Bridge Name: | Mechi Bridge मेची पुल |
Official Name: | Bridge01/H01 Mechi Bridge |
Crosses: | Mechi River |
Locale: | Mechinagar Municipality, Jhapa District Nepal |
Maint: | National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL) |
Builder: | Dineshchandra R. Agrawal Infracon Private Limited (DRA Infracon) |
Coordinates: | 26.8115°N 88.1623°W |
The Mechi Bridge (Nepali: मेची पुल) is a bridge that connects Nepal from the Jhapa District to the Darjeeling district in West Bengal, India. Built over Mechi River, this bridge is considered an Eastern Trade point between Nepal and India. It was inaugurated in January 2019.[1] [2]
Connecting Kakarbhitta Town and Panitanki Bazaar, this bridge is located at Jhapa District of Koshi Province, Nepal and Darjeeling district of West Bengal, India. It is around 20km (10miles) east of the trade city Birtamod and around 110km (70miles) kilometers from the capital of Province No. 1, Biratnagar. It is around 26km (16miles) from Siliguri Town of West Bengal.
The Mechi Bridge was constructed by India's National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL) and the EPC contractor was Dineshchandra R. Agrawal Infracon Private Limited (DRA Infracon).
The Mechi Bridge connects National Highway 327B and Mahendra Highway, which are also part of Asian Highway (AH2).