Malir River Bridge

Malir River Bridge
The Malir Bridge
Official name	Malir River Bridge
Carries	6 lanes
Crosses	Malir River
Locale	Karachi
Design	concrete
Total length	460 metres (1,510 ft)
Width	19 metres (62 ft)
Longest span	30 metres (98 ft)
Opened	4 February 2009
Coordinates	24°51′54″N 67°12′15″E / 24.86500°N 67.20417°E / 24.86500; 67.20417

The Malir River Bridge (Urdu: ملير ريور برج‎) is to date Pakistan's largest bridge which spans 5,000 metres (16,000 ft). This bridge was inaugurated by Governor of Sindh Dr Ishrat ul Ibad on Wednesday 4 February 2009. The cost of the bridge is PKR 1.2 billion or USD 14 million funded by the Government of Pakistan.^[1] The bridge has shortened the distance by 28 kilometres (17 mi) for the residents of Korangi, Landhi and Shah Faisal towns. To enable construction 42 houses were demolished and the owners were compensated by the government.

References

External links

• http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\02\04\story_4-2-2009_pg12_10

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