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<ref>Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardinge_Bridge "Hardinge Bridge"] Retrieved on 8 Dec 2015</ref>
The construction of a railway bridge over the Ganges(+Padma) was proposed in 1889 by the Eastern Bengal Railway for easier communication between Calcutta and Eastern Bengal and Assam. In 1902, [[Francis Joseph Edward Spring, Sir|Sir F.J.E Spring ]] prepared a report on the bridge. A technical committee reported that a bridge could be constructed at [[Sara]] crossing the lower Ganges between the Paksey and Bheramara Upazila stations on the BG railway from [[Khulna]] to [[Parbatipur Upazila]]. The construction of the bridge started in 1910 and finished two years later.
<ref>Minutes of the Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers[http://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/doi/abs/10.1680/imotp.1918.15830 Volume 205, Issue 1918; pages 18-67. "The Hardinge Bridge over the Lower Ganges at Sara". Published Online: June 05, 2015] Retrieved on 8 Dec 2015 </ref>
