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'''Son River Bridge near Arrah'''


<blockquote> ''Note: "Son River" is used in the [[Imperial Gazetteer of India]] which we take as the definitive spelling, also used in Wikipedia <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_River Wikipedia "Son River"]; Retrieved 11 Jun 2016</ref>. Other variants are "Soane River" used in Huddlestone <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>; "Sone River" is used in several other documents <ref> “Symphony of Progress  - The Saga of the Eastern Railway 1854-2003”; published by Eastern Railway, 2003; pages 11 and 14</ref> <ref name=wiki>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koilwar_Bridge Wikipedia "Koilwar Bridge"] Retrieved 11 Jun 2016</ref> <ref name=GGturnb>[http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/George_Turnbull_(1809-1889) Grace's Guide "George Turnbull"]; Retrieved 11 Jun 2016</ref>.''</blockquote>
The Son River near [[Arrah]] was a major obstacle on the route of the East Indian Railway line. The monsoon-ravaged Ganges tributaries such as the wide Son River were particularly challenging to bridge; a major constraint for the EIR Chief Engineer [[George Turnbull]] was the lack of both quality clay and brick-building skills. Consequently a steel lattice-girder design was adopted which required importing ironwork from England <ref name=GGturnb>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Turnbull_(civil_engineer) Wikipedia "George Turnbull(civil engineer)]; Retrieved 11 Jun 2016</ref>
Construction started in 1856, disrupted by uprisings in 1857, and completed in 1862. [[Samuel Power]] was General Assistant to the EIR Chief Engineer [[George Turnbull]] on the construction of the Son River Bridge.
The original bridge was replaced in 1924-25 by the 'Upper Sone Bridge' <ref>[http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Upper_Sone_Bridge Grace's Guide "Upper Sone Bridge"]; Retrieved 11 Jun 2016</ref>
The replacement bridge was renamed the Koilwar Bridge in 1947 <ref name=wiki/>
== References ==
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[[Category:Railways]]
[[Category:Railway Constructions]

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