List of bridges in Pakistan

Historical and architectural interest bridges

{| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! class="unsortable"| ! scope=col | ! scope=col |Name ! scope=col |Urdu ! scope=col width="210" |Distinction ! 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. |- | ||_row_count||[[Chuha Gujar Bridge]]|| ||bgcolor="#FFFFFF"| ||{{convert|91|m|ft|abbr=on}}||<small>{{Sort|M|[[Masonry]]<br />12 arches}}</small>||<center><small>Chowa Gujar Lar<br />''[[Bara River]]''</small></center>||1629||[[Peshawar]]<br /><small>{{Coord|33|59|45.5|N|71|37|33.4|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Chuha Gujar Bridge}}</small>||[[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]]||<ref>{{cite web |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/638901/heritage-site-mughal-bridge-still-stands-tall-over-bara-river/ |title=Heritage site: Mughal bridge still stands tall over Bara River |website=tribune.com.pk }}</ref> |- |[[File:Pul Shah Daula (33658380704).jpg|150px]]||_row_count||[[Pul Shah Daula]]|| ||bgcolor="#FFFFFF"| || ||<small>{{Sort|M|[[Masonry]]<br />5 arches}}</small>||<center><small>[[Grand Trunk Road]]<br />''Degh Nala''</small></center>|| ||[[Pul Shahdaula]]<br /><small>{{Coord|31|54|11.3|N|74|20|23.3|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Pul Shah Daula}}</small>||[[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]]||<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.meemainseen.com/2017/05/pul-shah-daula/ |title=Pul Shah Daula |website=meemainseen.com }}</ref> |- |[[File:Bridge in Peshawar at Inqilab Road..jpg|150px]]||_row_count||[[Bridge (Sabzi Mandi Road)]]|| ||bgcolor="#FFFFFF"| || ||<small>{{Sort|M|[[Masonry]]<br />1 arch}}</small>||<center><small>[[Sabzi Mandi Road]]<br />''[[Bara River]]''</small></center>|| ||[[Peshawar]]<br /><small>{{Coord|34|00|56.2|N|71|38|48.1|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Bridge (Sabzi Mandi Road)}}</small>||[[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]]|| |- |[[File:Kohala Bridge2.JPG|150px]]||_row_count||[[Kohala Bridge]]|| ||bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|Popular for picnics organized under its arch (Kohala Picnic Point)|| ||<small>{{Sort|M|[[Masonry]]<br />1 arch}}</small>||<center><small> <br />Near''[[Jhelum River]]''</small></center>|| ||[[Kohala, Pakistan|Kohala]]<br /><small>{{Coord|34|05|48.1|N|73|29|50.6|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Kohala Bridge}}</small>||[[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]]||<ref>{{cite web |url=http://eatntravel.pk/2009/08/30/murree-a-city-in-clouds/ |title=Muree, A City in Clouds - River Neelam |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090921185654/http://eatntravel.pk/2009/08/30/murree-a-city-in-clouds/ |archive-date=September 2009 |website=eatntravel.pk }}</ref> |- |[[File:Bridge over the Indus, built 1880.jpg|150px]]||_row_count||[[Attock Bridge]]||{{lang|ur|اٹک پل}}||bgcolor="#FFFFFF"| || ||<small>{{Sort|TR|[[Truss bridge|Truss]]<br />2 levels, steel}}</small>||<center><small>Railway<br />[[Grand Trunk Road]]<br />''[[Indus River]]''</small></center>||1883<br />1929||[[Attock]]<br /><small>{{Coord|33|52|20.8|N|72|14|13.0|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Attock Bridge}}</small>||[[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]]||<ref group=S>{{cite web |url=https://structurae.net/en/structures/attock-old-bridge | title=Attock Old Bridge }}</ref><br /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://pakistaniat.com/2009/02/03/railway-bridge-on-indus-at-attock/ |title=Railway Bridge on Indus at Attock |website=pakistaniat.com }}</ref> |- |[[File:Bridge Danyor2.jpg|150px]]||_row_count||[[Danyor Suspension Bridge]]|| ||bgcolor="#FFFFFF"| ||{{convert|155|m|ft|abbr=on}}||<small>{{Sort|S|[[Suspension bridge|Suspension]]<br />Wooden deck}}</small>||<center><small>KKH - Gilgit Road<br />''[[Hunza River]]''</small></center>|| ||[[Gilgit]] - [[Danyor]]<br /><small>{{Coord|35|55|30.4|N|74|22|20.5|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Danyor Suspension Bridge}}</small>||[[Gilgit-Baltistan]]||<ref group=S>{{cite web |url=https://structurae.net/en/structures/gilgit-suspension-bridge | title=Gilgit Suspension Bridge}}</ref><br /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/412584/declared-unsafe-danyore-bridge-closed-to-traffic/ |title=Declared unsafe: Danyore bridge closed to traffic |date=July 2012 |website=tribune.com.pk }}</ref> |- |[[File:Hussaini Suspension Bridge -02 - Abdullah Zulfiqar.jpg|150px]]||_row_count||[[Hussaini Suspension Bridge]]|| ||bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|Renowned as one of the most dangerous bridges in the world||{{convert|193|m|ft|abbr=on}}||<small>{{Sort|S|[[Suspension bridge|Suspension]]<br />Wooden deck}}</small>||<center><small>Footbridge<br />''[[Hunza River]]''</small></center>||1970||[[Hussaini, Pakistan|Hussaini]]<br /><small>{{Coord|36|25|25.7|N|74|52|57.1|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Hussaini Suspension Bridge}}</small>||[[Gilgit-Baltistan]]||<ref>{{cite web |url=http://hussainipk.piczo.com/touristattraction?cr=5&linkvar=000044 |title=Tourist Attraction - Suspension bridge |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140504230139/http://hussainipk.piczo.com/touristattraction?cr=5&linkvar=000044 |archive-date=May 2014 |website=hussainipk.piczo.com }}</ref><br /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://northerners.pk/index.php/destinations/hussaini-bridge/ |title=Hussaini Bridge |website=northerners.pk }}</ref> |- |[[File:Kowardo Suspension bridge.jpg|150px]]||_row_count||[[Kowardo Suspension Bridge]]|| ||bgcolor="#FFFFFF"| || ||<small>{{Sort|S|[[Suspension bridge|Suspension]]<br />Wooden deck, concrete pylons}}</small>||<center><small> <br />''[[Indus River]]''</small></center>|| ||[[Skardu]]<br /><small>{{Coord|35|21|37.7|N|75|33|35.7|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Kowardo Suspension Bridge}}</small>||[[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

        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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