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The Padma Multipurpose Bridge
The Padma Multipurpose Bridge which is a multipurpose
road-rail bridge over the Padma River.
Bangladesh has constructed the bridge with its own resources. It connects
Louhajong, Munshiganj to Shariatpur and Madaripur. Thus, it links the
south-west of the country to northern and eastern regions. Actually, it has
connected 21 southern districts with the capital. It is a two-level steel
bridge – upper level carries a four-lane highway and lower level has a single-track railway. The Padma Multipurpose
Bridge has 41 spans, each 150 m long and 204 steel piles and 32 vertical bored
concrete piles. The length of the bridge is 6.15 km and the width of the bridge
is 18.18m. The rail viaduct has altogether 14 spans of 332 m which connects
Mawa end to Jajira end. In addition to the transportation, there are other
utilities like gas transmission line, Optical fiber and telephone line and high
voltage electric line through the bridge.
The bridge has been constructed by China
Railway Major Bridge Engineering Company Limited. The project has taken 1062
hectares of land. Starting on 7 December 2014, the construction ended in June
2022. This dream bridge was inaugurated on June 25, 2022 and was opened for
vehicles the following day. The Padma Bridge is the most expensive project in
the history of Bangladesh. However, this long cherished bridge will contribute
a lot to the economic development of Bangladesh. It is expected that, this Padma Multipurpose Bridge will increase
the GDP by as much as 1.2 percent. Thus, the Padma Multipurpose Bridge is a
huge milestone in the construction history of Bangladesh.