4th span of Padma bridge installed, 600 metres visible now

The fourth span of the Padma bridge was installed at Jazira point of Shariatpur this morning, making 600 metres of the much-hyped bridge visible.

The latest span (superstructure) was placed between pear-40 and pear-41 around 8:00am, our Munshiganj correspondent reports quoting the project engineers.

The span is 150 metres long and weighs 3,140 tonnes.

The fourth span of the Padma bridge reached the Jazira end of the bridge yesterday evening.

The length of the steel structure double-deck Padma bridge is 6.15 kilometres. The trains will run through the lower deck while the road will be on the upper level of the bridge.

When the construction of the Padma bridge is completed, the capital will be directly connected with 21 southern districts through road and railways.

The first span of the bridge was laid on pillars 37 and 38 on September 30, 2017. The second span was placed on January 28, 2018. The third span was laid on March 11 of the same year.