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Kotri Bridge
The Kotri Bridge is situated between Kotri and Hyderabad on Indus river in Sindh (now in Pakistan). The Indus Bridge Works of the Kotri-Rohri Railway commenced in 1893 with Ernest Ifill Shadbolt as Engineer-in-chief.
The Bridge was opened to traffic on 25th May 1900 and was reconstructed in 1931. It has single railway track on it and presented a main obstacle for smooth rail traffic as on both ends there was double track [1].
Records
The India Office Records (IOR) records held at the British Library give the following in the photographic collection:-
- Photographs Album details for shelfmark Photo 285/ “Shadbolt Collection: Construction of the Indus Bridge at Kotri”[2].
References
- ↑ Wikipedia “Kotri Bridge” ; Retrieved on 29 Apr 2016
- ↑ "Shadbolt Collection: Construction of the Indus Bridge at Kotri.”; Retrieved on 29 Apr 2016