Padma Bridge
General Information
| Structural Type: |
Truss bridge
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| Function / usage: |
Road bridge
Railroad (railway) bridge |
| Construction phase: | 2015 |
| Status: | project phase |
Geographic Information & Related Structures
| Location: |
Mawa, Bangladesh, Asia Janjira, Bangladesh, Asia |
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| Crosses |
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Technical Information
Dimensions
| main spans | 150 m | |
| piers | number | 41 |
Materials
| truss |
steel
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Relevant Web Sites
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The Daily Star: Padma bridge to be built at Mawa (11.03.2004)
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The New Nation: Padma Bridge to push GDP by 1.2: Construction of 5.58km long and 25m wide project to start in 2010 (02.02.2005)
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World Highways: Padma Bridge report goes to Bangladesh government (03.02.2005)
Relevant Publications
- Padma options narrowed down, in "Bridge Update", October 2003, n. 39
- Padma Bridge opens to prequalifications, in "Bridge Design & Engineering", 2nd Quarter 2010, n. 59 v. 16
Internal Information
| Structure-ID: | s0015184 |
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| Created: | 07/02/2005 |
| Last Updated: | 27/02/2013 |