List of bridges in Bangladesh

Historical or architectural interest bridges

Image Name Bengali Length Carries
Crosses
Opened Location Division Ref.
Bariura Old Bridgeবাড়িউড়া প্রাচীন পুল 16th centurySarail Upazila
24°03′15.3″N 91°09′04.1″E
Chittagong[1]
Panam Bridge53 m (174 ft)Sonargaon Road
Pankhiraz Canal
17th centurySonargaon
23°39′23.2″N 90°36′7.2″E
Dhaka[2]
Mirkadim Bridgeমীরকাদিম ব্রিজ53 m (174 ft)Mirkadim - Abdullahpur Road
Mir Kadim Canal
17th centuryMirkadim
23°32′53.1″N 90°28′38.1″W
Dhaka[3]
Kalurghat Bridgeকালুরঘাট সেতু604 m (1,982 ft) N107
Road–rail bridge
Karnaphuli
1931Chittagong
22°23′45.1″N 91°53′20.2″E
Chittagong[4]
Keane Bridgeকীন ব্রীজ350 m (1,150 ft) N2
Surma
1936Sylhet
24°53′15.2″N 91°52′4.8″E
Sylhet[5]

Major bridges

Image Name Bengali Length Carries Crosses Opened Location Division Ref.
Shah Amanat Bridgeশাহ আমানত সেতু950 m (3,120 ft)N1 Karnaphuli River2010ChittagongChittagong[6]
Kanchpur Bridge কাঁচপুর সেতু 397 m (1,302 ft) N1 Sitalakshya River 1977 Narayanganj Dhaka [7]
Japan Bangladesh Friendship Bridge 1 বাংলাদেশ জাপান মৈত্রী সেতু ১ 930 m (3,051 ft) N1 Meghna River 1991 Narayanganj Dhaka [8]
Daudkandi Bridge দাউদকান্দি সেতু 1,410 m (4,823 ft) N1 Gumti River 1995 Munshiganj Dhaka [9]
Lebukhali Bridgeলেবুখালি সেতু1,470 m (4,820 ft)N8 Pyra River2020 Est.Lebukhali
22°27′55.5″N 90°20′27.9″E
Barisal[10]
[11]
Padma Bridge
under construction
পদ্মা সেতু6,150 m (20,180 ft)N8 Padma River2021 Est.Dhaka
23°27′45.4″N 90°15′46.2″E
Dhaka[S 1]
[12]
Lalon Shah Bridgeলালন শাহ সেতু1,786 m (5,860 ft)N704 Padma River2004Bheramara Upazila - Ishwardi Upazila
24°03′54.6″N 89°01′46.4″E
Khulna
Rajshahi
[S 2]
Syed Nazrul Islam Bridgeসৈয়দ নজরুল ইসলাম সেতু1,194 m (3,917 ft)N2 Meghna River2002Bhairab Upazila - Ashuganj
24°2′40.6″N 90°59′44.8″E
Chittagong
Dhaka
[S 3]
[13]
Bhairab Railway Bridgeভৈরব রেল সেতু929 m (3,048 ft)Tongi–Bhairab–Akhaura line Meghna River1937Bhairab Upazila - Ashuganj
24°02′38.0″N 90°59′40.3″E
Chittagong
Dhaka
[14]
Hardinge Bridgeহার্ডিঞ্জ ব্রিজ1,800 m (5,900 ft)Chilahati–Parbatipur–Santahar–Darshana line Padma River1915Bheramara Upazila - Ishwardi Upazila
24°04′03.8″N 89°01′45.3″E
Khulna
Rajshahi
[S 4]
Rupsha Rail Bridge
under construction
রূপসা রেল সেতু5,130 m (16,830 ft)Khulna–Mongla Port Railway Rupsa River2024 Est.Batiaghata Upazila, Khulna
22°45′51.4″N 89°34′43.9″E
Khulna
Bangabandhu Bridgeবঙ্গবন্ধু সেতু4,987 m (16,362 ft)N405 Jamuna River1998Sirajganj - Tangail
24°23′58.7″N 89°46′54.9″E
Dhaka
Rajshahi
[S 5]
[15]
Bangabandhu Railway Bridge
under construction
বঙ্গবন্ধু রেল সেতু4,800 m (15,700 ft)Broad-Gauge Rail-line Jamuna RiverUnknownSirajganj - Tangail
24°24′9.7″N 89°46′54.3″E
Dhaka
Rajshahi
[16]
Khan Jahan Ali Bridgeখান জাহান আলী সেতু1,360 m (4,460 ft)N709
Rupsa River2005Rupsha, Khulna
22°46′40.1″N 89°35′1.7″E
Khulna[S 6]
[17]
Bhairab Bridge, Khulna
under construction
ভৈরব সেতু, খুলনা1,316 m (4,318 ft)Z7040
Bhairab RiverUnknownDighalia, Daulatpur, Khulna
22°53′1.44″N 89°31′20.86″E
Khulna[S 7]
Mukterpur Bridgeমুক্তারপুর সেতু1,521 m (4,990 ft)R812 Dhaleshwari River2008Munshiganj District
23°34′10.3″N 90°30′44.6″E
Dhaka[S 8]
[18]

