The Single Line Railway Bridge on the Sutlej at Phillaur ( near Ludhiana )sandwiched between the Double Line Railway Bridge upstream and Double Road Road Bridge Down stream , is now , Abandoned .
Pic of the Old Bridge :-
It was built n the year 1870 during the construction of Railway Line in Punjab by Scinde, Punjab - Delhi Railway.
Scinde, Punjab, Delhi 's Logo
https://www.google.co.in/search?q=scinde+punjab+and+delhi+railway&espv=2&biw=1024&bih=653&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjd2vfu3LDKAhWRCY4KHVFTBwIQsAQIPA&dpr=1#imgrc=Zo8I0wXAd_odZM%3A
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This 1870 Bridge changed the way Sutlej was crossed .
Earlier ,it appears , there used to be a temporary Boat Bridge which was dismantled during floods
An example of Boat bridge
( Note : This one is on River Ravi )
https://books.google.co.in/books?id=qFdJbRywbKwC&pg=PA44&lpg=PA44&dq=1870+sutlej+railway+bridge&source=bl&ots=NW80L6XUbh&sig=Da8d6GcCoRQkCQOQb5sDMR0qWjM&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi1l9KS1erKAhUIGY4KHQ3bCcwQ6AEILDAD#v=onepage&q=1870%20sutlej%20railway%20bridge&f=false
Sometimes , individuals crossed the Rivers using inflated complete Buffalo skins
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There were also " Ferry Crossing ) " Beydi s " at the famous Pattan at Phillaur.
http://www.tribuneindia.com/2012/20120520/spectrum/main3.htm
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http://www.tribuneindia.com/2012/20120520/spectrum/main3.htm
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After 1870 , Ferry Crossing came to an end at Phillaur.
The railway bridge was , also used as Road Bridge. Road traffic was closed when ever Trains passed.
Some what like this. ( NOT THIS BRIDGE ) To give an indication ONLY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lCba1sXPqY
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Some time later , the Double Line Railway Bridge was built ( just upstream of Old Rail / Road Bridge ).
Please study this Google Pic carefully. You would notice the slight deviation in alignment of the railway lines direction , approaching the River Sutlej , on both sides , to adjust for the new twin railway bridges :-
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The Old 1870 built Bridge was handed over to PWD and was continued to be used solely as a Road Bridge
As it was a single railway line bridge , road traffic was alternating One Way Traffic ( as were the Old Beas Bridge at GT Road , Beas and old Yamuna Bridge at Kalanaur ( Yamunanagar- Saharanpur ) .
This road bridge continued to be operational till early 1970 s when the first new road bridge ( just downstream ) was built ( by Gammon India ).
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We wish the old 1870 Historical Bridge be preserved as a National Heritage.
Present state of the Bridge
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