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Originally known as the '''Sukkur Bridge''' and renamed the '''Lansdowne Bridge''' on inaugeration in 1889, this was a railway bridge over the River Indus in upper [[Sind]] which connected the towns of [[Sukkur]] and [[Rohri]].
The [[Indus Valley State Railway]] had reached [[Sukkur]] in 1879 and the steam ferry that transported eight wagons at a time across the Indus between [[Rohri]] and [[Sukkur]] was found to be cumbersome and time-consuming. The opening of the 'Lansdowne Bridge ' in 1889 solved this bottleneck and thus port of [[Karachi]] was connected to the railway network.
[[Alexander Meadows Rendel]], Consultant Engineer was then called in and he proposed a design consisting of two anchored cantilevers, each 310 feet (94M) long, carrying a suspended span of 200ft (61M) in the middle. This design was considered feasible and Westwood, Baillie and Co of London commenced the steelwork for the girders <ref>[http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Westwood,_Baillie_and_Co Grace's Guide "Westwood, Baillie and Co" ]; Retrieved on 11 Jul 2016</ref> <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westwood,_Baillie Wikipedia " Westwood, Ballie"]; Retrieved on 11 Jul 2016</ref> <ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20130122080631/http://pakistaniat.com/2007/12/18/lansdowne-bridge-sukkur/ "All Things Pakistan - Lansdowne Bridge, Sukkur"]; Retrieved on 23 Apr 2016</ref>
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