Mechi Bridge

Mechi Bridge मेची पुल
Start of Mechi bridge in Nepal side
Coordinates	26°48′41.3″N 88°09′44.1″E
Crosses	Mechi River
Locale	Mechinagar Municipality, Jhapa District    Nepal
Official name	Bridge01/H01 Mechi Bridge
Maintained by	National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL)
Characteristics
Total length	583 m (1,913 ft)
Longest span	20 m (66 ft)
History
Constructed by	Dineshchandra R. Agrawal Infracon Private Limited (DRA Infracon)
Location

The Mechi Bridge (Nepali: मेची पुल) is a bridge that connects Nepal from the Jhapa District to the Darjeeling district in West Bengal, India. Built over Mechi River, this bridge is considered an Eastern Trade point between Nepal and India. It was inaugurated in January 2019.[1] [2]

Location

Connecting Kakarbhitta Town and Panitanki Bazaar, this bridge is located at Jhapa District of Koshi Province, Nepal and Darjeeling district of West Bengal, India. It is around 20 kilometres (12 mi) east of the trade city Birtamod and around 110 kilometres (68 mi) kilometers from the capital of Province No. 1, Biratnagar. It is around 26 kilometres (16 mi) from Siliguri Town of West Bengal.

Construction

The Mechi Bridge was constructed by India's National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL) and the EPC contractor was Dineshchandra R. Agrawal Infracon Private Limited (DRA Infracon).

Connection with highways

The Mechi Bridge connects National Highway 327B and Mahendra Highway, which are also part of Asian Highway (AH2).

See also

• Mahakali Bridge
• Karnali Bridge
• Narayani Bridge
• Sankhamul Bridge
• Sino-Nepal Friendship Bridge

References

1. Magazine, New Spolight. "PM Oli To Inaugurate Mechi Bridge In Bhadrapur". SpotlightNepal. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
2. "Approval of MoU between India & Nepal for laying down implementation arrangement for construction of new Bridge over Mechi River". Business Standard. 23 August 2017.