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'''Alexandra Bridge'''

The railway bridge on the river Chenab is situated between [[Wazirabad]] and [[Gujrat]], Punjab (now in Pakistan). Construction commenced in 1871 and the bridge was inaugurated by Edward VII the King-Emperor when he was Prince of Wales in 1876.
<ref>[http://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/doi/abs/10.1680/imotp.1878.22417 "Minutes of the Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers"; Volume 54 Issue 1878, 1878, pp. 71 ]; Retrieved on ... Apr 2016</ref>

The bridge, constructed by the [[Punjab Northern State Railway]](PNSR), provided a vital link in the Lahore to Peshawur line, 270 miles(430km)

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[[Category:Railways]]
[[Category:Railway Constructions]]
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