Bangladesh is the land of rivers.

Many numbers of rivers are crisscrossed over the land are

of this country. A various types of bridges are observed specially, the beam bridges,
cantilever bridges are mostly visible. Other types of bridges are like cable stayed, double
decked, suspension type of bridges are also noticeable. Some of the important bridges
descriptions and its picture are as follows:

Jamuna Bridge:
Jamuna Multipurpose bridge is opened in 1998. At that time it was the 92nd longest bridge
in the world. 5th longest bridge in south asia.

The bridge is located on the Asian Highway and the Trans-Asian Railway which, when fully
developed, will provide uninterrupted international road and railway links from South-east
Asia through central.

Total Length: 4.8 km

Total Width: 18.5 Km

Crosses: Jamuna river

Rail cum roadway bridges.

Span:80m(approx)49(no.),

Deck segments 1263,

Piles:121, Piers:50.

Road lanes:4

Railway tracks 1 dual gauge.

Pier head contains the bearings and seismic devices which allow movement of the deck
under normal loading conditions but lock in the event of an earthquake to limit
overall seismic loads through the structure and minimize damage.

Superstructure is a multi-span precast prestresses concrete segmental structure

constructed by balanced cantilever. The deck is internally prestressed and of single box
section.
Padma Bridge:

The Padma Bridge is a multipurpose road-rail bridge across the Padma River to be
constructed in Bangladesh. When completed it will be the largest bridge in Bangladesh and
the first fixed river crossing for road traffic.

Total length: 6.15km

Total width: 21.15m

Two level steel truss bridge .

Lane: 4 lane highway on upper level and single

track railway on lower level.

Construction phase: ongoing (2014 expected

date of completion)

Structural type: truss bridge (double deck)

Hardinge Bridge

Hardinge Bridge is a steel railway bridge over the river padma .

Length: 1.8 km

Construction year: 1910 to 1916.

Steel Railway bridge.

Type: Truss Bridge.

Bhairab Bridge:

Span Length: 79.5m

Total length: 1.2 km

It is built of post tensioned

concrete box girders. The piers
are supported on reinforced concrete pile caps, which transfer bridge loads to six bored
cast in place reinforced concrete piles at each pier location.

Surma Bridge

Truss Bridge

Cablestayed pedestrian Bridge: