Lalon Shah Bridge is a road bridge in Bangladesh

Bangladesh

Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...

 over the river Padma

Padma River

The Padma is a major trans-boundary river in Bangladesh. It is the main distributary of the Ganges , which originates in the Himalayas. The Padma enters Bangladesh from India near Chapai Nababganj...

, situated between Ishwardi Upazila

Ishwardi Upazila

Ishwardi is the western most upazila of Pabna District in Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh. It is also the headquarters of western zone of Bangladesh Railway.-Geography:Ishwardi is located at . It has 39,112 units of households and total area 246.9 km²....

 of Pabna

Pabna

Pabna is a town in Rajshahi Division ofBangladesh and the administrative capital of eponymous Pabna District. It is located on the north bank of Padma river and has a population of about 138,000.-Name:...

 on the east, and Bheramara Upazila

Bheramara Upazila

Bheramara is an Upazila of Kushtia District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh.-Geography:Bheramara is located at . It has 26384 units of house hold and total area 153.72 km².-Demographics:...

 of Kushtia on the west. Named after early 19th century mystic poet Lalon Shah of Chhewuriya, Kushtia District

Kushtia District

Kushtia, Kushtia district or Kushtia Zila is a district in the Khulna administrative division of western Bangladesh. Kushtia has existed as a separate district since the partition of India. Prior to that, Kushtia was a part of Nadia District under Bengal Province of British India. Kushtia was home...

, the bridge was completed in 2004.

The bridge is 1800 meters long and is the fourth longest road bridge of the country, after Jamuna Bridge

Jamuna Bridge

Bangabandhu Bridge, also called the Jamuna Multi-purpose Bridge , is a bridge opened in Bangladesh in June 1998. It connects Bhuapur on the Jamuna River's east bank to Sirajganj on its west bank. It was the 11th longest bridge in the world when constructed in 1998 and currently the 6th longest...

, Meghna Bridge

Meghna Bridge

Meghna Bridge is a road bridge in Bangladesh. It was built by assistance of Japan and officially named Japan Bangladesh Friendship Bridge 1, but it is popularly known as Meghna Bridge...

 and Meghna-Gomti bridge. It provides important road connection to Mongla port of Khulna District

Khulna District

The district of Khulna consists 10859 mosques, 680 temples, 81 churches, 15 Buddhist temples and 9 tombs.-Places of interest:*The Sundarbans is the largest mangrove forest in the world. The royal Bengal tiger inhabits the area; it is said that seeing the tiger enables a person to understand what a...

 in the south from Rajshahi division and Rangpur division, the northern part of Bangladesh

Bangladesh

Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...

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It is situated parallel to and south (downstream) of Hardinge Bridge

Hardinge Bridge

Hardinge Bridge is a steel railway bridge over the river Padma located in western Bangladesh. It is named after Lord Hardinge, who was the Viceroy of India from 1910 to 1916. The bridge is 1.8 kilometers long.-Construction:...

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