List of bridges in Pakistan

This is a list of bridges in Pakistan.

Bridges of historical and architectural interest
Name Urdu Distinction Length Type Carries
Crosses		 Opened Location Province Ref.
Chuha Gujar Bridge91 m (299 ft)Masonry
12 arches
Chowa Gujar Lar
Bara River
1629Peshawar
33°59′45.5″N 71°37′33.4″E		Khyber Pakhtunkhwa[1]
Pul Shah DaulaMasonry
5 arches
Grand Trunk Road
Degh Nala
Pul Shahdaula
31°54′11.3″N 74°20′23.3″E		Punjab[2]
Bridge (Sabzi Mandi Road)Masonry
1 arch
Sabzi Mandi Road
Bara River
Peshawar
34°00′56.2″N 71°38′48.1″E		Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Kohala BridgePopular for picnics organized under its arch (Kohala Picnic Point)Masonry
1 arch

NearJhelum River
Kohala
34°05′48.1″N 73°29′50.6″E		Punjab[3]
Attock Bridgeاٹک پل425 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		Punjab[S 1]
[4]
Danyor Suspension Bridge155 m (509 ft)Suspension
Wooden deck
KKH - Gilgit Road
Hunza River
Gilgit - Danyor
35°55′30.4″N 74°22′20.5″E		Gilgit-Baltistan[S 2]
[5]
Hussaini Suspension BridgeRenowned as one of the most dangerous bridges in the world193 m (633 ft)Suspension
Wooden deck
Footbridge
Hunza River
1970Hussaini
36°25′25.7″N 74°52′57.1″E		Gilgit-Baltistan[6]
[7]
Kowardo Suspension BridgeSuspension
Wooden deck, concrete pylons

Indus River
Skardu
35°21′37.7″N 75°33′35.7″E		Gilgit-Baltistan

Major bridges
Name Urdu Span Length Type Carries
Crosses		 Opened Location Province Ref.
1Ayub Bridgeایوب پل246 m (807 ft)310 m (1,020 ft)Arch
Steel through arch
Sukkur Railway - Rohri Railway
Indus River
1962Sukkur - Rohri
27°41′38.0″N 68°53′17.7″E		Sindh[Note 1]
[S 3]
2Lansdowne Bridge (Pakistan)لینسڈائون پل244 m (801 ft)Cantilever
Steel
Saleh Pat Road - Royal Road
Indus River
1889Sukkur - Rohri
27°41′37.9″N 68°53′18.5″E		Sindh[Note 1]
[S 4]
3New Khairabad Bridge200 m (660 ft) (x2)701 m (2,300 ft)Box girder
Prestressed concrete
Grand Trunk Road
N-5 National Highway
Indus River
2004Attock
33°53′53.3″N 72°14′04.5″E		Punjab[8]
4Earthquake Memorial Bridge122 m (400 ft) (x2)414 m (1,358 ft)Extradosed
Concrete box girder deck, concrete pylon
S-2 Strategic Highway
Jhelum River
Muzaffarabad
34°20′53.3″N 73°27′49.6″E		Azad Kashmir[S 5]
[9]
5Dhangalli New Bridge340 m (1,120 ft)Box girder
Prestressed concrete
Sahara Kashmir Road
Jhelum River
Pallal Mallahan
33°21′37.9″N 73°34′03.1″E		Punjab
Azad Kashmir		[10]
6New Khushal Garh Bridge373 m (1,224 ft)Box girder
Prestressed concrete
N-80 National Highway
Indus River
2016Kushalgarh - Bhandarbara
33°28′53.4″N 71°54′33.6″E		Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Punjab		[11]
7Khushal Garh BridgeTruss
2 levels, steel
Khushalgarh–Kohat–Thal Railway
Old Kohat Road
Indus River
1907Kushalgarh - Bhandarbara
33°28′49.3″N 71°54′33.0″E		Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Punjab		[12]
8Suspension 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		Gilgit-Baltistan
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
9Suspension Bridge (Kandia)Suspension
Steel box girder deck, steel pylons
Kandia River Road
Indus River
Kandia
35°25′57.1″N 73°12′16.4″E		Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
10Khairabad BridgeBox girder
Prestressed concrete
Grand Trunk Road
N-5 National Highway
Indus River
Attock
33°53′48.8″N 72°14′02.3″E		Punjab
11Palak BridgeTruss
Steel
Dadyal - Mirpur Road (Kotli Road)
Poonch River
Khadamabad
33°20′27.2″N 73°45′12.7″E		Azad Kashmir
12New Kohala BridgeSuspension
Steel box girder deck, steel pylons
N-75 National Highway
S-2 Strategic Highway
Jhelum River
Kohala - Bakot
34°05′46.7″N 73°29′56.5″E		Punjab
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
13Youyi Bridgeدوستی کا پلSuspension
Steel truss deck, concrete pylons
Karakoram Highway
Indus River
1978Thakot - Dandai
34°48′14.4″N 72°56′10.7″E		Khyber Pakhtunkhwa[13]
14Kanchey BridgeSuspension
Steel truss deck

Gilgit River
Gahkuch
36°10′21.8″N 73°48′51.9″E		Gilgit-Baltistan

Alphabetical list

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

Notes and References
  • Notes
  1. 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. "Ayub Bridge".
  4. "Landsdown Bridge".
  5. "Naluchi Bridge".
  • Others references
  1. "Heritage site: Mughal bridge still stands tall over Bara River". tribune.com.pk.
  2. "Pul Shah Daula". meemainseen.com.
  3. "Muree, A City in Clouds - River Neelam". eatntravel.pk. Archived from the original on September 2009.
  4. "Railway Bridge on Indus at Attock". pakistaniat.com.
  5. "Declared unsafe: Danyore bridge closed to traffic". tribune.com.pk. July 2012.
  6. "Tourist Attraction - Suspension bridge". hussainipk.piczo.com. Archived from the original on May 2014.
  7. "Hussaini Bridge". northerners.pk.
  8. "Khairabad Bridge Over River Indus (Cantilver Box Girder) from Chablat Nowshera (N-5) for NHA". aa-associates.com.
  9. "The Project for Construction of Naluchi Bridge, Muzaffarabad　(2007, Islamic Republic of Pakistan)". aec-inc.jp. Archived from the original on December 2013.
  10. "Bridging the distance: Dhangali bridge over Jhelum River completed". tribune.com.pk. May 2011.
  11. "Khushal Garh Bridge (N-80)". reconnectingasia.csis.org.
  12. "Railway Bridges in Pakistan". pakistanrail.tripod.com.
  13. "Inauguration ceremony for Youyi (Friendship) Bridge in Pakistan". en.people.cn.

See also

Further reading
  • Prade, Marcel (1990). Les Grands Ponts du Monde : Ponts Remarquables Hors d'Europe (in French). Poitiers: Brissaud. ISBN 2-902170-68-8.
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