The construction of a railway bridge over the Padma in 1889 by the East Bengal Railway for easier communication between Calcutta and the then East Bengal and Assam was proposed. In 1902 , Sir FJE Spring prepared a report on the bridge . A technical committee reported that a bridge could be built over the lower Ganges Sara intermediate stations and Paksey Bheramara Upazila in the broad -gauge railway to Parbatipur Upazila of Khulna . Construction of the bridge began in 1910 and ended two years later . The bridge consists of steel beams 15. The high beam is modified type 'Petit ' .
The total cost of the construction of the bridge , including parts , parts of the country , employment and training approaches was 35,132,164 . However , the most difficult task of the operation was the control of the river or on the mighty river flowing under the bridge permanently . For this, two banks sort Guide " on the way to Mr. Bell's name JRBell were built on both sides , each totaling 4,000 meters in length extends 3000 ' above the bridge and 1000 downstream . Ends of the banks are bent inwards and sloping heavy paved with stones.
Hardinge Bridge was severely damaged during the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971 . Took place on December 13, 1971 , when the Indian Air Force plane bombed the fourth kindergarten Paksey side. As the Pakistani army was in retreat to Jessore ( their last stronghold ) Hardinge Bridge was strategically very important. The allied force damaged the bridge . The Japanese government helped rebuild the bridge .
It is the second largest railway bridge in Bangladesh . Another bridge called Lalon Shah Bridge for road beside Hardinge bridge was recently built .
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