Suspension Bridges of Ladakh
This is a list of all 51 bridges from the suspension bridge inventory for Ladakh in India. Wherever you see a Bridgemeister ID number click it to isolate the bridge on its own page.
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Bridgemeister ID: 6385 (added 2021-07-27)Year Completed: 1969 Name: Harka Bahadur Location: Kargil, Ladakh , India Crossing: Shingo River Coordinates: 34.593305 N 76.112350 E Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Vehicular (one-lane) Status: In use (last checked: 2019) Main Cables: Wire (steel) Suspended Spans: 1
Bridgemeister ID: 7272 (added 2022-07-22)Year Completed: 2019 Name: Phuktal Location: Zanskar, Kargil District, Ladakh , India Crossing: Tsarap River At or Near Feature: Phuktar Gompa (Phuktal Monastery) Coordinates: 33.261519 N 77.173956 E Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Status: In use (last checked: 2021) Main Cables: Wire (steel) Main Span: 1
Bridgemeister ID: 7271 (added 2022-07-17)Year Completed: 2020 Name: (suspension bridge) Location: Zamdang, Purne vicinity and Char, Ladakh , India Crossing: Tsarap River Coordinates: 33.239869 N 77.123345 E Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Status: Extant (last checked: 2021) Main Span: 1 x 65.2 meters (214 feet) estimated
Bridgemeister ID: 7291 (added 2022-07-23)Name: (footbridge) Location: Ichar, Zanskar, Kargil District, Ladakh , India Crossing: Tsarap River Coordinates: 33.300105 N 77.000849 E Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Footbridge Status: Destroyed, May 2015 Main Cables: Wire (steel) Suspended Spans: 1 Main Span: 1 x 33.8 meters (111 feet) estimated
Bridgemeister ID: 7292 (added 2022-07-23)Name: (footbridge) Location: Ichar, Zanskar, Kargil District, Ladakh , India Crossing: Tsarap River Coordinates: 33.299825 N 77.000819 E Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Footbridge Status: In use (last checked: 2021) Main Cables: Wire (steel) Suspended Spans: 1 Main Span: 1 x 46.3 meters (152 feet) estimated
Bridgemeister ID: 7561 (added 2023-03-25)Name: (footbridge) Location: Lardo, Ladakh , India Crossing: Indus River Coordinates: 34.239715 N 77.118712 E Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Footbridge Status: In use Main Cables: Wire (steel) Suspended Spans: 1 Main Span: 1 x 70 meters (229.7 feet) estimated
Bridgemeister ID: 7288 (added 2022-07-23)Name: (footbridge) Location: Pibcha, Zanskar, Kargil District, Ladakh , India Crossing: Tsarap River Coordinates: 33.392061 N 76.928864 E Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Footbridge Status: In use Main Cables: Wire Suspended Spans: 1 Main Span: 1 x 43.6 meters (143 feet) estimated
Facebook . Image of the bridge, posted March 2014.Facebook . Image of the bridge, posted March 2014.
Bridgemeister ID: 7289 (added 2022-07-23)Name: (footbridge) Location: Raru, Zanskar, Kargil District, Ladakh , India Crossing: Tsarap River Coordinates: 33.323799 N 76.969380 E Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Footbridge Status: In use Main Cables: Wire Suspended Spans: 1 Main Span: 1 x 28 meters (92 feet) estimated
Bridgemeister ID: 7295 (added 2022-07-23)Name: (footbridge) Location: Zangla vicinity, Zanskar, Kargil District, Ladakh , India Crossing: Zanskar River Coordinates: 33.619932 N 77.007012 E Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Footbridge Status: In use (last checked: 2019) Main Cables: Wire (steel) Suspended Spans: 1 Main Span: 1 x 67.1 meters (220 feet) estimated
One approach appears to have been washed away at some point in the 2013-2016 time frame.
Bridgemeister ID: 7563 (added 2023-03-26)Name: (suspension bridge) Location: Dah, Ladakh , India Crossing: Indus River Coordinates: 34.603766 N 76.505614 E Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Status: In use Main Cables: Wire (steel) Suspended Spans: 1 Main Span: 1 x 41.5 meters (136 feet) estimated
Bridgemeister ID: 7562 (added 2023-03-26)Name: (suspension bridge) Location: Domkhar and Takmachik, Ladakh , India Crossing: Indus River Coordinates: 34.385898 N 76.760805 E Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Status: In use (last checked: 2019) Main Cables: Wire Suspended Spans: 1 Main Span: 1 x 50 meters (164 feet) estimated
Facebook . Image of the bridge, posted December 10, 2019.Facebook . Image of the bridge, posted October 29, 2016.Facebook . Image of the bridge, posted March 15, 2018.Facebook . Image of the bridge, posted April 24, 2019.
