Kalabagh Bridge
Kalabagh Bridge
The following was written in c.1929 W.D.Cruikshank, S.O.W. North Western Railway in a report “Railway Bridge over the River Indus at Kalabagh”:-
‘The construction of a bridge over the Indus at or near Kalabagh was considered for many years. The first surveys were carried out in 1888, followed by investigations from 1919 to 1924. Finally in 1927 the project was approved. No provision for roadway was made . The bridge carried a single line railway. The bridge will connect the broad gauge(BG) system of the railway to the East of the Indus with the 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge(NG) to the west. With the completion of the bridge an alternative and direct route is available from Lahore to Waziristan. Commercially and strategically the bridge will play an important role.’ [1]
The bridge has fallen into disrepair and no further information has been found
References
- ↑ Reproduced in the undated review “Kalabagh Railway Bridge”; Retrieved 29 Apr 2016