Hardinge Bridge
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Hardinge Bridge is a historic steel railway bridge in Bangladesh, renowned for its colonial-era engineering and strategic importance on the main rail route across the Padma River.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hardinge Bridge canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic site
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railway bridge ⓘ steel bridge ⓘ truss bridge ⓘ |
| builder | British colonial administration ⓘ |
| builtDuring | British India era ⓘ |
| category |
Bridges in Bangladesh
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Bridges over the Padma River ⓘ Railway bridges in Asia ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate |
1910
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early 20th century ⓘ |
| country |
People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
ⓘ
surface form:
Bangladesh
|
| crosses | Padma River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| design | steel truss ⓘ |
| function | carries railway traffic across the Padma River ⓘ |
| hasTrafficType | rail-only ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | considered a landmark of Bangladesh’s railway history ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
example of colonial-era engineering in the Indian subcontinent
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one of the earliest major steel railway bridges over the Padma River ⓘ |
| length |
approximately 1,800 metres
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approximately 1.8 kilometres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kushtia District
NERFINISHED
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Pabna District NERFINISHED ⓘ Rajshahi Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Bheramara
NERFINISHED
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Pakshi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | main rail corridor linking Khulna region with northern Bangladesh ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Bangladesh Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | steel ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Charles Hardinge, 1st Baron Hardinge of Penshurst
NERFINISHED
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Lord Hardinge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyStructure | Lalon Shah Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
colonial-era steel truss construction
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role in connecting different regions of Bangladesh by rail ⓘ |
| numberOfSpans | multiple steel truss spans ⓘ |
| onRailLine | main rail route between western and northern Bangladesh and the rest of the country ⓘ |
| openingDate |
1915
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British colonial period ⓘ |
| partOf | Bangladesh Railway network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionServed |
northern Bangladesh
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western Bangladesh ⓘ |
| riverSystem | Ganges–Padma river system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
key rail link between north and south-western Bangladesh
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major crossing on the main rail route across the Padma River ⓘ |
| usedFor |
freight trains
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passenger trains ⓘ |
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