Ellis Bridge
Coordinates | 23°01′20″N 72°34′31″E﻿ / ﻿23.02222°N 72.57528°E﻿ / 23.02222; 72.57528 Coordinates: 23°01′20″N 72°34′31″E﻿ / ﻿23.02222°N 72.57528°E﻿ / 23.02222; 72.57528
Carries | Road traffic
Crosses | Sabarmati River
Locale | Ellis Bridge area, Ahmedabad
Official name | Swami Vivekananda Bridge
Named for | Sir Barrow Helbert Ellis
Maintained by | Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation
Heritage status | Protected site since 1989
Preceded by | Nehru bridge
Followed by | Sardar bridge
Design | Bowstring arch truss bridge
Material | Steel, Cement, Alloy
Total length | 480 metres (1,570 ft)
Width | 6.3 metres (21 ft)
No. of spans | 14
Piers in water | 28
Load limit | 1196 tonnes
Constructed by | Himmatlal Dhirajram Bhachech
Construction start | 1889
Construction end | 1892
Construction cost | Rs 407564
Opened | 1892
Collapsed | Wooden bridge (1870-1875)
Closed | 1997
Replaces | Concrete bridge (1999-present)