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the following extracted from British Library 'India Office Records <ref>British Library 2. IOR/V/10/1384 K'athiawar Administration Report 1876-77, No. 245 of 1877-78' </ref>:-
The construction of a major road bridge across the Bhogava River near between [[Wadhwan}} ]], on the north bank, and [[Surendranager]] had an influence of the development of the rail communication in '[[Kathiawar Peninsula Railway and the Tramway Systems]]' and Railway of the [[Morvi railwayRailway| 'Morvi Tramway/Railway']] system in particular. The bridge was completed at a cost of Rs 60,000 by the Wadhwan Duarbar. It was intended that the bridge should be of stone masonry, and to consist of 15 arches of 45 feet span. Plans and estimates were prepared and sanctioned, and the work was commenced in November 1875.
Subsequently it was discovered that the foundations in the centre of the river bed would be unusually deep and would necessitate heavy expense in the way of damming and pumping, and it was eventually proposed to abandon the masonry idea either in part or in its entirety and procure an iron screw pile bridge from England.
