PhotographerJohn Burke | 1843 – 1900
TitleSuspension Bridge near Kohala, Kashmire
Document TypeAntiquarian Photograph
MediumAlbumen printDaten.d.
Size8.94 x 11.54 in (22.70 x 29.30 cm)
DescriptionThe Kohala Bridge across the Jhelum River, a tributary of the Indus River, forms part of one of the land routes from the Azad Kashmir to the rest of Pakistan.
A suspension bridge was constructed in 1877 and vanished in a 1890 flood.
InscriptionInscribed in English in pen 'Kashmire, Suspension Bridge near Kohala' on lower edge of mount and in pencil '8280a' t.r. on mount.
Location FeaturedDal Lake, Kashmir