Old Yamuna Bridge

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The Old Yamuna Bridge, also known as Lohe-ka-Pul, or "bridge number 249", located in Delhi, is one of the longest and oldest bridges in India. Construction of the bridge began in 1863 and finished in 1866, with it opening for public use in 1867. The bridge is a double-decked steel truss bridge that runs east-west across the Yamuna river, connecting the district of Central Delhi to the district of Shahdara. It was constructed in 1866 by the East India Railway at a cost of £1,616,335, and has a total length of 2,640 feet (804.67 m) feet with 12 spans of 202.5 feet (61.72 m) each. In the nineteenth century, two principal cities of North India, Kolkata and Delhi, were connected by railways, the bridge being the last link on this route. The bridge initially had a single line, and was later converted to a double line. There is a discrepancy about the year the second line was added; one source says that "In 1913, this was converted into a double line by adding down line girders of 12 spans of 202 feet each and 2 end spans of 42 feet to the bridge." But another source says "It was built for a single railway line but converted into a double line in 1932 and reopened in 1934" because of increased traffic on this section. It has the capacity of serving roadways as well as railways simultaneously. The upper deck carries a two-lane railway line which connects Old Delhi railway station to Sh

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