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| {{Other uses|Golden Bridge (disambiguation)}}
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| {{Infobox bridge
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| | name = Golden Bridge
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| | native_name = Narmada Bridge
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| | image = A Foggy moring over river Narmada, Gujarat, India.jpg
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| | caption = Golden Bridge viewed from railway bridge
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| | carries = Road
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| | crosses = [[Narmada River]]
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| | locale = [[Bharuch]] and [[Ankleshwar]] in India
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| | design = [[Through arch bridge]]
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| | length = {{Convert|1412|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
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| | begin = 7 December 1877
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| | complete = 16 May 1881
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| | coordinates = {{coord|21.693255|N|73.004936|E|display = inline,title|format=dms}}
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| [[File:GOLDEN BRIDGE BHARUCH-3.jpg|thumb|Golden bridge on Narmada river]]
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| The '''Golden Bridge''' connects [[Ankleshwar]] to [[Bharuch]] in the [[Gujarat]] state of western [[India]]. It was built in 1881 by the [[United Kingdom|British]], who needed a bridge across the [[Narmada River]] to create better access to trade and administration officials in [[Bombay]] (now called Mumbai).<ref name=TI1>{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/surat/Golden-Bridge-stands-true-to-its-name-now/articleshow/14855904.cms | title=Golden Bridge stands true to its name now | date=12 July 2012 | newspaper=The Times of India | accessdate=1 July 2018 }}</ref> The bridge is also called the '''Narmada Bridge'''.
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| ==Construction==
| | *[[Golden Bridge (India)]] (Narmada Bridge) is a bridge in India |
| The British started construction on the iron bridge on 7 December 1877. The bridge was contracted by the [[Bombay, Baroda, and Central India Railway]] and was designed by [[Sir John Hawkshaw]].<ref name=TI2>{{cite news | url=https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/nostalgia/1419719/indias-golden-bridge-is-still-standing-139-years-after-being-made-from-the-same-iron-as-the-doomed-first-tay-rail-bridge/ | title=India’s Golden Bridge is still standing 139 years after being made from the same iron as the doomed first Tay Rail Bridge | date=7 July 2020 | newspaper=The Courier | accessdate=11 March 2021 }}</ref> The bridge was completed on 16 May 1881 at a cost of [[Indian rupee|Rs]] 45.65 [[lakh]]s. Originally named the Narmada Bridge, it would come to be known as the Golden Bridge on account of the heavy expenditure incurred during construction due to damage from heavy water flow.
| | *[[Golden Bridge (Germany)]] (Goldene Brücke), heritage-protected pedestrian bridge in Düsseldorf (Hofgarten) |
| | | *[[Golden Bridge (Vietnam)]] (Cầu Vàng), pedestrian bridge near Da Nang, Vietnam |
| After independence, it became part of the national highway. However, the flow of heavy traffic would be reduced after a new bridge on Narmada was built.
| | *[[Golden Bridge (Russia)]] (Zolotoy Bridge), traffic bridge in Vladivostok, Russia |
| | | *''[[The Golden Bridge]]'' (German: ''Die goldene Brücke''), West German drama film |
| The length of the Golden Bridge is 1412 m. | |
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| ==See also== | | ==See also== |
| * [[Silver Jubilee Railway Bridge Bharuch]] | | *[[Goldenbridge (disambiguation)]] |
| * [[3rd Narmada Bridge]] | | *[[Golden Gate Bridge]] |
| | | *[[Goldens Bridge, New York]] |
| ==References==
| | :*[[Goldens Bridge station]] |
| {{reflist}}
| | *[[Gold Bridge]], an unincorporated community in Bridge River Country, British Columbia, Canada |
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| * {{Structurae|id=20070840}} | |
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| {{Hydrography of Gujarat}}
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| [[Category:Bharuch district]]
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| [[Category:Bridges in Gujarat]] | |
| [[Category:Transport in Ankleshwar]]
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| [[Category:Transport in Bharuch]]
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| [[Category:1881 establishments in India]]
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Golden Bridge may also refer to:
- Gold Bridge, an unincorporated community in Bridge River Country, British Columbia, Canada
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