The Madhumati Bridge (Bengali: মধুমতি সেতু), also called the Kalna Bridge (Bengali: কালনা সেতু), is a 690-metre-long, 6-lane bridge across the Madhumati River. The bridge connects the districts of Narail, Khulna, Magura, Satkhira, Chuadanga, Jashore, Jhenaidah, Gopalganj and a few others in the southwest and northwest. The Bridge Carries national highway N806. And it is a part of the Asian Highway Project.[1][2]
The bridge has four high-speed lanes and two service lanes. Madhumati Bridge was inaugurated by Sheikh Hasina from her official residence at Ganabhaban, Sher-E-Bangla Nagar on 10 October 2022, along with the third bridge across the Shitalakkhya River.[3][4]
References
- ^ "Bridges over Madhumati, Shitalakhya to be inaugurated soon - Maritime Gateway". 2022-10-10. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
- ^ "Bangladesh's first 6-lane bridge over Madhumati River set to be inaugurated Monday morning". Dhaka Tribune.
- ^ "Hasina opens Bangladesh's first six-lane bridge in Narail". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
- ^ "Another big push for south: PM opens first-ever 6-lane Modhumoti, 3rd Shitalakhya bridges". The Business Standard. 2022-10-10. Retrieved 2023-12-04.