Railway bridge over the Yamuna near Allahabad, The railway bridge across the Jumna (original title), This railroad bridge connects the banks on either side of the Yamuna, just before the river flows into the Ganges. Completed in 1865, the bridge at 1006 meters (3300 feet) is considered a great achievement of British engineering. The bridge provided a link between the railroad lines of Hooghly near Kolkata on the right bank and Yamuna near Delhi, making ferries unnecessary., Samuel Bourne (signed by artist), Allahabad, 1865 - 1874, paper, albumen print, height 196 mm × width 322 mmheight 366 mm


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