Malviya Bridge, inaugurated in 1887
(originally called The Dufferin Bridge) is a a double decker bridge over
the Ganges at Varanasi. It carries rail track on lower deck and road on
the upper deck. It is one of the major bridges on the Ganges and
carries the Grand Trunk Road across the river. It has 7 spans of 350 ft
and 9 spans of 110 ft long and it was the first bridge of its type
constructed in the Indian sub-continent by the engineers of Oudh and
Rohilkhand Railway Company (O&R Railway). The Bridge was renamed as
Malviya Bridge in 1948 after Madan Mohan Malaviya. As the bridge is near
Rajghat, it is also locally known as Rajghat bridge
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