Alphabetical list

Name Locality Date Notes
Arial Khan Bridge
MadaripurCrosses Arial Khan River
Bangladesh-China Friendship Bridge
or 1st Buriganga Bridge
Postogola, Dhaka1989Crosses Buriganga River
Babu Bazar Buriganga BridgeBabu Bazar, Dhaka2001Crosses Buriganga River
Bangladesh-UK Friendship Bridge
or Bhairab Bridge
Bhairab Upazila, Kishoreganj District2002Crosses Meghna River
Bekutia BridgePirojpur District2020Crosses Katcha River
Bhairab Railway BridgeBhairab Upazila, Kishoreganj District2017Crosses Meghna River
Bir Srestho Mohiuddin Jahangir BridgeDehergoti, BarishalCrosses Sandha River
Dopdopia BridgeBarisalCrosses Kirtankhola River
Esladi BridgeBarisalCrosses Sikarpur River
Hardinge BridgePaksey1912Crosses Padma river
Jamuna BridgeBhuapur Upazila1998Crosses Jamuna River
Keane BridgeSylhet1936Crosses Surma River
Khan Jahan Ali Bridge
or Rupsha Bridge
Khulna2005Crosses Rupsa River
Lalon Shah BridgeIshwardi Upazila/Bheramara Upazila2004Crosses Padma river
Marikhali Bridgenear Dhaka2004Crosses Meghna river
Meghna Bridgenear Dhaka1991Crosses Meghna river
Padma BridgeLohajang Upazila2018Under construction over Padma river
Shah Amanat BridgeChittagong2010Crosses Karnaphuli River
Sheikh Jamal BridgePatuakhali2016Crosses Sonatola River, branch of Andharmanik River
Sheikh Kamal BridgePatuakhali2016Crosses Andharmanik River
Sheikh Russell BridgePatuakhali2015Crosses Shibbaria River
Kalurghat BridgeKalurghat, Chittagong1930Crosses Karnaphuli River
Lebukhali BridgeBakerganj, Barisal2020Crosses Payra River
Muktarpur BridgeConnects Narayanganj & Munsiganj2008Crosses Dhaleshwari River
Sultana Kamal BridgeTarabo, Rupganj Upazila2010Crosses Shitalakshya River
Kanchon BridgeRupganj Upazila2000Crosses Shitalakshya River
Kanchpur BridgeKanchpur, DhakaCrosses Shitalakshya River
Daudkandi Gomoti BridgeDaudkandi Upazila, DhakaCrosses Gomti River (Meghna River Branch)
Kazir Bazar Selfie BridgeSylhet2015Crosses Surma River
Hazrat Shah Poran Bridge
or Sylhet Jaflong Bypass Bridge
SylhetCrosses Surma River
Admiral M A Khan BridgeSylhetCrosses Surma River
Titas Bridge
or Shahbazpur Bridge
Shahbazpur, BrahmanbariaCrosses Titas River
Rupsha Rail BridgeKhulnaCrosses Rupsha River

Flyovers and Overpasses

Image Name Bengali Length Opeaned Location Division Ref.
Mohakhali Flyover মহাখালী ফ্লাইওভার 1.12 km 2004 Dhaka Dhaka [19]
Khilgaon Flyover খিলগাঁও ফ্লাইওভার 1.9 km 2005 Dhaka Dhaka [20]
Bijoy Sarani-Tejgaon Overpass বিজয় সরনি-তেজগাঁও ওভারপাস 1.1 km 2010 Dhaka Dhaka [21]
Sahid Ahsanullah Master Flyover শহীদ আহসানউল্লাহ মাস্টার ফ্লাইওভার 2010 Gazipur Dhaka [22]
Kuril Flyover কুড়িল ফ্লাইওভার 3.1 km 2013 Dhaka Dhaka [23]
Mirpur-Airport Road Flyover মিরপুর-এয়ারপোর্ট রোড ফ্লাইওভার 1.8 km 2013 Dhaka Dhaka [24]
Mayor Mohammad Hanif Flyover মেয়র মোহাম্মদ হানিফ ফ্লাইওভার 11.8 km 2013 Dhaka Dhaka [25]
Bahaddarhat Flyover বহদ্দারহাট ফ্লাইওভার 1.39 km 2013 Chittagong Chittagong [26]
Mogbazar-Mouchak Flyover মগবাজার-মৌচাক ফ্লাইওভার 8.7 km 2017 Dhaka Dhaka [27]
Akhtaruzzaman Flyover আখতারুজ্জামান ফ্লাইওভার 6.8 km 2017 Chittagong Chittagong [28]
Bhulta Flyover ভুলতা ফ্লাইওভার 1.23 km 2019 Narayanganj Dhaka [29]

See also

References

  • Nicolas Janberg, Structurae.com, International Database for Civil and Structural Engineering
  • Others references
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