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	'''Kabini ~~bridge~~''' is a historic bridge in [[Karnataka]] constructed by local [[chieftain]] Dalvoy Devraj in 1730, spanning the [[Kabini river]]. It was laid over with a [[Metre-gauge railway\|metre-gauge]] link connecting [[Mysore]] to [[Nanjangud]] in 1899. The bridge is 225 meters long with 56 piers and built in ~~gothic~~ style. The last metre gauge train to run over it was in on January 17, 2007, after which the bridge was closed to traffic.<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2020-10-04\|title=285-year-old Kabini rail-cum-road bridge near Nanjangud to get facelift\|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/state/285-year-old-kabini-rail-cum-road-bridge-near-nanjangud-to-get-facelift-897276.html\|access-date=2021-06-04\|website=Deccan Herald\|language=en}}</ref>		{{Short description\|Historic bridge in Karnataka, India}}
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			[[File:Nanjangud Oldest Bridge.jpg\|thumb\|The Kabini Bridge]]
			'''Kabini Bridge''' is a historic bridge in [[Karnataka]], India constructed by local [[chieftain]] Dalvoy Devraj in 1730, spanning the [[Kabini river\|Kabini River]]. It was laid over with a [[Metre-gauge railway\|metre-gauge]] link connecting [[Mysore]] to [[Nanjangud]] in 1899. The bridge is 225 meters long with 56 piers and is built in Gothic style. The last metre gauge train to run over it was on January 17, 2007, after which the bridge was closed to traffic.<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2020-10-04\|title=285-year-old Kabini rail-cum-road bridge near Nanjangud to get facelift\|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/state/285-year-old-kabini-rail-cum-road-bridge-near-nanjangud-to-get-facelift-897276.html\|access-date=2021-06-04\|website=Deccan Herald\|language=en}}</ref> The Mysore division of the [[South Western Railway (India)\|South Western Railway]] has stated that they will renovate the bridge.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web\|date=2020-10-04\|title=Railways to give facelift to historic Kabini Bridge in Nanjangud\|url=https://starofmysore.com/railways-to-give-facelift-to-historic-kabini-bridge-in-nanjangud/\|access-date=2021-06-04\|website=Star of Mysore\|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|date=2020-10-02\|title=Heritage bridge across Kapila to be conserved\|language=en-IN\|work=The Hindu\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/heritage-bridge-across-kapila-to-be-conserved/article32755224.ece\|access-date=2021-06-04\|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

	The Mysore ~~division of~~ the [[~~South Western Railway~~ (India)\|South Western Railway]] ~~have stated that they will renovate~~ the bridge.<ref name="~~auto~~">{{Cite web\|date=2020-10-04\|title=Railways to give facelift to historic Kabini Bridge in Nanjangud\|url=https://starofmysore.com/railways-to-give-facelift-to-historic-kabini-bridge-in-nanjangud/\|access-date=~~2021~~-06-04\|website=Star of Mysore\|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite ~~news\|others=Special Correspondent~~\|date=~~2020~~-10-02\|title=Heritage ~~bridge across Kapila to be conserved\|language=en-IN\|work=The Hindu~~\|url=https://~~www~~.~~thehindu.com~~/~~news~~/~~national~~/~~karnataka~~/heritage-~~bridge~~-~~across~~-~~kapila~~-to-be-~~conserved~~/~~article32755224.ece~~\|access-date=~~2021~~-06-04\|~~issn~~=~~0971~~-~~751X~~}}</ref>		== History ==
			The Kabini Bridge was commissioned in 1735 by ''Dalvoy Devraj'', then commander under the [[Wadiyar dynasty\|Wadiyar rulers]] of Mysore. It was constructed using locally sourced brick, sand, and stone arranged in a medieval [[Gothic Revival architecture]] to carry bullock carts and carriages across the [[Kabini River\|Kabini]] (Kapila) River near [[Nanjangud]].<ref name= "TOI">{{Cite news \|date=2016-08-11 \|title=281-yr-old bridge in troubled waters \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mysuru/281-yr-old-bridge-in-troubled-waters/articleshow/53645438.cms \|access-date=2025-07-08 \|work=The Times of India \|issn=0971-8257}}</ref> More than a century and a half later, on 12 July 1899, the [[Mysore]] Nanjangud [[Metre-gauge railway\|metre‑gauge]] railway line was extended over the existing structure, integrating rail traffic without major alterations to the original masonry. The bridge continued to serve mixed road‑and‑rail traffic until 2007, when India’s blanket conversion from metre gauge to broad gauge led to the withdrawal of all metre‑gauge services and the subsequent closure of the deck to trains.<ref name="Navrang">{{Cite web \|title=The oldest railway bridge across the Kabini river Nanjangud, KA - Will it be conserved and opened to traffic? \|url=http://www.navrangindia.in/2023/07/the-oldest-railway-bridge-across-kabini.html \|website=navrangindia.in \|access-date=2025-07-08}}</ref> In October 2020, the [[Mysore railway division\|Mysuru Division]] of [[South Western Railway]] proposed a ₹50 lakh conservation project- clearing vegetation, repairing damaged piers, and installing interpretive signage to preserve the bridge as a protected heritage landmark during the annual Dasara festival.<ref name="Star">{{Cite web \|last=Vattam \|first=Shyam Sundar\|date=2020-10-04 \|title=Railways to give facelift to historic Kabini Bridge in Nanjangud \|url=https://starofmysore.com/railways-to-give-facelift-to-historic-kabini-bridge-in-nanjangud/ \|access-date=2025-07-08 \|website=Star of Mysore \|language=en-US}}</ref>

