Swami Vivekanand Bridge (Ellisbridge) (Ahmedabad) | monument, road bridge, 1870_construction

India / Gujarat / Ahmadabad / Ahmedabad
 monument, road bridge, 1870_construction
All the Ahmedabad Bridges connect old city (East) Ahmedabad with New city(West Ahmeadabad). If we go from North side of river to South side at present we have 10 Bridges.

1) Saradar Patel Ring Road River Bridge (Relatively New Bridge)
2) Indira Bridge
3) Sabarmati Railway Bridge
4) Subhash Bridge (Open in 1973)
5) Gandhi Bridge (Open in 1940)
6) Neharu Bridge (Open in 1962)
7) Swami Vivekanand Bridge (Ellisbridge) ( Oldest Bridge Open in 1870)
8) Sardar Bridge (Open in 1939)
9) Vasana Pirana Bridge (Very new Bridge Open in 2007)
10) Shahtri Bridge



The Vivekanand Bridge is a major landmark structure in the city of Ahmedabad, as well as an artery of public transport across the river Sabarmati. Constructed in the 1870, the original bridge constructed by British engineers was narrow and not suited for motorized traffic. Modern extensions have been constructed on either side of the original bridge to support heavy traffic, and the original bridge is preserved as a landmark. The bridge has been renamed as Swami Vivekananda bridge but is still known to people by its old name.(It has a new name now so let's go by the new name. If you don't use the new name how you going to get used to it.)

Out of all bridges behind only this bridge we have dedicated Pin code and area name call Ellisbrige area.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellis_Bridge
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Coordinates:   23°1'20"N   72°34'31"E

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  • Ellisbridge
  • hi i m pappu
  • ellisbridge(swami vivekanand bridge)
  • Earlier it was famous as "LAKKADIYO PUL" even though it was built by special steel imported from Great Britan. the cost steel used for this bridge was equivalent to 'GOLD'. Now a days old bridge having a lighting of it's own style.
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