Keane Bridge

Keane Bridge
Keane Bridge, 2015
Coordinates24°53′15″N 91°52′05″E / 24.8876°N 91.8681°E / 24.8876; 91.8681
Characteristics
Total length350.52 m (1,150.0 ft)
Width5.4 m (17.7 ft)
History
Opened1936
Location

The Keane Bridge is a notable landmark of Sylhet city, Bangladesh. This bridge is called the gateway to Sylhet city.

After Earl Robert Miller, the ambassador of USA to Bangladesh visited the bridge and recommended its sole use as a pedestrian bridge, no vehicles are allowed to drive through the bridge. It is therefore the longest footover bridge in Bangladesh.

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