Ellis Bridge

Ellis Bridge
View of old bridge from the new extension bridge
Coordinates	23°01′20″N 72°34′31″E / 23.02222°N 72.57528°E / 23.02222; 72.57528
Carried	Road traffic
Crossed	Sabarmati River
Locale	Ellis Bridge area, Ahmedabad
Official name	Swami Vivekananda Bridge
Named for	Sir Barrow Helbert Ellis
Maintained by	Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation
Heritage status	Protected site since 1989
Preceded by	Nehru bridge
Followed by	Sardar bridge
Characteristics
Design	Bowstring arch truss bridge
Material	Steel, cum Cement, Alloy
Total length	480 metres (1,570 ft)
Width	6.3 metres (21 ft)
No. of spans	14
Piers in water	28
Load limit	1196 tonnes
History
Constructed by	Himmatlal Dhirajram Bhachech
Construction start	1889
Construction end	1892
Construction cost	Rs 407564
Opened	1892
Collapsed	Wooden bridge (1870–1875)
Closed	1997
Replaced	Concrete bridge (1999-present)
Location

The Ellis Bridge is a century-old bridge in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. It bridges the western and eastern parts of the city across the Sabarmati river. This bowstring arch truss bridge was the first bridge in Ahmedabad, constructed in 1892. Concrete wings were added on either side in 1997 and it was renamed the Swami Vivekananda Bridge.^[1]