Morbi Bridge-Ram-Laxman swing on Machhu River-History

This bridge of Morbi is situated at a distance of 64 km from Rajkot in Gujarat. This bridge was built with the aim of giving a distinct identity to Morbi. It is a 1.25 m wide and 230 m long bridge.

History of Morbi Bridge

This bridge is very old and was constructed somewhere around 1887. It also comes under the list of main Tourist Places of Gujarat.

It was repaired time to time and would open for its tourists. It has also been a sample of the finest engineering of the British rule.

It was like historical Ram-Laxman swing-like structure that would always attract lots of tourists.

Location of Morbi Bridge

Morbi Bridge is situated at a distance of 64 km from Rajkot in Gujarat. Seeing this, the tourist also remembers Victorian London. This bridge was built with the aim of giving a distinct identity to Morbi, which was built using the best technology available in Europe.

This Bridge is built on Machhu river in Gujrat. This Bridge has a capacity of holding weight of around 100 people only at a time.

6 Main Attractions of Morbi Bridge

The main attractions of Morbi are:

• Darbargar
• Mani Mandir
• Willingdon Secretariat
• Hanging Bridge
• Art Deco Palace
• Lakhdhirji Engineering College

Who built Bridge of Morbi?

It was built by Sir Waghji, the former ruler of Morbi. This suspension cable Bridge was built 140 years back only and was closed for public for twi years. It was recently opened on 25 October 2022, post Diwali for public.

Unfortunate Incident on Morbi Bridge October 2022

On the Sunday evening of 30th OCtober, 2022, around 400 to 500 people were present on the bridge to enjoy the holiday.

built on the Machhu river in Morbi. Due to the large crowd, the cable bridge collapsed and fell into the river. A large number of people have lost their lives in the accident.

Reportedly, the bridge had a capacity of holding only around 100 people at a time. The Gujarat government has given the responsibility of investigating the accident to the SIT.