Lalon Shah Bridge লালন শাহ সেতু | |
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| Coordinates | 24°03′54″N 89°01′45″E / 24.065°N 89.029167°E |
| Crosses | Padma |
| Locale | Pabna and Kushtia |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Box girder bridge |
| Material | Prestressed concrete |
| Total length | 1.8 km (1.1 mi) |
| Width | 18.10 m (59.4 ft) |
| History | |
| Designer | Rendel Palmer and Tritton [1] |
| Constructed by | China Major Bridge Engineering Company Limited[2] |
| Opened | 18 May 2004 |
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| Toll | Yes |
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Lalon Shah Bridge (Bengali: লালন শাহ সেতু), locally known as Pakshey Bridge is a road bridge in Bangladesh over the river Padma, constructed by China Major Bridge Engineering Co., Ltd., situated between Ishwardi Upazila of Pabna on the east, and Bheramara Upazila of Kushtia on the west. Named after early 19th-century mystic poet Lalon Shah of Chhewuriya, Kushtia District, the bridge was completed in 2004.
The bridge is 1,800 metres (5,900 ft) long [1] and is the third longest road bridge of the country, after the Padma Multipurpose Bridge and Bangabandhu Bridge.[citation needed] It is on the N704. It provides important road connection to Mongla port of Khulna District in the south from Rajshahi division and Rangpur division, the northern part of Bangladesh.[citation needed]
It is situated parallel to and south (downstream) of Hardinge Bridge.
