Danyor Suspension Bridge

The Danyore Suspension Bridge is in Gilgit-Baltistan and is one of the oldest make shift suspension bridges in the region. The bridge connects Danyor to the premises of the Karakoram University across the River Hunza. Currently the bridge is closed for vehicles and only pedestrians are allowed to pass through.[1] There has been constructed a two way concrete bridge beside it, that is being used as an alternative which was completed in 2013.[2]

A view of Suspension Bridge Danyore

History

Before the construction of the suspension bridge of Danyor there used to be a boat which is locally called Jaalo (a traditional raft for the passage crossing rivers and lakes) was used to cross the Hunza River. The bridge was constructed in mid-sixties. The Danyore side of the bridge is connected to a tunnel that was dug by the then residents of Danyore without any engineering tools and equipments almost a decade later.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Declared unsafe: Danyore Bridge closed to traffic
  2. ↑ Danyore Suspension Bridge and Tunnel It connects Gilgit City the region of District
  3. ↑ Concrete social change will benefit Gilgit-Baltistan-I

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