Keane bridge is made during the period of British, and whole body of the bridge was made from iron. Later, part of it destroyed during 1971 war with Pakistan. This bridge has repaired several times by the government later on. This bridge is situated over the Surma river (one of the prominent rivers from Sylhet). Initially this one was the only way to connect the both bank of the Surma. But later there is another bridge developed which is now being in use to communicate with Dhaka.
It was our first day in Sylhet. We returned from the Madhabkunda waterfall after the sunset. Also we didn’t have any lunch during the day. We were hungry, and we took our dinner + lunch before 9:00pm. We had nothing to do after that. So we’ve decided to visit the Keane bridge. Local people know the Keane bridge as Pooler mukh or Lohar bridge, etc.
But this red old fashioned bridge is a nice place to pass your time. One side of the river is well decorated so that people can spend time in a group easily. It has a nice long corridor beside the bank of the Surma river. You could have a boat riding there in afternoon. This Keane bridge area is a nice gathering place during the afternoon. There is a sculpture placed at bank of the river which is known as Dancing Circle. It was made by metal.
After enjoying the place, still we had another 1 hour left before 12:00 at midnight, so we were interested to visit the Ali Amzad’s clock. We didn’t know that this is situated at the same location. We were standing in front of the clock, and asked a guy about Ali Amzad’s clock. That guy pointed towards the clock with his finger and smiled. It was really funny that time.
Keane bridge,
District: Sylhet,
Country: Bangladesh,
GPS coordinate (24°53’15.3″N, 91°52’04.9″E).
Written by Lonely Traveler,
For blog alonelytraveler.com
Saturday, 6th March 2010
