Lansdowne Bridge (Pakistan)
The Lansdowne Bridge (Sindhi لينسڊائون پل; Urdu: لینس ڈاؤن پل) over the Indus at Sukkur was one of the great engineering feats of the 19th century. The longest cantilever bridge ever built, it had to support the load of heavy steam locomotives. The bridge was inaugurated on March 25, 1889. The Ayub Bridge was built immediately adjacent to the bridge in 1962, to separate the road and Railway traffic. Hence the photographs of the Landsdown Bridge usually also show the Ayub Bridge.
Lansdowne Bridge لينسڊائون پل | |
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The View of Lansdowne Bridge without Ayub Bridge behind | |
| Coordinates | 27°41′37″N 68°53′18″E |
| Carries | Vehicles; rail until 1962. |
| Crosses | Indus River |
| Locale | Sukkur (west bank) and Rohri (east bank) |
| Official name | Lansdowne Bridge |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Cantilever truss |
| Material | Iron - Steel |
| Longest span | 790 feet |
| History | |
| Designer | Alexander Meadows Rendel |
| Construction start | 1887 |
| Construction end | 1889 |
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