The 16th span of the much awaited Padma Bridge was installed at Mawa point on Tuesday noon. With the installation of 16th span on the 16th and 17th pillar, a total of 2,400 meters of the bridge is now visible, said assistant engineer of Padma Bridge Humayun Kabir. Earlier in the morning, the 150-meter long '3-D' span was taken near the pillars by a floating yard 'Tian-E' from Mawa Kumarbhog Construction Yard. The 15th span of the bridge was installed on October 22. The construction work of the long-cherished Padma Bridge started in December, 2015 and the first span (superstructure) out of 41 was installed on September 30, 2017. The length of the steel structure double-deck Padma Bridge is 6.15 km. The trains will run through the lower deck while the road will be on the upper level of the bridge.