Elgin Bridge is a 3695 ft long railway bridge across the Ghaghra River located in Barabanki district.The bridge falls on the Barabanki-Gonda section of the North Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways.The bridge is about 73 km from Lucknow and stands at periodically changing confluence of two rivers i.e. Sharda River and Ghaghara River. The bridge was built on dry land and then the river was trained under it.The bridge was completed in 1896 and opened on 18 December 1896 with the opening of Jarwal Road - Behramghat section of the Bengal and North Western Railway.The bridge is named after Lord Elgin, Governor-General of India (21 March 1862 – 20 November 1863). Before construction of Elgin Bridge and opening of railways between Gonda and Barabanki most of the trade was done by the river route, once the bridge was constructed the river trade decreased greatly.
The bridge is an important point of experiment, research and monitoring for irrigation and flood related activities.There is a flood water level recording and forecasting station at the Elgin Bridge which records rise and fall in the Ghaghra River.Tehsil Ram Sanehi Ghat is threatened as soon as water crosses 347 ft mark at the Elgin Bridge.
Construction of important bridge No 391 with well foundation and open web steel girder (17 X 61.00 mtr ) over river Ghaghra between Chowka Ghat and Ghaghra Ghat stations of the Gonda-Burhwal section of North Eastern Railway in connection with construction of third line in Uttar Pradesh is started now.

The North Eastern Railway (abbreviated NER) is one of the 18 railway zones of Indian Railways in India. It is headquartered at Gorakhpur.

About Gonda Jn.-
Gonda Junction railway station is a railway station in Devipatan division, Gonda district, Uttar Pradesh. Its code is GD. It serves Gonda city. The station currenstly consists of five platforms & New Platform No- 6 ,7& 8 are under Construction.

About Ghaghra-
Ghaghara, also called Karnali, is a perennial trans-boundary river originating on the Tibetan Plateau near Lake Manasarovar. The Karnali cuts through the Himalayas in Nepal and joins the Sharda River at Brahmaghat in India. Together they form the Ghaghara River, a major left bank tributary of the Ganges. With a length of 507 km (315 mi) it is the longest river in Nepal. The total length of Ghaghara River up to its confluence with the Ganges at Revelganj in Bihar is 1,080 km (670 mi).It is the largest tributary of the Ganges by volume and the second longest tributary of the Ganges by length after Yamuna.


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