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Kotri Bridge ( ur, ) 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 was constructed for railway traffic side by side to old bridge. It is known as Mehran Railway 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 ( ur, ) is a road-rail bridge situated between Kotri
Kotri ( sd, ڪوٽڙي, ur, ) 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 29th largest city in Pakistan by population.
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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 was constructed for railway traffic side by side to old bridge. It is known as Mehran Railway 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 was inaugurated by Ghulam Muhammad. It is used to c ...
(some miles upstream)
* Kotri Junction Railway Station
Kotri Junction railway station ( ur, , sd, ڪوٽڙي جنکشن ريلوي اسٽيشن) is located in Kotri city, Jamshoro District, Jamshoro district of Sindh province, Pakistan.
History
Kotri Junction station is among the oldest railway st ...
References
{{Coord, 25.37266, N, 68.31311, E, type:landmark_region:PK, display=title Bridges in Sindh Road-rail bridges in Pakistan Bridges over the Indus River 1900s establishments in British India