Bridgemeister - Suspension Bridges Crossing Dolai Khal

Suspension Bridges Crossing Dolai Khal

This is a list of the only bridge from the suspension bridge inventory crossing Dolai Khal. Please note that different rivers with the same name will be grouped together. For example, selecting 'Bear Creek' shows bridges across several different Bear Creeks. Also, similarly named rivers are grouped separately. For example, 'River Dee' (UK) bridges are grouped separately from 'Dee River' (Australia) bridges. Wherever you see a Bridgemeister ID number click it to isolate the bridge on its own page.

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1831: Walters

Dhaka, Bangladesh - Dolai Khal

Bridgemeister ID:	2662 (added 2019-03-09)
Year Completed:	1831
Name:	Walters
Also Known As:	Lohar, Loharpul, Sutrapur
Location:	Dhaka, Bangladesh
Crossing:	Dolai Khal
Coordinates:	23.702222 N 90.419325 E
Maps:	Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
References:	AAJ
Use:	Vehicular
Status:	Removed
Main Cables:	Eyebar (iron)
Suspended Spans:	1

Notes:

Crossed the canal now known as Dolai Khal. The actual location of the bridge has since been paved over and is now the center of a large intersection.
At time of completion, the city was known as Dacca as part of India. 1830, 1831, and 1832 cited as year of completion from various sources. AAJ assumes 1831 based on a brief reference to the recently completed bridge in the September 1831 Mechanics Magazine.

External Links:

Dhaka: Loharpul at Farashganj- Dhaka's only suspension bridge. Blog post with several photos and a brief history of the bridge.
Flickr - Lohar Pool-Gendaria. An image of the bridge.
Flickr - Lohar pul suspension bridge over 'Dolai-Khal', Sutrapur, Dhaka. A rarer image of the bridge.

Do you have any information or photos for these bridges that you would like to share? Please email david.denenberg@bridgemeister.com.

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