Lal Mandi Footbridge (original) (raw)

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Footbridge in Jammu and Kashmir, India

Lal Mandi Footbridge
Coordinates 34°4′5.81″N 74°48′44.55″E / 34.0682806°N 74.8123750°E / 34.0682806; 74.8123750
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)
No. of spans 3
Piers in water 2
History
Opened 13 July 2005 (2005-07-13)
Location
Map

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

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]

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

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

  1. ^ "Bridges of Srinagar". Archived from the original on 17 February 2015.
  2. ^ "People Prefer Lal Mandi Footbridge".