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|locale = [[Barabanki district]]
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'''Elgin Bridge''' is a 3695 ft long important [[railway]] [[bridge]] across the [[Ghaghra River]] located in [[Barabanki district]].<ref name="MHIPBC">{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/?id=VP49AAAAMAAJ&q=%22Elgin+bridge%22+Barabanki&dq=%22Elgin+bridge%22+Barabanki | title=Murray's Handbook, India, Pakistan, Burma & Ceylon | publisher=J. Murray | date=1929 | accessdate=2013-06-29 | author=John Murray | pages=466}}</ref> The bridge falls on the [[Barabanki city|Barabanki]]-[[Gonda, Uttar Pradesh|Gonda]] section of the [[North Eastern Railway zone]] of [[Indian Railways]].<ref name="IRV32">{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/?id=dUlUAAAAMAAJ&dq=%22Elgin+bridge%22+Barabanki&q=%22Elgin+bridge%22#search_anchor | title=Indian Railways, Volume 32 | publisher=India. Railway Board | date=1987 | accessdate=2013-06-29 | pages=11}}</ref> The bridge is about 73 km from [[Lucknow]] and stands at periodically changing confluence of two rivers i.e. [[Sharda River]] and [[Ghaghara River]].<ref name="IRP">{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/?id=pSQ7AAAAMAAJ&dq=%22Elgin+bridge%22+Barabanki&q=%22Elgin+bridge%22#search_anchor | title=International Railway Progress | publisher=Tothill Press | date=1984 | accessdate=2013-06-29 | pages=77}}</ref><ref name="NS-31101984">{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/?id=TtpRAAAAMAAJ&dq=%22Elgin+bridge%22+Barabanki&q=%22Elgin+bridge%22#search_anchor | title=National Seminar on Real-Time Hydrological Forecasting: papers for discussion : 31 October 1984 and 1 November 1984 | publisher=India. Central Water Commission, India. Central Board of Irrigation and Power | date=1984 | accessdate=2013-06-29 | pages=412, 415, 420}}</ref> The bridge was built on dry land and then the river was trained under it.<ref name="IGIV12-1908">{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/?id=iUAKAQAAIAAJ&dq=%22Elgin+bridge%22+Bara+Banki&q=%22Elgin+bridge%22#search_anchor | title=Volume 12 of Imperial gazetteers of India, Imperial gazetteers of India Gazetteers of British India, 1833-1962 India gazetteers | publisher=Clarendon Press | date=1908 | accessdate=2013-06-30 |author1=William Wilson Hunter |author2=James Sutherland Cotton |author3=Richard Burn |author4=William Stevenson Meyer | pages=303}}</ref>

The bridge was completed in 1896 and opened on 18 December 1896 with the opening of [[Jarwal#Jarwal Road railway station|Jarwal Road]] - Behramghat section of the [[Bengal and North Western Railway]].<ref name="IRLH">{{cite web | url=http://indianrailwaynotes.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/north-eastern-railway.pdf | title=Indian Railways line history | accessdate=2013-06-30 | pages=2}}</ref> The bridge is named after [[James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin|Lord Elgin]], [[Governor-General of India]] (21 March 1862 – 20 November 1863). Before construction of Elgin Bridge and opening of railways between Gonda and Barabanki most of the trade was done by the river route, once the bridge was constructed the river trade decreased greatly.<ref name="DGUPAOV44">{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/?id=T-ArAQAAIAAJ&dq=%22Elgin+bridge%22+united+provinces&q=%22Elgin+bridge%22#search_anchor | title=District Gazetteers of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, Volume 44 | publisher=United Provinces of Agra and Oudh (India) | date=1921 | accessdate=2013-06-30 | pages=9, 58, 59}}</ref>

The bridge is an important point of experiment, research and monitoring for irrigation and flood related activities.<ref name="CBIJV7">{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/?id=Ius3AQAAIAAJ&dq=%22Elgin+bridge%22+united+provinces&q=%22Elgin+bridge%22#search_anchor | title=Central Board of Irrigation Journal, Volume 7 | publisher=Central Board of Irrigation India | date=1950 | accessdate=2013-06-30 | pages=266, 597, 679}}</ref> There is a flood water level recording and forecasting station at the Elgin Bridge which records rise and fall in the Ghaghra River.<ref name="UPSR">{{cite web | url=http://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/5DE90BE949457CB48525764D0054A4E2-Full_Report.pdf | title=Uttar Pradesh Situation Report | publisher=Sphere India | date=2009-10-10 | accessdate=2013-06-30 | pages=5}}</ref><ref name="SISR2">{{cite web |url=http://www.sphereindia.org.in/Download/Sphere%20India%20SITREP%202%20(02-08-11).pdf |title=Sphere India Situation Report 2 |publisher=Sphere India |date=2011-08-02 |accessdate=2013-06-30 |pages=1, 2 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304073816/http://www.sphereindia.org.in/Download/Sphere%20India%20SITREP%202%20%2802-08-11%29.pdf |archivedate=4 March 2016 |df=dmy }}</ref> [[Tehsil]] [[Ram Sanehi Ghat]] is threatened as soon as water crosses 347 ft mark at the Elgin Bridge.<ref name="UPDGV42-1988">{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/?id=SCFuAAAAMAAJ&dq=%22Elgin+bridge%22+Oudh&q=%22Elgin+bridge%22#search_anchor | title=Uttar Pradesh district gazetteers, Volume 42 Gazetteer of India Uttar Pradesh District Gazetteers, Uttar Pradesh (India) | publisher=Govt. of Uttar Pradesh | date=1988 | accessdate=2013-06-30 | pages=7, 101, 104}}</ref>

==Elgin-Charsari embankment==
The Elgin-Charsari embankment is on the border of [[Barabanki district]] with [[Gonda district]] in Uttar Pradesh. The Elgin Charsari embankment runs along the river Ghagra in Barabanki and Gonda districts. The embankment is 52 km long, it starts from Elgin Bridge at Barabanki to Charsari village which is in Gonda district. When the embankment breaches several villages of district Barabanki and district Gonda are affected badly.<ref>{{cite news |title=PressReader.com - Connecting People Through News |url=http://www.pressreader.com/india/hindustan-times-lucknow/20171025/281792809275721 |accessdate=20 August 2018 |work=www.pressreader.com}}</ref> In 2010 the embankment faced breach at kilometer 15 in front of Parsawal village and due to breach approximately 150 villages and 2.5 lakhs people were affected in district Barabanki and Gonda.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Situation assessment Report - Critical Situation of Elgin Charsadi Embankment |journal=Inter agency group - uttar pradesh (iag - up) |date=29 July 2011 |url=http://www.sphereindia.org.in/Download/Situation%20report%20of%20Elgin%20Charsadi%20Embankment.pdf |accessdate=20 August 2018}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:Railway bridges in Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Transport in Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Bridges completed in 1896]]

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