Meghna Bridge | |
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| Coordinates | 23°36.162′N 90°36.991′E / 23.602700°N 90.616517°E |
| Carries | Motor vehicles and pedestrians |
| Crosses | Meghna River |
| Locale | Bangladesh |
| Official name | Japan Bangladesh Friendship Bridge 1 |
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| Design | Cantilever bridge |
| Material | Prestressed concrete |
| Total length | 900 metres (2,952 ft 9 in) |
| Width | 9.2 metres (30 ft 2 in) |
| Longest span | 87 metres (285 ft 5 in) |
| History | |
| Constructed by | Nippon Koei Co. Ltd [1] |
| Opened | February 1, 1991 |
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The Meghna Bridge is a road bridge in Bangladesh.[1] It was built with the assistance of Japan and officially named Japan Bangladesh Friendship Bridge 1, but it is popularly known as Meghna Bridge.[2] According to a study conducted in 2004 by the Embassy of Japan in Bangladesh, residents living around the Meghna Bridge recognized several positive impacts after the construction of the bridge.[3]
- ^ a b Meghna Bridge at Structurae
- ^ Impact of major floods on the river morphology at the vicinity of bridges in Bangladesh
- ^ The basic study on the present situation of the previous grant aid project for the bridges in Bangladesh Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine Embassy of Japan in Bangladesh