Meghna Bridge
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Location
Meghna Bridge is Script error: No such module "convert". southeast of Dhaka.[2] It spans the Meghna River,[4][5] which is one of the major rivers in the country.[4] The Dhaka–Chittagong Highway crosses the bridge.[2] The geographic coordinates of the bridge are Script error: No such module "Coordinates"..[4]
History
Meghna Bridge was built with the financial help from the government of Japan.[6][7] It was constructed by Nippon Koei Co. Ltd.,[1] (an independent engineering consulting firm in Japan that has been involved in projects in more than 80 countries).[8] The bridge was opened on February 1, 1991. Meghna Bridge is the single largest project with Japanese assistance in the world.[9]
In 2005, the bridge underwent extensive repair because the expansion joints of the bridge were damaged due to the lack of appropriate maintenance.[6] In 2012–13, the bridge underwent even more extensive repair because the expansion joints of the bridge were damaged due to the lack of appropriate maintenance. Also piers were protected from scour at river bed.[10][11]
Architecture
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The wing walls of the bridge are of RCC and are fixed with abutments and have no weep holes. Railing type of the bridge is of R.C.C post and steel rail. The bridge has Script error: No such module "convert". wide sidewalk at both sides. Meghna Bridge also has infrastructure of drainage.[12]
Economic impact
Traffic volumes across the Meghna River and of National Highway No. 1 significantly increased after the opening of the Meghna Bridge. In April 1997, an average of 10,149 vehicles of all types used the bridge in each 24 hours while March 2004 saw 9,704 vehicles per day. The reason behind this fall in traffic volume is attributed to increase in toll rate in 2002 and seasonal fluctuations.[3] Below is a comparison of vehicles using the bridge per day in April 1997 and March 2004:
| Vehicle[3] | Truck[3] | Bus[3] | Light Vehicle[3] | Motorcycle[3] | Total[3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1997 | 4,674 | 3,396 | 1,796 | 283 | 10,149 |
| March 2004 | 4,310 | 3,887 | 1,030 | 477 | 9,704 |
The survey conducted in 2004 by the Embassy of Japan in Bangladesh found that a majority of the users of the bridge believe that the construction of the Meghna Bridge improved the life of the people living near it and the surrounding area of the bridge has been urbanized. The people surveyed opined that the number of traffic blockage caused by bad weather has been decreased since the construction. The survey also found that 42% of the trucks using Meghna Bridge transport goods between Dhaka and Chittagong.[3]
References
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- ↑ a b c Impact of major floods on the river morphology at the vicinity of bridges in Bangladesh
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i The basic study on the present situation of the previous grant aid project for the bridges in Bangladesh Script error: No such module "webarchive". Embassy of Japan in Bangladesh
- ↑ a b c d Morphological Characteristics Of The River Meghna: A Collaborative Study Script error: No such module "webarchive". Water Resources Research Centre, Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University
- ↑ Padma Multipurpose Bridge Design Project Script error: No such module "webarchive". Asian Development Bank
- ↑ a b Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Yen Loans for Constructing Access Roads to the Jamuna Bridge Script error: No such module "webarchive". Japan Bank for International Cooperation
- ↑ Nippon Koei Co. Ltd. Script error: No such module "webarchive". Engineering and Consulting Firms Association (ECFA), Japan
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- ↑ Experimental investigation on dynamic characteristics of Meghna bridge at different structural conditions Conference
- ↑ Scour depth estimation in a balanced cantilever bridge with deteriorated central hinges based on natural frequencies: field measurements, methodology for estimation and verificationNature
- ↑ a b Principal Bridge Inspection Report Roads and Highways Department, Ministry of Communications, Bangladesh
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