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	The '''Old Naini Bridge''' is one of the longest and oldest bridges in [[India]], located in [[Prayagraj]]. It is a [[Bridge#Double-decked bridges\|double-decked]] steel [[truss bridge]] which runs across the [[Yamuna river]] in the southern part of the city. The bridge runs ~~north-south~~ across the Yamuna river connecting the city of Prayagraj to the neighbouring area of Naini. Its upper deck has a two lane railway line which connects Naini Junction railway station to Allahabad Junction railway station, while the lower deck has successfully been facilitating roadway services since 1927.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://wikimapia.org/8292028/Old-Naini-Bridge\|title = Old(150 year old) Yamuna Bridge - Allahabad}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/apac/photocoll/r/019pho000000394u00061000.html\|title = Railway Bridge over Jumna at Allahabad}}</ref>		The '''Old Naini Bridge''' is one of the longest and oldest bridges in India, located in [[Prayagraj]]. It is a [[Bridge#Double-decked bridges\|double-decked]] steel [[truss bridge]] which runs across the [[Yamuna river]] in the southern part of the city. The bridge runs north–south across the Yamuna river connecting the city of Prayagraj to the neighbouring area of Naini. Its upper deck has a two lane railway line which connects Naini Junction railway station to Allahabad Junction railway station, while the lower deck has successfully been facilitating roadway services since 1927.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://wikimapia.org/8292028/Old-Naini-Bridge\|title = Old(150 year old) Yamuna Bridge – Allahabad}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/apac/photocoll/r/019pho000000394u00061000.html\|title=Railway Bridge over Jumna at Allahabad\|access-date=5 February 2013\|archive-date=15 July 2014\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715015526/http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/apac/photocoll/r/019pho000000394u00061000.html\|url-status=dead}}</ref>

	==See also==		==See also==
	* [[List of tourist attractions in ~~Allahabad~~]]		* [[List of tourist attractions in Prayagraj]]
	* [[List of longest bridges above water in India]]		* [[List of longest bridges above water in India]]
	* [[List of bridges in India]]		* [[List of bridges in India]]
	* [[List of bridges]]		* [[List of bridges]]
	* [[New Yamuna Bridge~~, Allahabad~~]]		* [[New Yamuna Bridge]]
	*[[List of road–rail bridges]]		*[[List of road–rail bridges]]

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	{{~~Allahabad~~ landmarks}}		{{Prayagraj landmarks}}

	[[Category:Buildings and structures in ~~Allahabad~~]]		[[Category:Buildings and structures in Prayagraj]]
	[[Category:Bridges completed in 1865]]		[[Category:Bridges completed in 1865]]
	[[Category:Truss bridges]]		[[Category:Truss bridges in India]]
	[[Category:Railway bridges in Uttar Pradesh]]		[[Category:Railway bridges in Uttar Pradesh]]
	[[Category:Transport in ~~Allahabad~~]]		[[Category:Transport in Prayagraj]]
	[[Category:Bridges over Yamuna River]]		[[Category:Bridges over the Yamuna River]]
	[[Category:History of rail transport in Uttar Pradesh]]		[[Category:History of rail transport in Uttar Pradesh]]

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The '''Old Naini Bridge''' is one of the longest and oldest bridges in [[India]], located in [[Prayagraj]]. It is a [[Bridge#Double-decked bridges|double-decked]] steel [[truss bridge]] which runs across the [[Yamuna river]] in the southern part of the city. The bridge runs north-south across the Yamuna river connecting the city of Prayagraj to the neighbouring area of Naini. Its upper deck has a two lane railway line which connects Naini Junction railway station to Allahabad Junction railway station, while the lower deck has successfully been facilitating roadway services since 1927.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://wikimapia.org/8292028/Old-Naini-Bridge|title = Old(150 year old) Yamuna Bridge - Allahabad}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/apac/photocoll/r/019pho000000394u00061000.html|title = Railway Bridge over Jumna at Allahabad}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of tourist attractions in Allahabad]]
* [[List of longest bridges above water in India]]
* [[List of bridges in India]]
* [[List of bridges]]
* [[New Yamuna Bridge, Allahabad]]
*[[List of road–rail bridges]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Allahabad landmarks}}

[[Category:Buildings and structures in Allahabad]]
[[Category:Bridges completed in 1865]]
[[Category:Truss bridges]]
[[Category:Railway bridges in Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Transport in Allahabad]]
[[Category:Bridges over Yamuna River]]
[[Category:History of rail transport in Uttar Pradesh]]

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