Hardinge Bridge (Kustia )

The construction of a railway bridge over the Padma was proposed in 1889 by the East Bengal Railway for easier communication between Calcutta and the then East Bengal and Assam . In 1902 , Sir FJE Spring prepared a report on the bridge . A technical committee reported that a bridge can be built on the lower Ganges between stations and Sara Paksey Bheramara Upazila in the broad -gauge railway to Parbatipur Upazila of Khulna . Construction of the bridge began in 1910 and ended two years later . The bridge consists of steel beams 15 . The beam type ' Petit ' is changed .

The total cost of the construction of the bridge , including parts , parts of the country , approaches to training and employment was 35,132,164 . However , the most difficult task of the operation was the control of the river or on the mighty river flowing under the bridge permanently . For this, two sofas sort Guide " on the road from Mr. Bell JRBell built on both sides , each for a total of 4,000 meters extends 3000 ' above the bridge downstream and 1000 . Butts banks are bent inwards and steep paved with stones.

Hardinge Bridge was severely damaged during the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971. It took place on December 13, 1971 , when the Indian Air Force plane bombed the fourth side Paksey kindergarten . As the Pakistani army was in retreat to Jessore ( their last stronghold ) Hardinge Bridge was strategically very important. The allied force damaged the bridge . The Japanese government helped rebuild the bridge .It is the second largest railway bridge in Bangladesh . Another bridge called Lalon Shah Bridge road beside Hardinge bridge was recently built .