Bhandarbara, Pakistan|Bhandarbara]]<br /><small>{{Coord|33|28|49.3|N|71|54|33.0|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Khushal Garh Bridge}}</small>||[[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]]<br />[[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]]||<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pakistanrail.tripod.com/bridges.html |title=Railway Bridges in Pakistan |website=pakistanrail.tripod.com }}</ref> |- |[[File:KarakoramHighway2-2.jpg|150px]]||_row_count||[[Suspension Bridge (Sazin)]]|| || || ||<small>{{Sort|S|[[Suspension bridge|Suspension]]<br />Steel truss deck, steel pylons}}</small>||<center><small>Tangir River Valley Road<br />''[[Indus River]]''</small></center>|| ||[[Sazin, Pakistan|Sazin]]<br /><small>{{Coord|35|31|55.7|N|73|30|35.4|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Suspension Bridge (Sazin)}}</small>||[[Gilgit-Baltistan]]<br />[[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]]|| |- |[[File:A fresh stream joins the might Indus River..JPG|150px]]||_row_count||[[Suspension Bridge (Kandia)]]|| || || ||<small>{{Sort|S|[[Suspension bridge|Suspension]]<br />Steel box girder deck, steel pylons}}</small>||<center><small>Kandia River Road<br />''[[Indus River]]''</small></center>|| ||[[Kandia, Pakistan|Kandia]]<br /><small>{{Coord|35|25|57.1|N|73|12|16.4|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Suspension Bridge (Kandia)}}</small>||[[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]]|| |- |[[File:Noshera, Khyber Pakhtun Khuwa, Pakistan2.jpg|150px]]||_row_count||[[Khairabad Bridge]]|| || || ||<small>{{Sort|BG|[[Box girder bridge|Box girder]]<br />Prestressed concrete}}</small>||<center><small>[[Grand Trunk Road]]<br />[[N-5 National Highway]]<br />''[[Indus River]]''</small></center>|| ||[[Attock]]<br /><small>{{Coord|33|53|48.8|N|72|14|02.3|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Khairabad Bridge}}</small>||[[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]]|| |- | ||_row_count||[[Palak Bridge]]|| || || ||<small>{{Sort|TR|[[Truss bridge|Truss]]<br />Steel}}</small>||<center><small>Dadyal - Mirpur Road (Kotli Road)<br />''[[Poonch River]]''</small></center>|| ||[[Khadamabad, Pakistan|Khadamabad]]<br /><small>{{Coord|33|20|27.2|N|73|45|12.7|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Palak Bridge}}</small>||[[Azad Kashmir]]|| |- |[[File:Kohala1.JPG|150px]]||_row_count||[[Kohala Bridge|New Kohala Bridge]]|| || || ||<small>{{Sort|S|[[Suspension bridge|Suspension]]<br />Steel box girder deck, steel pylons}}</small>||<center><small>[[N-75 National Highway]]<br />[[S-2 Strategic Highway]]<br />''[[Jhelum River]]''</small></center>|| ||[[Kohala, Pakistan|Kohala]] - [[Bakot]]<br /><small>{{Coord|34|05|46.7|N|73|29|56.5|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=New Kohala Bridge}}</small>||[[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]]<br />[[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]]|| |- |[[File:2007 08 25 Pakistan Karakoram Highway IMG 8604.jpg|150px]]||_row_count||[[Youyi Bridge]]||{{lang|ur|دوستی کا پل}}|| || ||<small>{{Sort|S|[[Suspension bridge|Suspension]]<br />Steel truss deck, concrete pylons}}</small>||<center><small>[[Karakoram Highway]]<br />''[[Indus River]]''</small></center>||1978||[[Thakot]] - [[Dandai]]<br /><small>{{Coord|34|48|14.4|N|72|56|10.7|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Youyi Bridge}}</small>||[[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]]||<ref>{{cite web |url=http://en.people.cn/200408/19/eng20040819_153797.html |title=Inauguration ceremony for Youyi (Friendship) Bridge in Pakistan |website=en.people.cn }}</ref> |- |[[File:Ghizer Ghahkoch.jpg|150px]]||_row_count||[[Kanchey Bridge]]|| || || ||<small>{{Sort|S|[[Suspension bridge|Suspension]]<br />Steel truss deck}}</small>||<center><small> <br />''[[Gilgit River]]''</small></center>|| ||[[Gahkuch]]<br /><small>{{Coord|36|10|21.8|N|73|48|51.9|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Kanchey Bridge}}</small>||[[Gilgit-Baltistan]]|| |}

Alphabetical list

This is a list of road flyovers, road overpasses, road and railway bridges in Pakistan.

Notes and References

  • Notes
    • Nicolas Janberg. "International Database for Civil and Structural Engineering". Structurae.com.
    • Others references
    1. "Heritage site: Mughal bridge still stands tall over Bara River". tribune.com.pk.
    2. "Pul Shah Daula". meemainseen.com.
    3. "Muree, A City in Clouds - River Neelam". eatntravel.pk. Archived from the original on September 2009.
    4. "Railway Bridge on Indus at Attock". pakistaniat.com.
    5. "Declared unsafe: Danyore bridge closed to traffic". tribune.com.pk. July 2012.
    6. "Tourist Attraction - Suspension bridge". hussainipk.piczo.com. Archived from the original on May 2014.
    7. "Hussaini Bridge". northerners.pk.

    See also

    Further reading

    • Prade, Marcel (1990). Les Grands Ponts du Monde : Ponts Remarquables Hors d'Europe (in French). Poitiers: Brissaud. ISBN 2-902170-68-8.
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