Bariura Old Bridge

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Bariura Old Bridge

বাড়িউড়া প্রাচীন পুল
Mughal Bridge,Bariura, Sarail, BrahmanBaria.jpg
Mughal Bridge
Coordinates24°03′15″N 91°09′02″E / 24.05424°N 91.1505998°E / 24.05424; 91.1505998Coordinates: 24°03′15″N 91°09′02″E / 24.05424°N 91.1505998°E / 24.05424; 91.1505998
LocaleBariura, Sarail Upazila, Brahmanbaria District, Bangladesh
Official nameBariura Old Bridge
Other name(s)Hatirpool (Bengali: হাতিরপুল, lit. 'Elephant's Bridge')
Location

Bariura Old Bridge (Bengali: বাড়িউড়া প্রাচীন পুল) or Hatirpool (Bengali: হাতিরপুল) is one of the ancient bridges in Sarail Upazila of Brahmanbaria District, and is located 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) north of Brahmanbaria.[1]

It was built during Mughal Empire at Bariura, adjacent to the Dhaka-Sylhet highway.

Construction[]

Brick, lime and concrete based old bridge built in 16th-century to connect the land of Sarail and Shahbajpur.[1]

History[]

Isa Khan established his first temporary capital in Sarail. It was a part of Samatata janapada (Bengali: সমতট জনপদ) of the ancient Bengal.[2] Bariura Bridge founded by Dewan Shahbaj Khan at the time of his Dewani in 1650.[1] This bridge built over the canal mainly for elephant pass and it was well known as "Elephant's Bridge". The Dewans used to communicate by the elephant in this road and also took rest near this bridge.

Bariura Old Bridge deserted for long time and covered by the bushes. Presently, the canal flow changed by Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) on the south to save the bridge by founding a modern bridge near the spot.

Bariura Old Bridge is now under care of the Bangladesh Department of Archaeology.

Gallery[]

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See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c হাতিরপুল. sarail.brahmanbaria.gov.bd (in Bengali). sarail.brahmanbaria.gov.bd. Retrieved September 21, 2016.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "About B.Baria". Local Government Engineering Department. Archived from the original on 2016-03-09. Retrieved 2016-09-20.
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