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'''Son River Bridge near Arrah'''


Note Son River is used in the [[Imperial Gazetteer of India]] which we take as the definitive spelling. Other variants are Soane River<ref>[https://ia801404.us.archive.org/16/items/historyeastindi00huddgoog/historyeastindi00huddgoog.pdf Archive.org "History of the East Indian Railway ..." by George Huddlestone  pages 19 and 35, pdf pages 40 and 58]; Retrieved 11 Jun 2016</ref>,
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Sone River and Soan River. The bridge was renamed the Koilwar Bridge in 1947 <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koilwar_Bridge Wikipedia "Koilwar Bridge"]; Retrieved 11 Jun 2016</ref>
The Son River near [[Arrah]] was a major obstacle on the route of the East Indian Railway line 
[[George Turnbull]] Chief Engineer for the East Indian RailwayThe monsoon-ravaged Ganges tributaries such as the wide Son River were particularly challenging to bridge; a major constraint for Turnbull was the lack of both quality clay and brick-building skills resulting in the change to importing much ironwork from England for the many bridges and other structures <ref>[http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/George_Turnbull_(1809-1889) Grace's Guide "George Turnbull (1809-1889)"]; Retrieved 11 Jun 2016</ref> <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Turnbull_(civil_engineer) Wikipedia "George Turnbull(civil engineer)]; Retrieved 11 Jun 2016</ref>
[[Samuel Power]] General Assistant to the EIR Chief Engineer George Turnbull on construction of Son Bridge
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koilwar_Bridge
== References ==
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[[Category:Railways]]
[[Category:Railway Constructions]

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