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Dufferin Bridge over the Ganges at Benares (Kashi) | Dufferin Bridge over the Ganges at Benares (Kashi) | ||
The bridge carries rail track on the lower deck and road on the upper deck. The Dufferin Bridge is one of the major bridges on the Ganges and carries the Grand Trunk Road across the river. It has 7 spans of 350 ft and 9 spans of 110 ft long and it was the first bridge of its type constructed in the Indian sub-continent by the engineers of Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway. The total length of the Dufferin Bridge is 1048.5 metres. | The bridge carries rail track on the lower deck and road on the upper deck. The Dufferin Bridge is one of the major bridges on the Ganges and carries the Grand Trunk Road across the river. It has 7 spans of approx 350 ft and 9 spans of 110 ft long and it was the first bridge of its type constructed in the Indian sub-continent by the engineers of [[Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway]]. The total length of the Dufferin Bridge is 1048.5 metres. | ||
The Bessemer steel girders were constructed by the [[Patent Shaft and Axletree Co]]. Other metal components were supplied by [[P. and W. MacLellan]] and [[Hawks, Crawshay]]. | |||
Engineer: [[Frederick Thomas Granville Walton]]. | |||
1887 Opened | 1887 Opened | ||
1948 Renamed the Malviya Bridge. | 1940s Girders replaced to accommodate increased traffic loading. | ||
1948 Renamed the '''Malviya Bridge'''. | |||
== See Also == | == See Also == | ||
Revision as of 10:39, 16 July 2019
Dufferin Bridge over the Ganges at Benares (Kashi)
The bridge carries rail track on the lower deck and road on the upper deck. The Dufferin Bridge is one of the major bridges on the Ganges and carries the Grand Trunk Road across the river. It has 7 spans of approx 350 ft and 9 spans of 110 ft long and it was the first bridge of its type constructed in the Indian sub-continent by the engineers of Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway. The total length of the Dufferin Bridge is 1048.5 metres.
The Bessemer steel girders were constructed by the Patent Shaft and Axletree Co. Other metal components were supplied by P. and W. MacLellan and Hawks, Crawshay.
Engineer: Frederick Thomas Granville Walton.
1887 Opened
1940s Girders replaced to accommodate increased traffic loading.
1948 Renamed the Malviya Bridge.