Jamuna Multipurpose Bridge

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Jamuna Multipurpose Bridge is one of Bangladesh’s largest and most important river crossings, a major road and rail link spanning the Jamuna River to connect the country’s eastern and western regions.

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instanceOf bridge ⓘ
multipurpose bridge ⓘ
road-rail bridge ⓘ
carries electric power lines ⓘ
gas pipeline ⓘ
rail traffic ⓘ
road traffic ⓘ
telecommunication lines ⓘ
connectsRegion eastern Bangladesh ⓘ
linked to: Eastern Bangladesh

western Bangladesh ⓘ
constructedBy Hyundai Engineering and Construction ⓘ
Kumagai Gumi ⓘ
Obayashi Corporation ⓘ
constructionStart 1994 ⓘ
country Bangladesh ⓘ
crosses Jamuna River ⓘ
designedBy Rendel Palmer and Tritton ⓘ
Sir Alexander Gibb and Partners ⓘ
engineeringChallenge strong currents and shifting channels of Jamuna River ⓘ
fundedBy Asian Development Bank ⓘ
Government of Bangladesh ⓘ
Japan Bank for International Cooperation ⓘ
World Bank ⓘ
inauguratedBy Sheikh Hasina ⓘ
length about 4,800 metres ⓘ
approximately 4.8 kilometres ⓘ
location Sirajganj District ⓘ
Tangail District ⓘ
material concrete ⓘ
steel ⓘ
namedAfter Sheikh Mujibur Rahman ⓘ
notableFeature first fixed road-rail link between eastern and western Bangladesh ⓘ
one of the largest bridges in Bangladesh ⓘ
officialName Bangabandhu Bridge ⓘ
opened June 1998 ⓘ
opensToTraffic 1998 ⓘ
partOf Asian Highway network ⓘ
purpose facilitate trade and transport ⓘ
improve national integration between east and west of Bangladesh ⓘ
railConnection Bangladesh Railway eastern zone ⓘ
linked to: Bangladesh Railway

Bangladesh Railway western zone ⓘ
linked to: Bangladesh Railway
railType single-track railway ⓘ
riverBankConnection Bhuapur upazila ⓘ
Sirajganj Sadar upazila ⓘ
riverType braided river ⓘ
roadType dual two-lane carriageway ⓘ
strategicImportance major component of Bangladesh national highway network ⓘ
toll yes ⓘ
width approximately 18.5 metres ⓘ

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Bangabandhu Bridge → alsoKnownAs → Jamuna Multipurpose Bridge ⓘ