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'''Jhelum Bridge'''
'''Jhelum Bridge'''


The railway bridge on the river Jhelum was built in 1873 by the British engineer [[William St. John Galwey]] and assisted by the young engineer [[Hugh Lewin Monk]]. [[Jhelum]] was then connected by the [[North Western Railway]] to other cities in the Indian empire, 1,367 miles(2190km) from [[Calcutta]], 1,413 miles(2260km) from [[Bombay]], and 849 miles(1360km) from [[Karachi]].
The bridge opened 14 Sep 1876 as metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) ‘[[Punjab Northern State Railway]]’(PNSR) connecting [[Lahore]] to [[Jhelum]]. The bridge was composed of iron trusses over many concrete piers. It has single railway track and a road on one side of the track.
<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Jhelum Wikipedia "History of Jhelum"]; Retrieved on  ...  Apr 2016</ref>
 
[[File: Punjab Northern State Railway v1.png|thumb| Punjab Northern State Railway]]
The PNSR  with three associated bridges,  was the first attempt of railway construction under the newly formed [[Railway_Branch_-_PWD|Public Works Department - Railway Branch]].  
 
The bridges were :-
* [[Alexandra Bridge| ‘Chenab / Alexandra Bridge’]] over the River Chenab - shown as '''C''' on map
* ‘[[Jhelum Bridge]]’, over the River Jhelum - shown as '''J''' on map
* ‘[[Ravi Bridge]]’, over the River Ravi- shown as '''R''' on map
 
==Construction==
The bridge was constructed by the PNSR in accordance with Government Railway Gauge policy at the time  [[Rail_gauge#Gauge_Question|(''See separate page ‘Railway Gauge’ '')]]. This policy was reversed in Jan 1874 and the conversion of this section to broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) was completed in 1878
 
[[Jhelum]] was then connected by  other cities in the Indian empire, 1,367 miles(2190km) from [[Calcutta]], 1,413 miles(2260km) from [[Bombay]], and 849 miles(1360km) from [[Karachi]].
<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Jhelum#British_era Wikipedia "History of Jhelum"]; Retrieved on  15 Nov 2020</ref>.
 
The PNSR was merged with other railways to form the ‘[[North Western Railway]]’(NWR) in 1886
 
==Construction==
The construction of the railway bridge on the river Jhelum commenced in 1873 by the British engineer [[William St. John Galwey]] and assisted by the young engineer [[Hugh Lewin Monk]].  The length of the bridge was fixed at 4875 feet(1486mtr) between the abutments with training works of the left bank. There are 50 spans of 90 feet (27.4mtr) each giving forty-nine piers and two abutments.
 
The details of the construction are fully given in the ‘Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, 1878’ <ref>[http://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/doi/abs/10.1680/imotp.1878.22418?src=recsys ‘Minutes of the Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers’ Volume 54 Issue 1878, 1878, pp. 94-107"]; Retrieved on  15 Nov 2020</ref>.
 
==Present State==
This bridge is still used by railway and road traffic. It is the longest Railway Bridge of Pakistan spanning across length of 2.6 miles (4.225 km) <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jhelum_Bridge Wikipedia "Jhelum Bridge"]; Retrieved on  15 Nov 2020</ref>.
 
==Further Information==
See '''[[Punjab Northern State Railway]] ''' for information and map showing location of ‘Attock Bridge’ and other PNSR Bridges
<br>and '''[[North Western Railway]]''' for information after 1886


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Latest revision as of 12:45, 27 November 2020

Jhelum Bridge

The bridge opened 14 Sep 1876 as metre gauge(MG) ‘Punjab Northern State Railway’(PNSR) connecting Lahore to Jhelum. The bridge was composed of iron trusses over many concrete piers. It has single railway track and a road on one side of the track.

Punjab Northern State Railway

The PNSR with three associated bridges, was the first attempt of railway construction under the newly formed Public Works Department - Railway Branch.

The bridges were :-

Construction

The bridge was constructed by the PNSR in accordance with Government Railway Gauge policy at the time (See separate page ‘Railway Gauge’ ). This policy was reversed in Jan 1874 and the conversion of this section to broad gauge(BG) was completed in 1878

Jhelum was then connected by other cities in the Indian empire, 1,367 miles(2190km) from Calcutta, 1,413 miles(2260km) from Bombay, and 849 miles(1360km) from Karachi. [1].

The PNSR was merged with other railways to form the ‘North Western Railway’(NWR) in 1886

Construction

The construction of the railway bridge on the river Jhelum commenced in 1873 by the British engineer William St. John Galwey and assisted by the young engineer Hugh Lewin Monk. The length of the bridge was fixed at 4875 feet(1486mtr) between the abutments with training works of the left bank. There are 50 spans of 90 feet (27.4mtr) each giving forty-nine piers and two abutments.

The details of the construction are fully given in the ‘Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, 1878’ [2].

Present State

This bridge is still used by railway and road traffic. It is the longest Railway Bridge of Pakistan spanning across length of 2.6 miles (4.225 km) [3].

Further Information

See Punjab Northern State Railway for information and map showing location of ‘Attock Bridge’ and other PNSR Bridges
and North Western Railway for information after 1886

References