Opened 1939 Body of water Ganges | Bridge type Suspension bridge | |
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Address Tapovan, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand 249137 Similar Ram Jhula, Ganges, Triveni Ghat, Tera Manzil Temple, Kunjapuri Devi Temple | ||
The giant swing lakshman jhula rishikesh
Lakshman Jhula (Hindi: लक्ष्मण झूला) is an iron suspension bridge across the river Ganges, located 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) north-east from the town Rishikesh in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. The bridge connects the two villages; Tapovan in Tehri Garhwal district to Jonk in Pauri Garhwal district crossing the river from west to east. However it is near to the Rishikesh city thus creating ambiguity in its location, the bridge is one of the iconic landmarks of Rishikesh. A similar bridge 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) downstream from Lakshman Jhula is Ram Jhula.
It is said that Lakshmana crossed Ganges on jute ropes between the place where this bridge is built. Lakshman Jhula was completed in 1929.
Two plaques exist at the foot of the West side (located in Tapovan) of the bridge.
The first plaque reads:
Opened to traffic by H.E. Sir Malcolm Haley C.C.I.E. K.C.S.I. Governor of the United Provinces on April 11, 1930. This bridge was constructed by the Public Works Department during the years 1927-1929. It replaces the old bridge of 284 feet span, which was the gift of Rai Bahadur Surajmal Jhunjhunwala father of Rai Bahadur Shewpershad Tulshan, and was situated about 200 feet down stream. This was washed away by the great flood of October, 1924 which undermined the left abutment. The extra cost of rebuilding this new bridge as nearly as possible on the site of the old bridge has been contributed by Rai Bahadur Shewpershad Tulshan to perpetuate the honored memory of his father and no toll or tax will ever be imposed or realized for crossing this bridge.