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Karnali Bridge

Coordinates: 28°38′29″N 81°16′59″E / 28.6415°N 81.2831°E / 28.6415; 81.2831
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Karnali Bridge (कर्णाली पुल)
File:Latest photograph of Karnali Bridge.jpg
Coordinates28°38′N 81°17′E / 28.64°N 81.28°E / 28.64; 81.28
CrossesKarnali River
LocaleChisapani, Kailali    Nepal
Maintained byLamki Chuha Municipality, Kailali
Characteristics
DesignKawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd, Japan
Total length500 m (1,640.4 ft)
Width10 m (32.8 ft)
Longest span325 m (1,066.3 ft)
History
Opened1994; 30 years ago (1994)
Location
Map

Karnali Bridge, the asymmetric, single-tower, cable-stayed bridge is the longest of its type in Nepal and was built by international collaboration.[citation needed] The bridge spans the Karnali River between the Kailali District and Bardiya District of western Nepal. Tje bridge was constructed by Kawasaki Heavy Industriesof Japan and inaugurated after six years of its construction date by the late Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala.

Location

The bridge lies in Mahendra Highway at Chisapani at the border of Kailali and Bardiya district. The bridge site is 500 km from the capital city of Kathmandu, and 25 km from the closest airport facilities in Tikapur. The design of the bridge and its location have made it a tourist attraction for domestic and international visitors.

The nearest city to the Karnali Bridge is the town of Chisapani in Far-Western Region, Nepal.

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28°38′29″N 81°16′59″E / 28.6415°N 81.2831°E / 28.6415; 81.2831