- Pamban Bridge
The Pamban Bridge on the
Palk Strait connectsRameswaram to mainlandIndia . It refers to both the road bridge and thecantilever railway bridge, though primarily it means the latter. It is the longest sea bridge in India at a length of about 2.3 km.From the elevated two-lane road bridge, adjoining islands and the parallel rail bridge below can be viewed.
The railway bridge is ft to m|6776|abbr=yes|precision=0 [ [http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2003/11/21/stories/2003112101991700.htm The Hindu Business Line : Pamban Bridge to be pulled down for gauge conversion ] ] and was opened for traffic in 1914. The railroad bridge is a still-functioning double-leaf
bascule bridge section that can be raised to let ships pass under the bridge.The railway bridge historically carried meter-gauge trains on it, but
Indian Railways upgraded the bridge to carry broad-gauge trains in a project that finished Aug. 12, 2007.Location
The bridge spans a 2 km-strait between mainland
India andRameshwaram island and is the only surface transport link between the two.The straight, part of the larger
Ram's Bridge (also known as Adam's Bridge), is famous for the bridge and scenic beauty. The channel was not damaged in the2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake and tsunami.References
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