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Victoria Bridge, Jhelum

Bridge on the Jhelum River, Pakistan

Field	Value
name	Victoria Bridge
native_name	وکٹوریہ پل
native_name_lang	ur
coordinates
qid	Q6191019
carries	Pakistan Railways single-track line
crosses	Jhelum River
locale	Jhelum – Sarai Alamgir, Punjab, Pakistan
starts	Jhelum (west bank)
ends	Sarai Alamgir (east bank)
other_name	Jhelum Bridge
named_for	Queen Victoria
owner	Pakistan Railways
maint	Pakistan Railways
design	Iron truss
material	Iron
material1	Concrete (piers)
length	1600 m
traversable	yes
number_spans	50
lanes	1
num_track	1
electrification	no
designer	William St. John Galwey
builder	Punjab Northern State Railway
begin	1873
complete	1878
opened	1878

The Victoria Bridge is a railway bridge situated between Jhelum and Sarai Alamgir on Jhelum River in Punjab, Pakistan.

History

The bridge was built in 1878 by Irish engineer William St. John Galwey. It is composed of iron trusses over many concrete piers. It is a railway and road bridge, with a single railway track and a road on one side of the track.

References

(14 March 2017). "People hopeful about new bridge over Jhelum". [[Dawn (newspaper).
(11 February 2018). "Heritage: Once Upon a Line". [[Dawn (newspaper).
Alvi, Pervaiz Munir. (11 March 2011). "The Bridges of Pakistan".

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