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{{short description|Bridge in India}}
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{{Infobox Bridge
|name = Budshah Bridge
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|carries = Motor Vehicles, Bicycles, Pedestrians
|crosses = [[Jhelum River|Jhelum]]
|locale = [[Srinagar]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]], [[India]]
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|preceded = [[Amira Kadal]]
|followed = [[New Habba Kadal]]
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|open = 1957
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|named_for = [[Zain-ul-Abidin|Zain-ul-Abidin Budshah]]
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'''Budshah Bridge''', locally also known as '''Budshah Kadal''', is a concrete [[bridge]] located in the [[Srinagar]] city of the Indian [[Kashmir Conflict|union territory]] of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]. It was first built in 1957 during the rule of [[Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad]] and is named after the 15th Century ruler of [[Kashmir Valley|Kashmir]], [[Zain-ul-Abidin]], popularly known as ''Budshah'' (the Great King).<ref name="RK"/>

The bridge is also known as '''Alamgir Bridge'''.<ref name="GK">{{cite news |title=Youth installs coloured water fountain at Budshah Bridge - Greater Kashmir|url=https://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/srinagar-city/youth-installs-coloured-water-fountain-at-budshah-bridge/263466.html|date=18 October 2017|accessdate=1 July 2018}}</ref> It is located more than 100 metres downstream of [[Amira Kadal]] and handles most of the vehicular traffic from the Civil Secretariat to the Maulana Azad Road.<ref name="RK">{{cite news |title=Kashmir’s Pittsburgh: Srinagar - The City of Bridges - Rising Kashmir|url=http://www.risingkashmir.com/news/kashmirs-pittsburgh--srinagar---the-city-of-bridges-323856.html|date=18 April 2018|accessdate=1 July 2018}}</ref> In 2017, colourful fountains were installed on either side of the bridge as part of a beautification programme for the city.<ref name="GK"/>

==See also==
*[[Zero Bridge]]
*[[Abdullah Bridge]]
*[[Amira Kadal]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{Bridges of Srinagar}}

[[Category:Bridges in Srinagar]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Srinagar]]
[[Category:Bridges over the Jhelum River]]
[[Category:Bridges in Jammu and Kashmir]]
[[Category:Bridges completed in the 20th century]]
[[Category:Concrete bridges]]
[[Category:Transport in Srinagar]]

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>DMySon at 10:38, 26 September 2020