Bariura Old Bridge () or Hatirpool () is one of the ancient bridges in
Sarail Upazila
Sarail () is an upazila of Brahmanbaria District located in the Chittagong Division and near the Dhaka Division, Bangladesh.
History
The leader of the Baro-Bhuiyan zamindars, Isa Khan, had his first and temporary capital situated in Sarail. Dur ...
of
Brahmanbaria District
Brahmanbaria District () is a district in eastern Bangladesh located in the Chittagong Division. Geographically, it is mostly farmland and is topographically part of the Gangetic Plain. It is bounded by the districts of Kishoreganj District, Kish ...
, and is located north of
Brahmanbaria.
It was built during
Mughal Empire
The Mughal Empire was an Early modern period, early modern empire in South Asia. At its peak, the empire stretched from the outer fringes of the Indus River Basin in the west, northern Afghanistan in the northwest, and Kashmir in the north, to ...
at Bariura, adjacent to the Dhaka-Sylhet highway.
Construction
Brick, lime and concrete based old bridge built in 16th-century to connect the land of
Sarail and
Shahbajpur.
History
The Bariura Bridge was built by Dewan Shahbaz Khan during his time in office in 1650.
The bridge was built over the canal mainly for elephants to pass and it was therefore known as "Elephant's Bridge". The Dewans used to travel by the elephant along this road and also took rest near this bridge.
The Bridge was deserted for a long time and covered by brush. Today, the canal flow has been changed by
Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation
Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) is a state-owned transport corporation of Bangladesh. It was established under the Government Ordinance No.7 of 1961 dated 4 February 1961. Following the independence of Bangladesh in 1971, it assumed i ...
(BRTC) in the south to save the bridge by founding a modern bridge near the spot.
The old Bridge is now under care of the Bangladesh
Department of Archaeology.
Gallery
Bariura Old Bridge 6.jpg
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See also
*
List of archaeological sites in Bangladesh
This article lists the archeological sites in Bangladesh. Below is a division-wise overview of some notable archaeological sites.
Dhaka Division Dhaka
* Ahsan Manzil
* Armenian Church, Dhaka
* Bara Katra
* Bhajahari Lodge
* Buckland Bund
* ...
References
{{Archaeological sites in Chittagong division
Bridges in Bangladesh
Buildings and structures in Chittagong Division
Brahmanbaria District
History of Chittagong Division
16th-century architecture
Buildings and structures of the Mughal Empire
Archaeological sites in Brahmanbaria district