List of bridges in Pakistan

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This is a list of bridges in Pakistan.

Bridges of historical and architectural interest

Image Name Urdu Distinction Length Type Carries
Crosses 		Opened Location Province Ref.
Chuha Gujar Bridge 91 m (299 ft) Masonry
12 arches
Chowa Gujar Lar
Bara River
 1629 Peshawar
33°59′45.5″N 71°37′33.4″E / 33.995972°N 71.625944°E / 33.995972; 71.625944 (Chuha Gujar Bridge)		 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa [1][2]
Pul Shah Daula Masonry
5 arches
Grand Trunk Road
Degh Nala
 Pul Shahdaula
31°54′11.3″N 74°20′23.3″E / 31.903139°N 74.339806°E / 31.903139; 74.339806 (Pul Shah Daula)		 Punjab [3]
Bridge (Sabzi Mandi Road) Masonry
1 arch
Sabzi Mandi Road
Bara River
 Peshawar
34°00′56.2″N 71°38′48.1″E / 34.015611°N 71.646694°E / 34.015611; 71.646694 (Bridge (Sabzi Mandi Road))		 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Kohala Bridge Popular for picnics organized under its arch (Kohala Picnic Point) Masonry
1 arch

Near Jhelum River
 Kohala
34°05′48.1″N 73°29′50.6″E / 34.096694°N 73.497389°E / 34.096694; 73.497389 (Kohala Bridge)		 Punjab [4]
Attock Bridge اٹک پل 425 m (1,394 ft) Truss
2 levels, steel
Railway
Grand Trunk Road
Indus River
 1883
1929		 Attock
33°52′20.8″N 72°14′13.0″E / 33.872444°N 72.236944°E / 33.872444; 72.236944 (Attock Bridge)		 Punjab [S 1]
[5]
Danyor Suspension Bridge 155 m (509 ft) Suspension
Wooden deck
KKH - Gilgit Road
Hunza River
 Gilgit - Danyor
35°55′30.4″N 74°22′20.5″E / 35.925111°N 74.372361°E / 35.925111; 74.372361 (Danyor Suspension Bridge)		 Gilgit-Baltistan [S 2]
[6]
Hussaini Suspension Bridge Renowned as one of the most dangerous bridges in the world 194 m (636 ft) Simple suspension bridge
Wooden deck
Footbridge
Hunza River
 1968 Hussaini
36°25′25.7″N 74°52′57.1″E / 36.423806°N 74.882528°E / 36.423806; 74.882528 (Hussaini Suspension Bridge)		 Gilgit-Baltistan [7]
Bunji Bridge Simple suspension bridge

Indus River
 1893
2012		 Bunji
35°43′47″N 74°37′24″E / 35.729781°N 74.623359°E / 35.729781; 74.623359 (Bunji Bridge)		 Gilgit-Baltistan
Raikot Bridge Arch bridge

Indus River
 2013 Diamer
35°29′35.03″N 74°35′31.09″E / 35.4930639°N 74.5919694°E / 35.4930639; 74.5919694 (Raikot Bridge)		 Gilgit-Baltistan

