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- The full name of the 11th longest bridge in the world is ‘Padma Multipurpose Bridge’.
- 917 hectares of land had to be acquired for the construction of the bridge.
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- The construction company of this bridge is China Major Bridge Engineering Construction Company Limited.
- The bridge was designed by the American multinational engineering firm AECOM.
- Length of the bridge is 6.15 kilometers (20,2000 feet)
- Width 16.10 meters (59.4 feet).
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- Construction work started on December 6, 2014
- The bridge is maintained by Bangladesh Bridge Authority and supervised by Korean Expressway and Bangladesh Army.
- The nearest cantonment to the bridge is Padma cantonment.
- On an average 75 thousand vehicles will run every day.
- Earthquake tolerance level 9
- The viaduct of the bridge is 3.16 km and there are 61 pillars. The total number of spans is 41.
- Each span is 150 meters long and each span weighs 3,200 tons.
- The coordinates of the bridge are 23.4460 degrees (north) and 90.2623 degrees (east).
- The height of this state-of-the-art bridge is 60 feet above the water level and its piling depth is 363 feet.
- There will be four lane road on the upper floor of the bridge and railway line on the ground floor.
- The connecting road is Jajira and Mawa
- Distance of connecting road is 14 kilometers.
- River rule on both banks is 12 km
- Direct connection of Shariatpur and Madaripur districts will be established with Lohajang of Munshiganj district.
- Connection with 29 districts in the south-west will be expedited.
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