Carries : Broad-Gauge Rail-line
Crosses : Padma River
Locale : Pabna District, Bangladesh
Official name : Hardinge Bridge
Total length : 1,798.32 metres (5,900 ft)
Opened : 4 March, 1915

Hardinge Bridge :
Hardinge Bridge (Bengali: হার্ডিঞ্জ ব্রিজ) is a steel railway bridge over the river Padma located at Paksey, Ishwardi, Pabna in western Bangladesh. It is named after Lord Hardinge, who was the Viceroy of India from 1910 to 1916. The bridge is 1.8 kilometres (1.1 mi) long.

Construction :
Construction of the through truss bridge began in 1910, though it was proposed at least 20 years earlier. It was completed in 1912, and trains started moving on it in 1915

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