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[[Image:Lansdowne_bridge.jpg|thumb|300px|The bridge at night (behind Ayub Bridge)]] | [[Image:Lansdowne_bridge.jpg|thumb|300px|The bridge at night (behind Ayub Bridge)]] | ||
''' | '''Lansdowne Bridge''' was a railway bridge over the River Indus in upper [[Sind]] which connected the towns of [[Sukkur]] and [[Rohri]]. | ||
==Named after== | ==Named after== | ||
[[Image:Lord_Lansdowne.jpg|thumb|200px|Lord Lansdowne]] | [[Image:Lord_Lansdowne.jpg|thumb|200px|Lord Lansdowne]] | ||
It was named after [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Petty-Fitzmaurice,_5th_Marquess_of_Lansdowne Lord | It was named after [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Petty-Fitzmaurice,_5th_Marquess_of_Lansdowne Lord Lansdowne], the Viceroy at that time. | ||
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Lansdowne Bridge was a railway bridge over the River Indus in upper Sind which connected the towns of Sukkur and Rohri.
Named after
![](/images/thumb/b/b6/Lord_Lansdowne.jpg/200px-Lord_Lansdowne.jpg)
It was named after Lord Lansdowne, the Viceroy at that time.
Opening
It was opened by Lord Reay, Governor of Bombay on 25 March 1889.
Details
![](/images/thumb/1/16/Lansdowne_bridge_drawing.png/500px-Lansdowne_bridge_drawing.png)