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[[File:KITLV 100085 - Unknown - Fitzgerald Bridge (Bund Garden Bridge) over the Moola-Moota at Poona in India - Around 1875.tif|thumbnail|left|View of the bridge, around 1875.]]

The '''Fitzgerald Bridge''' (also known as the Bund Garden Bridge) is an historic structure located in [[Pune]], [[India]]. It was constructed in 1867 during the [[British India]] period.
<ref name=times>{{cite news |last=Lohakare |first=Harshal |date=19 November 2011 |title=New bridge at Yerawada to open soon |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/New-bridge-at-Yerawada-to-open-soon/articleshow/10786560.cms |newspaper=The Times of India-Pune |location=Pune |access-date=18 May 2015 }}</ref> It was the first spandrel [[arch bridge]] in the city of Pune, connecting the [[Bund Garden, Pune|Bund Garden]] to the Chima garden.
[[File:Bund garden bridge-1.jpg|thumbnail|left|View of the Medici lion at the end of the bridge.]]
The bridge crosses the [[Mula-Mutha River]].<ref name=times/> It features a representation of a [[Medici lion]] at each end of the bridge. The bridge was designed and constructed by Captain Robert S. Sellon of the Royal Engineers.<ref>{{Cite sign |title=Fitzgerald Bridge|year=1868 |type=Plaque on bridge |publisher=Royal Engineers |location=Pune}}</ref> It was built for the sum of ₹ 2 lakh. The Bridge is named for the Governor of Bombay at the time, Sir [[William Vesey-FitzGerald|William Robert Vesey Fitzgerald]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.virasatpune.com/fitzgerald-bridge/ |title=Virasat Pune, Fitzgerald Bridge |author= |date= 2011|website= Virasat Pune|publisher= |access-date=18 May 2015 |quote=}}</ref>

By 2013, the two lane masonry arch bridge has over lived its design life span. A new four lane bridge was to replace the structure, with the new bridge to be named after [[Babasaheb Ambedkar]].{{cn|date=November 2019}}

There were plans to demolish the bridge but finally it was closed for vehicular traffic and converted into a space for arts and artisans.

== References ==
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[[Category:Geography of Pune]]

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Fitzgerald Bridge - Revision history

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