Major bridges

Image # Name Urdu Span Length Type Carries
Crosses 		Opened Location Province Ref.
1 Lansdowne Bridge (Pakistan) لینسڈائون پل 250 m (820 ft) 250 m (820 ft) Cantilever
Steel
Saleh Pat Road–Royal Road
Indus River
 1889 Sukkur–Rohri
27°41′37.9″N 68°53′18.5″E / 27.693861°N 68.888472°E / 27.693861; 68.888472 (Lansdowne Bridge (Pakistan))		 Sindh [Note 1]
[S 3]
[8]
[9]
2 Ayub Bridge ایوب پل 246 m (807 ft) 310 m (1,020 ft) Arch
Steel through arch
Sukkur Railway–Rohri Railway
Indus River
 1962 Sukkur–Rohri
27°41′38.0″N 68°53′17.7″E / 27.693889°N 68.888250°E / 27.693889; 68.888250 (Ayub Bridge)		 Sindh [Note 1]
[S 4]
[10]
3 New Khairabad Bridge 200 m (660 ft) (x2) 701 m (2,300 ft) Box girder
Prestressed concrete
111+2x200+111
Grand Trunk Road
N-5 National Highway
Indus River
 2004 Attock
33°53′53.3″N 72°14′04.5″E / 33.898139°N 72.234583°E / 33.898139; 72.234583 (New Khairabad Bridge)		 Punjab [11][12]
4 Karot Bridge کروٹ پل 150 m (490 ft) 330 m (1,080 ft) Box girder
Prestressed concrete
Kotli Road
Jhelum River
 2019 Kahuta–Hollar
33°35′26.0″N 73°36′17.1″E / 33.590556°N 73.604750°E / 33.590556; 73.604750 (Karot Bridge)		 Punjab
Azad Kashmir		 [13]
5 Khushal Garh Bridge خوشحال گڑھ ریلوے پل 144 m (472 ft) 236 m (774 ft) Truss
2 levels, steel
144+92
Khushalgarh–Kohat–Thal Railway
Old Kohat Road
Indus River
 1907 Kushalgarh–Bhandarbara
33°28′50.2″N 71°54′34.3″E / 33.480611°N 71.909528°E / 33.480611; 71.909528 (Khushal Garh Bridge)		 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Punjab		 [14]
[15]
6 Earthquake Memorial Bridge زلزلہ یادگاری پل 122 m (400 ft) (x2) 473 m (1,552 ft) Extradosed
Concrete box girder deck, concrete pylon
2x122
S-2 Strategic Highway
Jhelum River
 2014 Muzaffarabad
34°20′53.3″N 73°27′49.6″E / 34.348139°N 73.463778°E / 34.348139; 73.463778 (Earthquake Memorial Bridge)		 Azad Kashmir [S 5]
[16]
[17]
[18]
7 Kund Bridge Besham 120 m (390 ft) 188 m (617 ft) Box girder
Prestressed concrete
34+120+34
Road bridge
Indus River
 Besham
34°54′22.8″N 72°51′58.5″E / 34.906333°N 72.866250°E / 34.906333; 72.866250 (Kund Bridge Besham)		 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa [19]
8 New Khushal Garh Bridge خوشحال گڑھ پل 373 m (1,224 ft) Box girder
Prestressed concrete
N-80 National Highway
Indus River
 2016 Kushalgarh–Bhandarbara
33°28′54.3″N 71°54′34.0″E / 33.481750°N 71.909444°E / 33.481750; 71.909444 (New Khushal Garh Bridge)		 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Punjab		 [20]
9 New Dhangali Bridge دھان گلی پل 340 m (1,120 ft) Box girder
Prestressed concrete
Sahara Kashmir Road
Jhelum River
 2011 Pallal Mallahan
33°21′37.7″N 73°34′04.7″E / 33.360472°N 73.567972°E / 33.360472; 73.567972 (New Dhangali Bridge)		 Punjab
Azad Kashmir		 [21]
10 New Thakot Bridge 234 m (768 ft) Box girder
Prestressed concrete
Karakoram Highway
Indus River
 Thakot–Dandai
34°48′13.4″N 72°56′08.0″E / 34.803722°N 72.935556°E / 34.803722; 72.935556 (New Thakot Bridge)		 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa [22]
11 Kowardo Suspension Bridge Suspension
Wooden deck, concrete pylons
Single lane
Indus River
 Skardu
35°21′37.7″N 75°33′35.7″E / 35.360472°N 75.559917°E / 35.360472; 75.559917 (Kowardo Suspension Bridge)		 Gilgit-Baltistan
12 Dhan Galli Bridge
dismantled		 دھان گلی پل Suspension
Wooden deck, concrete pylons
Sahara Kashmir Road
Single lane
Jhelum River
 Pallal Mallahan
33°21′40.6″N 73°34′04.1″E / 33.361278°N 73.567806°E / 33.361278; 73.567806 (Dhangali Bridge)		 Punjab
Azad Kashmir
13 Suspension Bridge (Sazin) Suspension
Steel truss deck, steel pylons
Tangir River Valley Road
Indus River
 Sazin
35°31′55.7″N 73°30′35.4″E / 35.532139°N 73.509833°E / 35.532139; 73.509833 (Suspension Bridge (Sazin))		 Gilgit-Baltistan
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
14 Suspension Bridge (Kandia) Suspension
Steel truss deck, steel pylons
Kandia River Road
Indus River
 Kandia
35°25′57.1″N 73°12′16.4″E / 35.432528°N 73.204556°E / 35.432528; 73.204556 (Suspension Bridge (Kandia))		 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
15 Khairabad Bridge Box girder
Prestressed concrete
Grand Trunk Road
N-5 National Highway
Indus River
 Attock
33°53′48.8″N 72°14′02.3″E / 33.896889°N 72.233972°E / 33.896889; 72.233972 (Khairabad Bridge)		 Punjab
16 Palak Bridge Truss
Steel
Dadyal–Mirpur Road (Kotli Road)
Poonch River
 Khadamabad
33°20′27.2″N 73°45′12.7″E / 33.340889°N 73.753528°E / 33.340889; 73.753528 (Palak Bridge)		 Azad Kashmir
17 New Kohala Bridge کوہالہ پل Box girder
Prestressed concrete
N-75 National Highway
S-2 Strategic Highway
Jhelum River
 Kohala–Bakot
34°05′46.7″N 73°29′56.5″E / 34.096306°N 73.499028°E / 34.096306; 73.499028 (New Kohala Bridge)		 Punjab
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
18 Youyi Bridge دوستی کا پل Suspension
Steel truss deck, concrete pylons
Karakoram Highway
Indus River
 Thakot–Dandai
34°48′14.5″N 72°56′11.5″E / 34.804028°N 72.936528°E / 34.804028; 72.936528 (Youyi Bridge)		 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa [23]
19 Kanchey Bridge Suspension
Steel truss deck