Bridgemeister ID: 7293 (added 2022-07-23)Name: (suspension bridge) Location: Dorzong, Zanskar, Kargil District, Ladakh , India Crossing: Tsarap River Coordinates: 33.293019 N 77.013831 E Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Status: Destroyed, May 2015 Main Cables: Wire Suspended Spans: 1 Main Span: 1
Likely destroyed by flood, May 2015. Flickr - Alexander . Image of the bridge looking from south to north, taken July 2012.Flickr - Alexander . Image with the bridge in the background looking north to south, taken July 2012.
Bridgemeister ID: 6361 (added 2021-07-26)Name: (suspension bridge) Location: Hundurman, Kargil vicinity, Ladakh , India Crossing: Shingo River Coordinates: 34.613302 N 76.125674 E Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Status: Extant (last checked: 2021) Main Cables: Wire Main Span: 1 x 57.3 meters (188 feet) estimated
Bridgemeister ID: 6559 (added 2021-08-31)Name: (suspension bridge) Location: Padam vicinity, Zanskar, Ladakh , India Crossing: Tsarap Coordinates: 33.392064 N 76.928885 E Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Status: Extant (last checked: 2021) Main Span: 1 x 41.1 meters (135 feet) estimated
Destroyed by flood, May 2015. Facebook . Image showing the remains of the destroyed bridge, posted September 2015.
Bridgemeister ID: 7269 (added 2022-07-17)Name: (suspension bridge) Location: Pidmo and Honara, Ladakh , India Crossing: Zanskar River Coordinates: 33.698364 N 76.924872 E Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Status: Replaced, c. 2014-2017 Main Cables: Wire Suspended Spans: 1 Main Span: 1 x 78.9 meters (259 feet) estimated
Bridgemeister ID: 7268 (added 2022-07-17)Name: (suspension bridge) Location: Remala and Phey vicinity, Ladakh , India Crossing: Stod River Coordinates: 33.629381 N 76.684542 E Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Status: Extant (last checked: 2017) Main Cables: Wire Suspended Spans: 1 Main Span: 1 x 39.6 meters (130 feet) estimated
Bridgemeister ID: 6499 (added 2021-08-21)Name: (suspension bridge) Location: Turtuk vicinity, Ladakh , India Crossing: Shyok River Coordinates: 34.866498 N 76.821804 E Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Status: Extant (last checked: 2021) Main Cables: Wire Main Span: 1 x 97.5 meters (320 feet) estimated
Bridgemeister ID: 6498 (added 2021-08-21)Name: (suspension bridge) Location: Turtuk, Ladakh , India Coordinates: 34.845238 N 76.825285 E Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Status: In use (last checked: 2021) Main Cables: Wire (steel) Suspended Spans: 1 Main Span: 1 x 47.9 meters (157 feet) estimated
Bridgemeister ID: 7270 (added 2022-07-17)Name: (suspension bridge) Location: Zamdang, Purne vicinity and Char, Ladakh , India Crossing: Tsarap River Coordinates: 33.239329 N 77.123952 E Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Status: Removed Main Cables: Wire Suspended Spans: 1 Main Span: 1 x 39.3 meters (129 feet) estimated
Bridgemeister ID: 6464 (added 2021-08-13)Name: Karakoram Dwar Location: Shyok, Ladakh , India Crossing: Shyok River Coordinates: 34.167638 N 78.158532 E Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Vehicular Status: In use (last checked: 2021) Main Cables: Wire (steel) Suspended Spans: 1 Main Span: 1 x 100 meters (328.1 feet) estimated
Bridgemeister ID: 7286 (added 2022-07-23)Name: Phuktal Location: Zanskar, Kargil District, Ladakh , India Crossing: Tsarap River Coordinates: 33.262582 N 77.177239 E Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Footbridge Status: Destroyed, May 7, 2015 Main Cables: Wire (steel) Suspended Spans: 1 Main Span: 1 x 29.3 meters (96 feet) estimated
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