Earthquake Memorial Bridge | |
Carries: | Cars, buses, trucks, jeeps |
Crosses: | River Jhelum |
Location: | Kohala–Muzaffarabad Road, Muzaffarabad, Azad Kashmir |
Also Known As: | Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Bridge Naluchi Bridge |
Maint: | National Highway Authority |
Design: | Cable-stayed bridge |
Length: | 474m (1,555feet) |
Lanes: | 2 |
Designer: | Japan International Cooperation Agency |
Begin: | May 2009 |
Complete: | August 2014 |
Cost: | Rs. 1.5 billion |
Opening: | 14 August 2014 |
Mapframe: | yes |
Earthquake Memorial Bridge, also known as Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Bridge and Naluchi Bridge is a 474 meter long cable-stayed extradosed bridge in Muzaffarabad, connecting Naluchi and Chattar on the banks of Jhelum River. The bridge, costing over Rs. 1.5 billion, was funded by Japan Bank for International Cooperation and was completed in August 2014 after meeting delays.[1] It features two lanes and sidewalks on either side. The bridge is 15 meters wide in total.[2]