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The '''Sutlej Bridge''' also known as the '''Empress Bridge''' near Bahawalpur, Punjab (now in Pakistan). The bridge | The '''Sutlej Bridge''' also known as the '''Empress Bridge''' near Bahawalpur, Punjab (now in Pakistan). The bridge, which opened in 1878, carried the [[Indus Valley State Railway]] over the Sutlej river between [[Ferozepur]] (Firozpur) (south of [[Lahore]]) and [[Kazur]]. | ||
The bridge over the Sutlej was built on twenty-seven brick piers, carried a railway line fifteen feet broad and a cart road of eighteen feet, flanked by footpaths. | The bridge over the Sutlej was built on twenty-seven brick piers, carried a railway line fifteen feet broad and a cart road of eighteen feet, flanked by footpaths. | ||
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<ref>[http://www.kiplingsociety.co.uk/rg_sketches_40.htm "The Kipling Society - The Sutlej Bridge"]; Retrieved on 20 Apr 2016</ref> | <ref>[http://www.kiplingsociety.co.uk/rg_sketches_40.htm "The Kipling Society - The Sutlej Bridge"]; Retrieved on 20 Apr 2016</ref> | ||
The Engineer-in-Charge of the construction was [[William St. John Galwey]], assisted | The Engineer-in-Charge of the construction was [[William St. John Galwey]], assisted in 1873 by [[Hugh Lewin Monk]] from the [[Public Works Department]](PWD) Railway Branch of PWD. | ||
The Engineer-in-Chief of the Firozpur (Empress) Bridge in 1885-86 was [[Robert Trefusis Mallet]] from the PWD <ref>[https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=b2NPAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&output=reader&hl=en_GB&pg=GBS.PA560 Google Books " India List and India Office List, 1905" page 560 (pdf page 523] Retrieved on 26 May 2016</ref>. | |||
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Revision as of 16:07, 26 May 2016
The Sutlej Bridge also known as the Empress Bridge near Bahawalpur, Punjab (now in Pakistan). The bridge, which opened in 1878, carried the Indus Valley State Railway over the Sutlej river between Ferozepur (Firozpur) (south of Lahore) and Kazur.
The bridge over the Sutlej was built on twenty-seven brick piers, carried a railway line fifteen feet broad and a cart road of eighteen feet, flanked by footpaths. [1] [2]
The Engineer-in-Charge of the construction was William St. John Galwey, assisted in 1873 by Hugh Lewin Monk from the Public Works Department(PWD) Railway Branch of PWD.
The Engineer-in-Chief of the Firozpur (Empress) Bridge in 1885-86 was Robert Trefusis Mallet from the PWD [3].
References
- ↑ "The Empress Bridge over the Sutlej" by James Richard Bell M.Inst.C.E. Paper No 1682; Minutes of the Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers Volume 65 ,published 1881, page 242; Retrieved on 20 Apr 2016
- ↑ "The Kipling Society - The Sutlej Bridge"; Retrieved on 20 Apr 2016
- ↑ Google Books " India List and India Office List, 1905" page 560 (pdf page 523 Retrieved on 26 May 2016