Pamban Bridge - Rameswaram

Hmmm what to say... I notice one thing these days that, whenever i go somewhere there will be a person who is talking about tours and visiting places.. Why soooo?? People know my interest ?

haaa... and this was a suggestion by one of my friend's mom who visited Rameswaram for pilgrimage. She didn't know the name of this bridge. But she was talking about a long bridge which lies like Anaconda...She was so excited when she talked about it.. I think she was not getting words to explain this actually ... so shall we try !!!! :P ..........??? LOL :D not to explain, but to visit the place... feeel the bridge than hear it :)

But ok.. you should know some basic info about this.. Here it is.....

The Pamban Bridge also called Indira Gandhi Bridge lies on the Indian end of the Palk Strait that connects Rameswaram island to mainland India. It actually refers to both the road bridge and the cantilever railway bridge, though primarily it means the latter. It is the longest sea bridge in India at a length of nearly 2.2 km and stands as a fine example of Indian architecture. The bridge was constructed with sufficient elevation and a beautiful scenery of the sea, adjoining Islands and parallel rail bridge below can be viewed from the bridge.

The openable part of the railway bridge (called movable bridge in Civil Engineering terms) is in existence since 1911 and still it is functioning quiet well. It carries meter gauge trains on it, however, recently the Indian Railways are in the process of upgrade it to carry broad gauge trains. Structural Engineering Research Centre, Chennai - a premier national research laboratory in India, is handling this task.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pamban_Bridge
http://www.trekearth.com/gallery/Asia/India/photo264290.htm

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