Gilgit River
 Gahkuch
36°10′21.8″N 73°48′51.9″E / 36.172722°N 73.814417°E / 36.172722; 73.814417 (Kanchey Bridge)		 Gilgit-Baltistan


Alphabetical list

This is a list of road flyovers, road overpasses, road and railway bridges in Pakistan.

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Notes and references

  • Notes
  1. ^ a b Originally, the Lansdowne Bridge was railway, the Ayub bridge took over after its entry into service in 1962 and the old bridge was then used for road traffic
  • Nicolas Janberg. "International Database for Civil and Structural Engineering". Structurae.com.
  1. ^ "Attock Old Bridge".
  2. ^ "Gilgit Suspension Bridge".
  3. ^ "Landsdown Bridge".
  4. ^ "Ayub Bridge".
  5. ^ "Naluchi Bridge".
  • Others references
  1. ^ "Heritage site: Mughal bridge still stands tall over Bara River". The Express Tribune. 29 November 2013.
  2. ^ Shinwari, Sher Alam (23 January 2019). "Mughal-era bridge still stands intact with past glory". Dawn Newspaper. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  3. ^ "Pul Shah Daula". meemainseen.com. 18 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Muree, A City in Clouds - River Neelam". eatntravel.pk. Archived from the original on 2009-09-21.
  5. ^ "Railway Bridge on Indus at Attock". pakistaniat.com. 4 February 2009.
  6. ^ "Declared unsafe: Danyore bridge closed to traffic". The Express Tribune. July 2012.
  7. ^ Nagri, Jamil (5 July 2022). "PM orders FWO to restore traffic on Skardu-Juglot road". Dawn.
  8. ^ Waddell, John Alexander Low (1916). "Fig.25m. Landsdowne Bridge over the Indus River at Sukkur. India". In John Wiley & Sons (ed.). Bridge engineering. Vol. 1 (1st ed.). p. 595. OL 23282798M.
  9. ^ Unwin, William Cawthorne (1911). "Bridges/History 2" . In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 4 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 541 & 542. (3) The Lansdowne bridge (completed 1889) at Sukkur, over the Indus.
  10. ^ "Ayub Bridge Replaces the Old Lansdowne Bridge on the Indus" (PDF). Engineering News. 7 (3). West Pakistan Engineering Congress: 5–6. September 1962.
  11. ^ "Khairabad Bridge Over River Indus (Cantilver Box Girder) from Chablat Nowshera (N-5) for NHA". Aa-associates.com - A.A. Associates. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  12. ^ "New Khairabad bridge over River Indus; a masterpiece of unique technology". Brecorder. 20 May 2004.
  13. ^ "Pakistan Karot Bridge built by ACEG is open to traffic". Aceg.com.cn - Anhui Construction Engineering Group. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  14. ^ Hamid, Syed Ali (June 9, 2022). "Bridging the mighty Indus - Part II". The Nation (Pakistan). Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  15. ^ "Railway Bridges in Pakistan". Pakistanrail.tripod.com. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  16. ^ "The Project for Construction of Naluchi Bridge, Muzaffarabad　(2007, Islamic Republic of Pakistan)". Aec-inc.jp - Asia Engineering Consultant Co., Ltd. Archived from the original on December 18, 2013.
  17. ^ Urgent Rehabilitation Project: West Bank Bypass Design Under the Urgent Development Study on Rehabilitation and Reconstruction in Muzaffarabad City in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (PDF) (Report). Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). March 2008. p. 15.
  18. ^ "Naluchi Earthquake Memorial Extradosed West Bank Bypass Jehlum River, Pakistan" (PDF). Wiecon Project Reference Catalogue - Bridge Design Services. p. 71.
  19. ^ "Projects photographs". Loyaassociates.com - Loya Associates. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  20. ^ "Khushal Garh Bridge inaugurated at Indus River". The News International. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  21. ^ "Bridging the distance: Dhangali bridge over Jhelum River completed". The Express Tribune. May 10, 2011. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  22. ^ "Design Review and Construction Supervision of Thakot Bridge over River Indus (KKH) for NHA". Aa-associates.com - A.A. Associates. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  23. ^ "Sino-Pakistan Youyi Bridge Inaugurated". China Internet Information Center. Retrieved May 7, 2023.

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