Bunji Bridge | |
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| Coordinates | 35°43′47″N 74°37′24″E / 35.729781°N 74.623359°E |
| Carries | Vehicles |
| Crosses | Indus River |
| Other name(s) | Partab Pul |
| Named for | Maharaja Pratap Singh |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Cantilever truss |
| Material | Iron - Steel |
| Total length | 330 feet (100 m) |
| History | |
| Construction end | 1893 |
| Rebuilt | 2012 |
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Bunji Bridge (or Partab Pul) is a suspension bridge on the Indus River near Bunji, a town in the Astore District of Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. It was first built in the 19th century by the Maharaja Pratap Singh's government of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir. Its wooden girders were burnt down during the 1947 Gilgit Rebellion and subsequently repaired. It fell into disuse and neglect in recent decades. It was restored by the recently established Government of Gilgit-Baltistan in 2012 after the 2010 Indus floods highlighted its value. The bridge is said to serve as a vital link between the town of Gilgit and the locations in the Astore District.[1]