Ayub Bridge

Ayub Bridge
ایوب پل
Ayub Bridge
Coordinates27°41′38″N 68°53′18″E / 27.693788°N 68.888217°E / 27.693788; 68.888217
CarriesRailway
CrossesRiver Indus
LocaleSukkur
Characteristics
DesignDorman Long of Middlesbrough, England
MaterialIron – Steel
Total length806 feet
Height247 feet
Longest span806 feet (246 m)
Rail characteristics
Track gauge1676
History
DesignerDavid B Steinman
Construction startNov 1959
Construction endMay 1962
Statistics
Daily trafficRailway traffic
Location
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Ayub Bridge Important Data

Ayub Bridge (Sindhi: ايوب پل; Urdu: ایوب پل ), named after Field Marshal Mohammad Ayub Khan (President of Pakistan), is a railway bridge over the Indus River between Rohri and Sukkur in Sindh province, Pakistan. The bridge is about 806 feet long, 247 feet high and cost Rs21.6 million. It has served the city for 50 years by providing a strong link for rail traffic between Sukkur and Rohri. Before this, Lansdowne Bridge was the railway link between Sukkur and Rohri. The foundation stone of this steel arch bridge was laid on 9 December 1960 and inaugurated by President Muhammad Ayub Khan on 6 May 1962. The consulting engineer was David B. Steinman.[1] The Ayub Bridge became the world's third longest railway arch span and the first railway bridge in the world to be slung on coiled wire rope suspenders.

Aub Bridge Inaugural Plaque
  1. ^ Memon, Sarfaraz (7 May 2012). "British engineering: Ayub Bridge turns 50". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 10 January 2013.