The Bangabandhu Bridge, commonly called the Jamuna Multi-purpose Bridge, connects Bhuapur on the Jamuna River’s east bank to Sirajganj on its west bank. It was opened in June 1998.
The main bridge is 5.63 km long with 47 main spans of approximately 100 metres and two end spans of approximately 65 metres. Connected to the bridge are east and west approach viaducts each with 12 spans of 10 metre length and transition spans of 8 metres. The total width of the bridge deck is 18.5 metres.The bridge is part of the Asian Highway and the Trans-Asian Railway. When these links are complete, they’ll provide uninterrupted road and rail routes from south east Asia through central Asia to north west Europe.
Winner of a British Design Council Award, the scheme was the 11th longest bridge in the world when it opened in 1998. It’s currently the 6thlongest in South Asia.
