Old Yamuna Bridge Delhi - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Old Yamuna Bridge Delhi - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
The Old Yamuna Bridge, also known as Lohe-ka-Pul, or "bridge number 249", located in Delhi, is one of the longest and oldest bridges in India. Construction of the bridge started in 1863 and finished in 1866. It was opened for public use in 1867. It is a double-decked steel truss bridge which runs across the Yamuna river in the eastern part of Delhi. The bridge runs east-west across the Yamuna river connecting the city of Delhi to its neighborhood of Shahdara. It was constructed in 1866 by the East India Railway at a cost of £1,616,335. It was built with a total length of 2,640 feet and consisted of 12 spans of 202.5 feet each. Read more on Wikipedia
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