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| − | '''Kalpi Bridge''' | + | The '''Kalpi Bridge''' was completed in 1888 crossing the River Yamuna at [[Kalpi]]. Also referred to the '''Yamuna Bridge''' in some records. |
| − | + | The opening of the bridge completed the [[Cawnpore-Kalpi-Jhansi Railway]] which had opened in 1886 by [[Indian Midland Railway]](IMR) and enabled a direct link to [[Bombay]] | |
| + | <ref>[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=lmfb38bD-wgC&pg=PA38&lpg=PA38&dq=Cawnpore-Kalpi-Jhansi+railway&source=bl&ots=NkdYE8R3nC&sig=KLtcEbOKI0ANNNvdFcTzPrSCVxw&hl=en&sa=X&ei=yuVMVaLIGYGgUMflgfgJ&ved=0CEEQ6AEwBjgU#v=onepage&q=Cawnpore-Kalpi-Jhansi%20railway&f=false Google Books "Planning & Development of an Industrial Town: A Study of Kanpur",page 38 by Surendra Nath Singh]; Retrieved 26 Apr 2016</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Personnel == | ||
| + | *[[Hugh Lewin Monk]], 1884 August, deployed from the Railway Branch of the [[Public Works Department]] to the Kalpi Bridge construction, having previously been with the [[Cawnpore-Kalpi-Jhansi Railway|Cawnpore-Kalpi Railway]]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 05:26, 26 April 2016
The Kalpi Bridge was completed in 1888 crossing the River Yamuna at Kalpi. Also referred to the Yamuna Bridge in some records.
The opening of the bridge completed the Cawnpore-Kalpi-Jhansi Railway which had opened in 1886 by Indian Midland Railway(IMR) and enabled a direct link to Bombay [1]
Personnel
- Hugh Lewin Monk, 1884 August, deployed from the Railway Branch of the Public Works Department to the Kalpi Bridge construction, having previously been with the Cawnpore-Kalpi Railway.
