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{{Short description|Bridge in India}}
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| locale = [[Delhi]], [[India]]
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| length = 200 metres (660 ft)
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The '''Bara Pulah Bridge''' or '''Barapullah Bridge''' is a busy road-passing in [[Delhi]], India, near [[Humayun's Tomb]] and Khan-i-Khana's Tomb. It is surrounded by the fruit and vegetable market behind the [[Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station|Nizamuddin railway station]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|last=Smith|first=R. V.|date=2016-06-13|title=Bridging myth and reality|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/history-and-culture//article59826595.ece|access-date=2022-02-18|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> Due to the increasing population and traffic problems, the government announced a new Barapullah Elevated Road project during the [[2010 Commonwealth Games|Delhi Commonwealth Games]]. The new overpass bridge has marginally solved the traffic problems, but has overshadowed the historic bridge which is now almost invisible and overrun by squatters.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-07-21|title=Makeshift Markets, A Historic Bridge & Now A Busy Thoroughfare: Barapullah In Delhi|url=https://so.city/delhi/article/makeshift-markets-a-historic-bridge-now-a-busy-thoroughfare-barapullah-in-delhi|access-date=2022-02-10|website=So City|language=en}}</ref> The BaraPullah Bridge is a [[Monuments of National Importance of India|monument of national importance]] and protected by the [[Archaeological Survey of India]] (ASI).<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=16 April 2015|first=Richi|last=Verma|title=Jahangir's bridge slips into decay|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/jahangirs-bridge-slips-into-decay/articleshow/46939090.cms|access-date=2022-02-10|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>

== History ==
The Barapullah bridge was built by Mihr Banu Agha nearly 400 years ago. According to historians, the bridge was built under [[Jahangir]]'s rule and personally commissioned by him. The Mughals used the bridge to cross the [[Yamuna]] river to reach [[Nizamuddin Dargah]] and [[Humayun's Tomb]] while returning from [[Agra]].<ref name=":0" /> In 1628 the road between the bridge and [[Humayun's Tomb]] was a wide tree-lined path and was considered the most beautiful bridge of [[Delhi]].<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Das |first=Aheli |date=2024-09-02 |title=Barapullah bridge: A lost piece of history in plain sight |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/delhi-news/barapullah-bridge-a-lost-piece-of-history-in-plain-sight-101725214774823-amp.html |work=Hindustan Times}}</ref>

In August 2024, the ASI started restoration of the bridge. They removed silt and garbage collected on the neglected bridge and aim to restore it as a pedestrian bridge.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-08-12 |title=ASI to restore Delhi's 400-year-old Barapullah bridge in 3 months |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/asi-to-restore-400-year-old-barapullah-bridge-in-new-delhi-within-3-months/articleshow/112451215.cms |access-date=2024-09-10 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Choudhary |first=Vikas |date=2024-09-05 |title=A 1,000 words: 400-year-old Delhi heritage Barapullah bridge emerges from neglect |url=https://www.downtoearth.org.in/governance/a-1000-words-400-year-old-delhi-heritage-barapullah-bridge-emerges-from-neglect |access-date=2024-09-10 |website=Down To Earth |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-08-11 |title=Barapullah bridge restoration by ASI to begin in three months: L-G |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/barapullah-bridge-restoration-by-asi-to-begin-in-three-months-l-g/article68513882.ece |access-date=2024-09-10 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

== Architecture ==
The [[bridge]] structure has 12 piers and 11 [[arch]]es, and it is {{convert|200|m}} in length.<ref name=":0" />

== References ==
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== External links ==
*[http://ignca.gov.in/online-digital-resources/archaeological-sites/delhi/bara-pulah-bridge/ Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts/Barapullah Bridge]

[[Category:Bridges in Delhi]]
[[Category:Bridges completed in the 17th century]]
[[Category:17th-century establishments in India]]
[[Category:Monuments of National Importance in Delhi]]

Bara Pulah Bridge - Revision history

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