Shah Amanat Bridge

22°19′31″N 91°51′12″E / 22.3253°N 91.8532°E / 22.3253; 91.8532CarriesBuses, motor vehicles, and bicyclesCrossesKarnaphuli RiverLocaleKarnaphuli, Chittagong, BangladeshOther name(s)Natun (New) BridgeNamed forKarnaphuli RiverOwnerGovernment of BangladeshMaintained byMinistry of Road Transport and BridgesPreceded bySecond Karnaphuli BridgeCharacteristicsDesignExtradosed bridgeMaterialPrestressed concreteTotal length950 m (3,117 ft)Width24.47 m (80 ft)Traversable?NoLongest span200 m (656 ft)No. of spans3HistoryDesignerHigh-Point Rendel Limited^[1]Constructed byChina Major Bridge Construction^[1]Construction startAugust 2006Construction endJuly 2010^[2]Construction cost590 croreOpened8 September 2010; 13 years ago (2010-09-08)ReplacesHazrat Shah Amanat BridgeLocation

Shah Amanat Bridge, the second constructed across the Karnaphuli River in Bangladesh, is the first major extradosed bridge in the country.^[3] It is located along the country's busiest national highway N1. It connects the southern parts of Chittagong, Cox's Bazar, and the hill district Bandarban.^[4][5] It is named after Chittagong's 18th-century Islamic Saint Shah Amanat.

Construction history

Construction of the bridge started in August, 2006 and it was officially opened on 8 September 2010.^[3] The Chinese construction company Major Bridge Construction, China, built the bridge. The project involved a cost of Taka 590 crore, including a foreign exchange component of Taka 3.72 billion provided by the Kuwait Fund.

Dimensions

The bridge is 950 m long and 24.47 m wide. It has five piers with three 200 m extradosed main spans, two 115 m side spans and a 130 m approach viaduct section.^[3] Alongside four lanes for vehicles, the bridge has two 1.5 m lanes for movement of 'manual transports' like rickshaws, push carts and vans. There is also a 1.5 m walkway on each side of the bridge. The bridge has a 0.5 km approach road in the city end and one km approach road at the Patiya end.

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