Lalon Shah Bridge

Lalon Shah Bridge (Bengali: লালন শাহ সেতু), locally known as Pakshey Bridge is a road bridge in Bangladesh over the river Padma, situated between Ishwardi Upazila of Pabna on the east, and Bheramara Upazila of Kushtia on the west. Named after early 19th-century mystic poet Lalon Shah of Chhewuriya, Kushtia District, the bridge was completed in 2004.

Lalon Shah Bridge লালন শাহ সেতু
Coordinates	24°03′54″N 89°01′45″E / 24.065°N 89.029167°E / 24.065; 89.029167
Crosses	Padma
Locale	Pabna and Kushtia
Characteristics
Design	Box girder bridge
Material	Prestressed concrete
Total length	1.8 km (1.1 mi)
Width	18.10 m (59.4 ft)
History
Designer	Rendel Palmer and Tritton ^[1]
Constructed by	China Major Bridge Engineering Company Limited^[2]
Opened	18 May 2004
Statistics
Toll	Yes
Location

The bridge is 1,800 metres (5,900 ft) long ^[1] and is the third longest road bridge of the country, after the Padma Multipurpose Bridge and Bangabandhu Bridge.^{[citation needed]} It is on the N704. It provides important road connection to Mongla port of Khulna District in the south from Rajshahi division and Rangpur division, the northern part of Bangladesh.^{[citation needed]}

It is situated parallel to and south (downstream) of Hardinge Bridge.

References

 

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lalon Shah Bridge.

1. "Lalon Shah Bridge". Structurae. 22 July 2014. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
2. "Lalon Shah Bridge". Heidelberg cement. Retrieved 15 August 2018.

Coordinates: 24°03′55″N 89°01′48″E / 24.0654°N 89.0300°E / 24.0654; 89.0300