Sultana Kamal Bridge

Last updated
Sultana Kamal Bridge
Coordinates 23°43′18″N90°30′02″E / 23.721801°N 90.500427°E / 23.721801; 90.500427
Carries Vehicles
Crosses Shitalakshya River
Locale Tarabo, Rupganj, Narayanganj
BeginsDemra Ghat
EndsTarab Bazar
Other name(s)Demra Bridge
Maintained by Roads and Highways Department
Characteristics
Total length1.072 kilometres (0.666 mi)
Width10 metres (33 ft)
No. of lanes 2
History
Construction start2006
Opened2010
Location
Sultana Kamal Bridge

Sultana Kamal Bridge also known as the Demra Bridge is a road bridge constructed over the Shitalakshya River in Tarabo, Narayanganj District, Bangladesh. [1] The bridge connects the Tarabo town with the Demra Thana area in Dhaka District. Its construction has facilitated the expansion of Dhaka city toward the east. [2] The bridge sees significant traffic from Narsingdi and the greater Sylhet region. [3]

History

Construction of the bridge began in 2006 and it was opened to the public in June 2010. It was inaugurated by former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The bridge was one of three constructed under a single project. [4] The construction cost was estimated at ৳798,800,000 (alternate source: ৳760,000,000). [2]

In 2017, the safety barriers of five pillars were damaged when a vessel involved in illegal sand mining collided with the bridge. [5] In 2019, damaged lighting on the bridge was repaired.

A number of media reports have highlighted risks to traffic amid widening gaps between spans. [6] [7]

References

  1. ↑ "PM opens Sultana Kamal Bridge". The Daily Star . 2010-06-27. Retrieved 2025-05-09.
  2. 1 2 Abdul Alim (2023-03-06). "সুলতানা কামাল সেতু অরক্ষিত, জ্বলে না সোডিয়াম বাতি" [Sultana Kamal Bridge is unsafe, sodium lamps do not light up]. Protidiner Sangbad (in Bengali). Retrieved 2025-05-06.
  3. ↑ "সুলতানা কামাল সেতুর 'এক্সপানশন জয়েন্টের' রাবার উঠে গেছে" [The rubber on the Sultana Kamal Bridge's 'expansion joint' has come off]. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 2017-07-04. Retrieved 2025-05-09.
  4. ↑ Zahirul Alam Pilu (2025-04-28). "ঝুঁকিতে সুলতানা কামাল সেতু, দুর্ঘটনার আশঙ্কা" [Sultana Kamal Bridge at risk, accident feared]. Ajker Patrika (in Bengali). Retrieved 2025-05-06.
  5. ↑ "নৌযানের ধাক্কায় ক্ষতিগ্রস্ত সুলতানা কামাল সেতুস্তম্ভ" [Sultana Kamal Bridge pillar damaged by boat collision]. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 2017-01-23. Retrieved 2025-05-09.
  6. ↑ "The rubber of two expansion joints of Sultana Kamal Bridge in Demra has got damaged completely". Daily Sun. 27 April 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
  7. ↑ "Gaps between spans on the Sultana Kamal Bridge widen in many places". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 2025-09-09.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.