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Lansdowne Bridge

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[[Image:Lansdowne_bridge.jpg|thumb|200px300px|The bridge at night]]
'''Landsdowne Bridge''' was a railway bridge over the River Indus in upper [[Sind]] which connected the towns of [[Sukkur]] and [[Rohri]].
==Named after==
[[Image:Lord_Lansdowne.jpg|thumb|200px|Lord Lansdowne]]
It was named after [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Petty-Fitzmaurice,_5th_Marquess_of_Lansdowne Lord Landsdowne], the Viceroy at that time.
==Opening==
It was opened by Lord Reay, Governer Governor of Bombay on 25 March 1889.
==External Links==
* [Lansdowne_Bridge_Rohri on Wikipedia]
* [http://pakistaniat.com/2007/12/18/lansdowne-bridge-sukkur/ on All Things Pakistan]
[[Category:Bridges]]
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