Karnali Bridge is the longest bridge in longest river in Nepal and was built by international collaboration.The bridge spans the Karnali River between the Kailali District and Bardiya District of western Nepal.
The bridge was constructed by Kawasaki Heavy Industries of Japan and inaugurated after six years of its construction date by the late Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala.
The bridge – the longest in Nepal – is 1,025 meters long (3,362 feet).he bridge was constructed, using local resources and a new technology was adopted,” Umesh Jha, chief of the construction project, said. The area is 25 kilometres west of Bardiya’s district headquarters Gulariya.
The bridge over the Karnali river(500 metre) is the second of its kind in Asia. The single-pillar bridge was constructed by the Japanese government. But this is not the only attraction in this region.
The Bardiya National Park connected to the area, Karnali River and the beautiful scenery with the delicious fish have enhanced the beauty of the region. After the decade-long conflict, economic activities in the area had diminished. But such activities are now on the rise.
