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Kotri Bridge () is a road-rail bridge situated between
It has single railway track and roads on either side of railway track. In the early 1980s another railway bridge, known as Mehran Railway Bridge, was constructed alongside the old bridge. Kotri Bridge is still in use for one-way railway and two-way road traffic.Another bridge in danger
Publisher: PakTribune. Published: 15 November 2006, Retrieved on 3 July 2013
Kotri Bridge () is a road-rail bridge situated between Kotri
Kotri (, ) is a city and the headquarters of the Kotri Taluka of Jamshoro District of Sindh province in Pakistan. Located on the right bank of the Indus River, it is the 118th most populous city in Pakistan.
Name
The name ''Koṭri'' is the d ...
and Hyderabad
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on Indus River
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in Sindh
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, Pakistan
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.
History
It was opened to traffic on 25 May 1900 and was reconstructed in 1931. It stretches over five spans and the total length of the bridge is .
It has single railway track and roads on either side of railway track. In the early 1980s another railway bridge, known as Mehran Railway Bridge, was constructed alongside the old bridge. Kotri Bridge is still in use for one-way railway and two-way road traffic.Publisher: PakTribune. Published: 15 November 2006, Retrieved on 3 July 2013
See also
*Kotri Barrage
Kotri Barrage, also known as the Ghulam Muhammad Barrage, is a barrage on the Indus River between Jamshoro and Hyderabad in the Sindh province of Pakistan. The barrage was completed in 1955 and inaugurated by Ghulam Muhammad, then governor-gen ...
(some miles upstream)
* Kotri Junction Railway Station
Kotri Junction Railway Station (, ) of Pakistan Railways is located in Kotri city, Jamshoro District, Jamshoro district of Sindh province, Pakistan.
History
Kotri Junction station is among the oldest railway stations in Pakistan. It served as th ...
References
Bridges in Sindh Road-rail bridges in Pakistan Bridges over the Indus River 1900 establishments in British India {{pakistan-bridge-struct-stub