Lal Mandi Footbridge

Lal Mandi Footbridge
Coordinates	34°4′5.81″N 74°48′44.55″E / 34.0682806°N 74.8123750°ECoordinates: 34°4′5.81″N 74°48′44.55″E / 34.0682806°N 74.8123750°E
Carries	Bicycles, Pedestrians
Crosses	Jhelum
Locale	Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Preceded by	Abdullah Bridge
Followed by	Amira Kadal
Characteristics
Design	Suspension Bridge
Material	Concrete, Steel
Total length	130 metres (430 ft)
Width	4 metres (13 ft)
Longest span	66 metres (217 ft)
Number of spans	3
Piers in water	2
History
Opened	13 July 2005

The Lal Mandi Footbridge is a suspension-type pedestrian bridge located in the Srinagar city of the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. It connects the Lal Mandi and Rajbagh areas of the city to the city centre Lal Chowk.

History

It is the first suspension-type bridge to come across the Jhelum in the city.^[1] It was constructed over a period of two years under the PDP-Congress coalition government in the State led by Mufti Muhammad Sayeed and has helped greatly in easing the traffic congestion in the city centre.^[2]

Location

The bridge is vital walkway located in Srinagar, in the neighborhood of Tyndale Biscoe School.

Usage

The bridge busiest walkway which connects residential area of Rajbagh to Lal Chowk. It is mostly used by Tyndale Biscoe School students.

See also

• Zero Bridge
• Abdullah Bridge
• Amira Kadal
• JK Krishi Vikas Cooperative Ltd.

References

1. "Bridges of Srinagar".
2. "People Prefer Lal Mandi Footbridge".

Gallery

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  A view of Footbridge.
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  Footbridge and Jhelum.
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  Footbridge connecting Abi Guzar Bund and Silk Factory road.