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The Victoria Bridge, also known as Jhelum Bridge ( ur, ), is situated between
Jhelum Jhelum ( Punjabi and ur, ) is a city on the east bank of the Jhelum River, which is located in the district of Jhelum in the north of Punjab province, Pakistan. It is the 44th largest city of Pakistan by population. Jhelum is known for p ...
and
Sarai Alamgir Sarai Alamgir ( pnb, ) is the main town of Sarai Alamgir Tehsil, located in the Gujrat district in the north of the Punjab province of Pakistan. Sarai Alamgir is one of four tehsils of Gujrat district. Sarai Alamgir covers on the eastern ba ...
on Jhelum River in Pakistan.


History

The bridge was built in 1878 by the British engineer William St. John Galwey. It is composed of iron trusses over many concrete piers. It has single railway track and a road on one side of the track.


References

{{Coord, 32.9193, N, 73.7365, E, type:landmark_region:PK, display=title Bridges in Pakistan Road-rail bridges in Pakistan Bridges over the Jhelum River 1878 establishments in British India