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The '''Kistna Bridge, BezwadaBezweda(ECR)''' ''To avoid confusion Fibis have adopted the following titles'':-* ‘Kistna Bridge, Bezweda(ECR)’ the subject of this page* [[Kistna Viaduct, Raichur(GIPR)| ‘Kistna Viaduct, Raichur’(GIPR) ]] [[File:Kistna Bridge ECR.png|thumb|Kistna Bridge, Bezweda]]The '''Kistna Bridge''' crossing the +Kistna River+ at +[[Bezwada]]+ opened in the early 1890’s.
The bridge over the River Kistna formed part of the broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) [[East Coast State Railway]] and connected that line to [[Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway]] system north of the River Kistna. It also provided an interchange with the metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) [[Bellary-Kistna State Railway]] south of the river.
+Note+ ==Later History==In 1901 the southern section of the ‘[[East Coast State Railway]]’ - Bezwada is which included the older name for Vijayawada city in Andhra Pradesh, India and River Kistna is now known as the Kristna River ''Footnote – ‘Kistna Bridge’ - was transferred to avoid confusion we have adopted the following titles'':‘[[Madras Railway]]’(MR) in 1901; subsequently renamed ‘[[Madras (North-*Kistna Bridge, Bezweda(ECREast) Railway]]’; becoming the subject [[Madras-Waltair NE Mainline]] of this page*the ‘[[Kistna Viaduct, RaichurMadras and Southern Mahratta Railway]]’(GIPRM&SMR)]]'' in 1908.
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<ref>[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=oy67XQk5cukC&pg=PA105&lpg=PA105&dq=%22Kistna+Bridge%22&source=bl&ots=OMGnN0m4Ic&sig=CR1nD92x5ueD4RYWfl720U5u_qI&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiq6sC2objMAhUqJMAKHea0CwQQ6AEINTAF#v=onepage&q=%22Kistna%20Bridge%22&f=false “Coolies, Capital and Colonialism: Studies in Indian Labour History” by Rana P. Behal, Marcel van der Linden, page 105]; Retrieved on 1 May 2016</ref>
'''Spelling Note'''+Note+ * Bezwada is the older name for Vijayawada city in Andhra Pradesh, India * River Kistna is now known as the Kristna River ==The Bridge==The bridge over the River Kistna formed part of the broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) ‘[[East Coast State Railway]]’ and connected that line to ‘[[Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway]]’ system north of the River Kistna. It also provided an interchange with the metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) ‘[[Bellary-Kistna State Railway]]’ south of the river. The bridge was designed by Sir [[Alexander Meadows Rendel|Alexander Rendel]] and [[Francis Joseph Edward Spring|F J E Spring]] as Engineer-in-Chief, and [[Ernest Ifill Shadbolt]] as Executive Engineer on construction. . The truss spans are built of plate girders and were fabricated in Britain, half by P & W MacLellan and half by Head Wrightson Co.
<ref>[http://pubs-newcomen.com/tfiles/72bp179s.pdf “Bridge Building Achievements of P & W MacLellan & Co (1850-1914) by Michael Moss and John Hume, page 192]; Retrieved on 1 May 2016</ref>
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