The Iron bridge, Lucknow, 1858

Photograph by Felice Beato (1825-1907), Indian Mutiny (1857-1859), 1858.

The bridge was built over the River Gumti in the reign of Nawab Amjad Ali (1842-1847), although its iron structure had actually been imported from Britain many years earlier. The lack of engineering knowledge in Oudh state delayed construction and it was not until Amjad Ali approached the East India Company for help that the Bengal Engineers finally built it.