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Empress Bridge

امپریس پل
Coordinates29°26′50″N 71°39′11″E / 29.447152°N 71.653175°E / 29.447152; 71.653175
CarriesKarachi–Peshawar Railway Line
CrossesSutlej River
LocaleAdamwahan / Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan
BeginsAdamwahan, Lodhran District
EndsBahawalpur District
Other name(s)Adamwahan Bridge, Sutlej Bridge
Named forQueen Victoria (as Empress of India)
OwnerPakistan Railways
Maintained byPakistan Railways
Characteristics
DesignIron truss
MaterialIron, bricks
Total length610 m (2,000 ft)
No. of spans8
Rail characteristics
No. of tracks2
History
DesignerRendel, Palmer and Tritton
Constructed byIndus Valley State Railway
Built1826
Opened1878
Rebuilt1929 (double-tracked)
Location
Map
Interactive map of Empress Bridge

The Empress Bridge, also known as Adamwahan Bridge, is a railway bridge over the Sutlej River that provides a rail link between Punjab and Sindh. It is named after Queen Victoria who held the title of Empress of India.[1]

History

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The bridge was originally commissioned in 1826 by the British during the reign of Bahawal Khan III to support the rail transport of goods and passengers. Its structural design used iron bars to form a single-track railway crossing.[2] It was designed by Irish engineer William St. John Galwey and was opened in 1878.[3][4]

In 1926, an upgrade project was initiated to increase the bridge’s carrying capacity. The consulting engineering firm Rendel, Palmer and Tritton converted the bridge from a single track to a double track by 1929.[2]

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In 2019, a historical novel Anwasi by Hafeez Khan, which focuses on the construction of the Empress Bridge over the Sutlej River in the late nineteenth century, was published.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Wex, B. P.; McIntosh, D. F. (1967). "Discussion: The Design of a High-Pressure Pipe Bridge over the River Sutlej in West Pakistan" (PDF). Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers. 37 (2): 325–347. doi:10.1680/iicep.1967.8413.
  2. ^ a b Zafar, Kashif (23 December 2016). "Withstanding nature's fury: British-era bridge still stands tall over Sutlej River". The Express Tribune.
  3. ^ Alvi, Pervaiz Munir (11 March 2011). "The Bridges of Pakistan".
  4. ^ Macrae, W. (1934). "Training-Works in Connection with the Shortening of the Empress Bridge over the River Sutlej". Minutes of the Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers. 237 (1934): 119–130. doi:10.1680/imotp.1934.15338.
  5. ^ "Historical tale of Empress Bridge captured in 'Anwasi'". The Express Tribune. 2 September 2019.