Shah Amanat Bridge Third Karnaphuli Bridge শাহ আমানত সেতু
Coordinates	22°19′31″N 91°51′12″E / 22.3253°N 91.8532°E / 22.3253; 91.8532
Carries	Buses, motor vehicles, and bicycles
Crosses	Karnaphuli River
Locale	Karnaphuli, Chittagong, Bangladesh
Other name(s)	Natun (New) Bridge
Named for	Karnaphuli River
Owner	Government of Bangladesh
Maintained by	Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges
Preceded by	Second Karnaphuli Bridge
Characteristics
Design	Extradosed bridge
Material	Prestressed concrete
Total length	950 m (3,117 ft)
Width	24.47 m (80 ft)
Traversable?	No
Longest span	200 m (656 ft)
No. of spans	3
History
Designer	High-Point Rendel Limited[1]
Constructed by	China Major Bridge Construction[1]
Construction start	August 2006
Construction end	July 2010[2]
Construction cost	590 crore
Opened	8 September 2010; 13 years ago (2010-09-08)
Replaces	Hazrat Shah Amanat Bridge
Location

Shah Amanat Bridge, the second constructed across the Karnaphuli River in Bangladesh, is the first major extradosed bridge in the country.^[3] It is located along the country's busiest national highway N1. It connects the southern parts of Chittagong, Cox's Bazar, and the hill district Bandarban.^[4][5] It is named after Chittagong's 18th-century Islamic Saint Shah Amanat.

Construction history

Construction of the bridge started in August, 2006 and it was officially opened on 8 September 2010.^[3] The Chinese construction company Major Bridge Construction, China, built the bridge. The project involved a cost of Taka 590 crore, including a foreign exchange component of Taka 3.72 billion provided by the Kuwait Fund.

Dimensions

The bridge is 950 m long and 24.47 m wide. It has five piers with three 200 m extradosed main spans, two 115 m side spans and a 130 m approach viaduct section.^[3] Alongside four lanes for vehicles, the bridge has two 1.5 m lanes for movement of 'manual transports' like rickshaws, push carts and vans. There is also a 1.5 m walkway on each side of the bridge. The bridge has a 0.5 km approach road in the city end and one km approach road at the Patiya end.

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