Heritage record
Gilgit-Bridge
Gilgit-BaltistanBridgeProtected
The Gilgit Bridge, running 129.5 m long over the torrential rapids of the Gilgit River, was built during 1895 and 1896, at the end of the city`s traditional bazar. Historically, it was strictly prohibited from traversing the bridge while mounted on horseback, and people were not allowed to smoke or carry lamps while crossing.
- Record ID
- 7902
- Province / territory
- Gilgit-Baltistan
- District
- Gilgit
- Typology
- Monument
- Subtype
- Bridge
- Period
- Historic
- Legal status
- Not Protected — UNVERIFIED; no statute or notification cited
- Coordinates
- 35.92495, 74.31096 — source-provided, not field-verified
- Verification status
- source_record; automatically_standardized; verification_required
- Sources
- Anonymous. (Miscellaneous). Built Heritage of Gilgit Baltistan by Baltistan Culture and Development Foundation. Unpublished.
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