Old Attock Bridge

The Old Attock Bridge (1883), a fortified two-level road and rail crossing of the Indus.

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The Attock Bridge crosses the Indus between Attock Khurd and Khairabad Kund. Designed by Sir Guildford Molesworth, it opened on 24 May 1883 and was rebuilt in 1929. It has two levels, rail above and road below, over five spans totalling 425 metres, and its approaches were fortified. Road traffic moved to the New Attock Bridge in 1979.

Why go

✦Opened in 1883
✦Rail above, road below
✦Fortified approaches above the Indus

How to Reach

By road near Attock Khurd, on the Punjab–Khyber Pakhtunkhwa border.

Planning tip

Best Time to Visit, October to March.

Getting there, By road near Attock Khurd, on the Punjab–Khyber Pakhtunkhwa border.

Allow, Under an hour.

What to Do

◆See the bridge from the river bank

◆Combine with Attock Fort

◆Watch the Indus in its gorge

Nearby

Straight-line distance from Old Attock Bridge, within 5 km.

Attock Fort

~2 km from Old Attock Bridge

Attock Tomb

~3 km from Old Attock Bridge

Behram ki Baradari

~3 km from Old Attock Bridge