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'''Alexandra  Bridge''',  originally named the '''Chenab Bridge, Allahabad'''


The ‘Alexandra Bridge’, constructed near the town of [[Wazirabad]] carried the [[Punjab Northern State Railway]](PNSR)  over the River Chenab. 
The PNSR  was the first attempt under the newly formed [[Railway Branch – PWD|Public Works Department - Railway Branch]] to construct the line from [[Lahore]] to [[Peshawur]], 270 miles(435km). The bridge was 9,300 feet(2830mtr) long and 100 feet (30mtr) deep. The first brick was laid on the 1st of November 1871; and the structure was formally opened by his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales on the 27th of Jan 1876., and the first section, viz., from [[Lahore]] to [[Jhelum]], 103 miles(165km), was opened for traffic <ref>[http://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/doi/abs/10.1680/imotp.1878.22417 "Minutes of the Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers"; Volume 54 Issue 1878, 1878, pp. 71 ]; Retrieved on  8 May 2018</ref>.
The bridge was designed to the metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) and the first train metre gauge train passed over the bridge on the 23 Dec 1875 and ran to [[Gujrat| Gujrat(Goojrat)]] on the new line just constructed.
<ref>[http://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/doi/abs/10.1680/imotp.1878.22417 "Minutes of the Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers"; Volume 54 Issue 1878, 1878, pp. 91 ]; Retrieved on  8 May 2018</ref>
==Construction==
The following is based on the ''Minutes of Proceedings of  Institution of Civil Engineers ", 1878 and reproduced by kind permission of the Institution of Civil Engineers, London.
[http://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/doi/abs/10.1680/imotp.1878.22417 "Minutes of the Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers"; Volume 54 Issue 1878, 1878, pp. 71 The first page of this article is available from the ICE website]
<ref>[http://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/doi/abs/10.1680/imotp.1878.22417 "Minutes of the Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers"; Volume 54 Issue 1878, 1878, pp. 71 " The Alexandra Bridge, Punjab Northern State Railway." By Henry Lambert , pages as stated]; Retrieved  8 May 2018</ref>.
In this account the earlier town names are used:-
* [[Wazirabad|Wazirabad (the spelling Wuzerabad is used]]
* [[Gujrat| Gujrat(Goojrat)]]
* River Chenab (ancient Ascesines)
== References ==
<references />
[[Category:Railways]]
[[Category:Railway Constructions]]
Fibiwiki v1 Apr 2016
'''Alexandra  Bridge'''
The railway bridge on the river Chenab is situated between [[Wazirabad]] and [[Gujrat]], Punjab (now in Pakistan). Construction commenced in 1871 and the bridge was inaugurated by Edward VII the King-Emperor when he was Prince of Wales in 1876.
<ref>[http://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/doi/abs/10.1680/imotp.1878.22417 "Minutes of the Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers"; Volume 54 Issue 1878, 1878, pp. 71 ]; Retrieved on  ...  Apr 2016</ref>
The bridge, constructed by the [[Punjab Northern State Railway]](PNSR), provided a vital link in the Lahore to Peshawur line, 270 miles(430km)
== References ==
<references />
[[Category:Railways]]
[[Category:Railway Constructions]]

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