Attock Bridge
Attock Bridge اٹک پل | |
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Attock (Old) Bridge viewed from the south bank, 2015 | |
| Coordinates | 33°52′21″N 72°14′12″E / 33.87250°N 72.23667°E |
| Carries | 1 railway track |
| Crosses | Indus River |
| Locale | Attock Khurd, Punjab, Pakistan – Khairabad Kund, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| Other name | Old Attock Bridge |
| Named for | City of Attock |
| Owner | Pakistan Railways |
| Maintained by | Pakistan Railways |
| Heritage status | Strategically fortified crossing of the Indus |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Double-deck truss bridge |
| Material | Wrought iron, masonry piers |
| Total length | 425 m (1,394 ft) |
| Longest span | 95 m (312 ft) and 78 m (256 ft) |
| No. of spans | 5 |
| No. of lanes | 1 rail line |
| Rail characteristics | |
| No. of tracks | 1 |
| History | |
| Designer | Guilford Lindsey Molesworth Sir Francis Callaghan |
| Constructed by | North-Western State Railway |
| Construction start | 1880 |
| Construction end | 1883 |
| Opened | 24 May 1883 |
| Rebuilt | 1929 |
| Location | |
Interactive map of Attock Bridge | |
Attock Bridge (Urdu: اٹک پل) is a 19th-century railway bridge situated between Attock Khurd and Khairabad Kund on Indus River in Pakistan. It is commonly known as "Old Attock Bridge". This bridge is one of the most important strategic and commercial crossing on the Indus River between Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces, hence was heavily fortified.