			== Structure ==
			The Kabini River Bridge spans approximately 225 metres on a gentle horizontal curve that follows the natural riverbank alignment, minimizing disruption to the flow and adjacent terrain. Its superstructure is carried on 56 robust stone [[pier (architecture)\|piers]], which in turn form 55 regular [[Gothic arch\|Gothic‑style arches]], each with a clear span of about 10 feet (3 metres) and intervening piers roughly 8 feet (2.4 metres) wide, creating the bridge’s characteristic rhythmic silhouette against the water.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2021-08-20 \|title=Atrractions of Kabini: Heritage site over 280 years old Kabini Bridge \|url=https://redearth.in/blog/2021/08/20/atrractions-of-kabini-heritage-site-over-280-years-old-kabini-bridge/ \|access-date=2025-07-08 \|website=Red Earth \|language=en-US}}</ref> Beneath the crowns of these arches lies a compacted earth cushion approximately 5 feet (1.5 metres) thick, engineered to evenly distribute both static and live loads across the masonry beneath.<ref name="Star"/>

			The voussoirs themselves are dressed stone voussoirs, cut to tight tolerances and bonded with lime mortar around rubble infill, a technique that has enabled the structure to withstand centuries of monsoon-driven load cycles without significant settling or deformation.<ref name="Navrang"/> The bridge’s foundations rest directly upon the river’s [[bedrock]], set in traditional lime concrete that conforms to the bedrock’s irregularities and offers long‑term resistance to [[Bridge scour\|scouring]].<ref name="Star"/> Above water, locally quarried grey‑stone masonry was chosen for its compressive strength and its visual harmony with the [[Western Ghats]]' monsoon‑fed foliage. The vertical profile clears known seasonal high‑water marks, while the gentle banking and curvature channel floodwaters to reduce lateral pressures on piers, demonstrating an early but sophisticated grasp of landscape‑responsive [[civil engineering]].<ref name="Navrang"/>

			== See also ==
			* [[List of bridges in India]]
			* [[List of bridges in India#Karnataka\|List of bridges in Karnataka]]

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'''Kabini bridge''' is a historic bridge in [[Karnataka]] constructed by local [[chieftain]] Dalvoy Devraj in 1730, spanning the [[Kabini river]]. It was laid over with a [[Metre-gauge railway|metre-gauge]] link connecting [[Mysore]] to [[Nanjangud]] in 1899. The bridge is 225 meters long with 56 piers and built in gothic style. The last metre gauge train to run over it was in on January 17, 2007, after which the bridge was closed to traffic.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-10-04|title=285-year-old Kabini rail-cum-road bridge near Nanjangud to get facelift|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/state/285-year-old-kabini-rail-cum-road-bridge-near-nanjangud-to-get-facelift-897276.html|access-date=2021-06-04|website=Deccan Herald|language=en}}</ref>

The Mysore division of the [[South Western Railway (India)|South Western Railway]] have stated that they will renovate the bridge.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|date=2020-10-04|title=Railways to give facelift to historic Kabini Bridge in Nanjangud|url=https://starofmysore.com/railways-to-give-facelift-to-historic-kabini-bridge-in-nanjangud/|access-date=2021-06-04|website=Star of Mysore|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|others=Special Correspondent|date=2020-10-02|title=Heritage bridge across Kapila to be conserved|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/heritage-bridge-across-kapila-to-be-conserved/article32755224.ece|access-date=2021-06-04|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

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