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This Mughal-period bridge is located east of
Sarai Dakhni, amid agricultural fields near the village of Mahlian Kalan in
Jalandhar district of Punjab. The bridge is generally attributed to the reign
of Shah Jahan (r. 1628–1658), though earlier references suggest imperial
investment in bridge construction along this route during Jahangir’s reign.
Built to span the Dhauli-Veni River, the structure originally served as the
principal access route to Sarai Dakhni and features multiple arched spans with
triangular cutwaters and broad parapets. Alterations and partial destruction
occurred in the early nineteenth century, and shifts in the river’s course have
further altered its context, leaving the bridge as a fragmentary.
