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List of bridges in Pakistan

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This is a list of bridges in Pakistan.

Bridges of historical and architectural interest

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Image Name Urdu Distinction Length Type Carries
Crosses
Opened Location Province Ref.
Chuha Gujar Bridge91 m (299 ft)Masonry
12 arches
Chowa Gujar Lar
Bara River
1629Peshawar
33°59′45.5″N 71°37′33.4″E
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa[1][2]
Pul Shah DaulaMasonry
5 arches
Pul Shahdaula
31°54′11.3″N 74°20′23.3″E
Punjab[3]
Bridge (Sabzi Mandi Road)Masonry
1 arch
Sabzi Mandi Road
Bara River
Peshawar
34°00′56.2″N 71°38′48.1″E
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Kohala BridgePopular for picnics organized under its arch (Kohala Picnic Point)Masonry
1 arch
Kohala
34°05′48.1″N 73°29′50.6″E
Punjab[4]
Attock Bridgeاٹک پل425 m (1,394 ft)Truss
2 levels, steel
1883
1929
Attock
33°52′20.8″N 72°14′13.0″E
Punjab[S 1]
[5]
Danyor Suspension Bridge155 m (509 ft)Suspension
Wooden deck
KKH - Gilgit Road
Hunza River
Gilgit - Danyor
35°55′30.4″N 74°22′20.5″E
Gilgit-Baltistan[S 2]
[6]
Hussaini Suspension BridgeRenowned as one of the most dangerous bridges in the world194 m (636 ft)Simple suspension bridge
Wooden deck
Footbridge
Hunza River
1968Hussaini
36°25′25.7″N 74°52′57.1″E
Gilgit-Baltistan[7]
Bunji BridgeSimple suspension bridge1893
2012
Bunji
35.729781°N 74.623359°E / 35.729781; 74.623359 (Bunji Bridge)
Gilgit-Baltistan
Raikot BridgeArch bridge2013Diamer
35°29′35.03″N 74°35′31.09″E
Gilgit-Baltistan
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Major bridges

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Image # Name Urdu Span Length Type Carries
Crosses
Opened Location Province Ref.
1Lansdowne Bridge (Pakistan)لینسڈائون پل250 m (820 ft)250 m (820 ft)Cantilever
Steel
Saleh Pat Road–Royal Road
Indus River
1889Sukkur–Rohri
27°41′37.9″N 68°53′18.5″E
Sindh[Note 1]
[S 3]
[8]
[9]
2Ayub Bridgeایوب پل246 m (807 ft)310 m (1,020 ft)Arch
Steel through arch
Sukkur Railway–Rohri Railway
Indus River
1962Sukkur–Rohri
27°41′38.0″N 68°53′17.7″E
Sindh[Note 1]
[S 4]
[10]
3New Khairabad Bridge200 m (660 ft) (x2)701 m (2,300 ft)Box girder
Prestressed concrete
111+2x200+111
2004Attock
33°53′53.3″N 72°14′04.5″E
Punjab[11][12]
4Karot Bridgeکروٹ پل150 m (490 ft)330 m (1,080 ft)Box girder
Prestressed concrete
Kotli Road
Jhelum River
2019Kahuta–Hollar
33°35′26.0″N 73°36′17.1″E
Punjab
Azad Kashmir
[13]
5Khushal Garh Bridgeخوشحال گڑھ ریلوے پل144 m (472 ft)236 m (774 ft)Truss
2 levels, steel
144+92
1907Kushalgarh–Bhandarbara
33°28′50.2″N 71°54′34.3″E
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Punjab
[14]
[15]
6Earthquake Memorial Bridgeزلزلہ یادگاری پل122 m (400 ft) (x2)473 m (1,552 ft)Extradosed
Concrete box girder deck, concrete pylon
2x122
2014Muzaffarabad
34°20′53.3″N 73°27′49.6″E
Azad Kashmir[S 5]
[16]
[17]
[18]
7Kund Bridge Besham120 m (390 ft)188 m (617 ft)Box girder
Prestressed concrete
34+120+34
Road bridge
Indus River
Besham
34°54′22.8″N 72°51′58.5″E
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa[19]
8New Khushal Garh Bridgeخوشحال گڑھ پل373 m (1,224 ft)Box girder
Prestressed concrete
2016Kushalgarh–Bhandarbara
33°28′54.3″N 71°54′34.0″E
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Punjab
[20]
9New Dhangali Bridgeدھان گلی پل340 m (1,120 ft)Box girder
Prestressed concrete
Sahara Kashmir Road
Jhelum River
2011Pallal Mallahan
33°21′37.7″N 73°34′04.7″E
Punjab
Azad Kashmir
[21]
10New Thakot Bridge234 m (768 ft)Box girder
Prestressed concrete
Thakot–Dandai
34°48′13.4″N 72°56′08.0″E
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa[22]
11Kowardo Suspension BridgeSuspension
Wooden deck, concrete pylons
Single lane
Indus River
Skardu
35°21′37.7″N 75°33′35.7″E
Gilgit-Baltistan
12Dhan Galli Bridge
dismantled
دھان گلی پلSuspension
Wooden deck, concrete pylons
Sahara Kashmir Road
Single lane
Jhelum River
Pallal Mallahan
33°21′40.6″N 73°34′04.1″E
Punjab
Azad Kashmir
13Suspension Bridge (Sazin)Suspension
Steel truss deck, steel pylons
Tangir River Valley Road
Indus River
Sazin
35°31′55.7″N 73°30′35.4″E
Gilgit-Baltistan
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
14Suspension Bridge (Kandia)Suspension
Steel truss deck, steel pylons
Kandia River Road
Indus River
Kandia
35°25′57.1″N 73°12′16.4″E
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
15Khairabad BridgeBox girder
Prestressed concrete
Attock
33°53′48.8″N 72°14′02.3″E
Punjab
16Palak BridgeTruss
Steel
Dadyal–Mirpur Road (Kotli Road)
Poonch River
Khadamabad
33°20′27.2″N 73°45′12.7″E
Azad Kashmir
17New Kohala Bridgeکوہالہ پلBox girder
Prestressed concrete
Kohala–Bakot
34°05′46.7″N 73°29′56.5″E
Punjab
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
18Youyi Bridgeدوستی کا پلSuspension
Steel truss deck, concrete pylons
Thakot–Dandai
34°48′14.5″N 72°56′11.5″E
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa[23]
19Kanchey BridgeSuspension
Steel truss deck
Gahkuch
36°10′21.8″N 73°48′51.9″E
Gilgit-Baltistan
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