Habba Kadal Explained

Habba Kadal
Carries:Motor Vehicles, Bicycles, Pedestrians
Crosses:Jhelum
Locale:Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Material:Wood
Length:80m (260feet)
Width:7m (23feet)
Preceded:New Habba Kadal
Followed:New Fateh Kadal
Open:1551
Rebuilt:After the floods of 1893, Renovated 2013-15
Named For:Habba Khatoon
Coordinates:34.082°N 74.806°W

Habba Kadal (in Urdu pronounced as /ɦəbbɑː kəd̪əl/ ; in Kashmiri pronounced as /habɨ kədɨl/) is a wooden bridge located in the old city of Srinagar, in Jammu and Kashmir, India that crosses the Jhelum river. It was first built in 1551 by Sultan Habib Shah of the Shah Miri Dynasty and is one of the seven original bridges that have existed in the city for a long time. It had to be rebuilt during Dogra rule after the heavy floods of 1893.[1] [2] [3] Although originally planned to be dismantled as the New Habba Kadal bridge made it redundant, the government, as part of its policy of preserving heritage, undertook renovation of the bridge. It was started in 2013 and took two years to complete. Finally, the bridge again opened to public in 2015.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Kashmir’s Pittsburgh: Srinagar - The City of Bridges - Rising Kashmir. 18 April 2018. 21 July 2018.
  2. Web site: Bridges in Srinagar-Kashmir As It Is. 21 July 2018.
  3. Sir Walter Roper Lawrence.
  4. News: Iconic Habba Kadal Bridge Nears Completion-Kashmir Life. 1 September 2015. 21 July 2018.