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Hardinge
Bridge
is
a
railway
bridge
connecting
Pakshi
in
Ishwardi
Upazila
of
Pabna
District
to
Bhemara
Upazila
of
Kushtia
District
in
Bangladesh.
It
is
known
as
the
longest
railway
bridge
in
Bangladesh.
This
bridge
is
located
on
the
river
Padma
south
of
Pakshi
railway
station
in
Pabna
district.
The
construction
period
of
this
bridge
was
1909-1915.
The
bridge
was
named
after
the
then
Viceroy
Lord
Hardinge.
The
length
of
Hardinge
Bridge
is
1,798.32
meters
or
5894
feet
or
1.8
km.
It
has
two
broad-gauge
railway
lines.
In
1889,
the
then
undivided
Government
of
India
proposed
to
build
a
bridge
over
the
Padma
River
to
facilitate
Kolkata's
communication
with
Assam,
Tripura,
Nagaland
and
North
Bengal.
Later,
in
1908,
British
engineer
Sir
Robert
Gales
took
responsibility
for
the
construction
of
the
bridge
after
getting
the
permission
to
build
it.
In
1909,
the
survey
for
the
construction
of
the
bridge
was
started.
In
1910-11
AD,
dams
were
constructed
to
protect
bridges
on
both
banks
of
the
Padma.
The
construction
of
the
guide
bank
of
the
bridge
started
in
1912
AD.
Along
with
this,
the
construction
of
the
bridge
girder
started.
Wells
are
dug
for
construction
of
girders.
24
thousand
workers
worked
tirelessly
for
5
years
and
completed
the
construction
of
the
bridge
in
1915
AD.
Lord
Hardinge
was
the
then
Viceroy
of
undivided
India.
The
bridge
was
named
Hardinge
Bridge
after
him.
3
crore
51
lakh
32
thousand
1
hundred
and
64
rupees
were
spent
on
the
construction
of
the
bridge.
The
length
of
the
bridge
is
5
thousand
8
hundred
feet.
The
bridge
has
15
spans.
During
the
Liberation
War
in
1971
AD,
the
span
number
12
was
damaged
when
a
bomb
was
dropped
on
the
bridge.
which
have
since
been
repaired.
Hardinge
Bridge
is
located
on
the
Padmani
River
in
Ishwardi
Bheramara
border.
Only
trains
pass
through
the
bridge.
Bangladesh
Railway
is
in
charge
of
maintenance
and
safety
of
the
bridge.
The
year
2015
marks
the
centenary
of
the
construction
of
the
Hardinge
Bridge.
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