Kodambakkam Bridge
road bridge in Chennai, India
Kodambakkam Bridge is a road overbridge in the city of Chennai, India. Opened in 1965, it is one of the oldest overbridges in the city. The bridge has a length of 623 meters.
History
Prior to the construction of the bridge, there was a railway crossing at Kodambakkam, one of the busiest in the city. Choked by heavy traffic, the construction of a bridge was first proposed in the Lok Sabha in the late 1950s. Eventually, the Madras State Highways Department took up the construction of a bridge in September 1963 and completed it in September 1965.
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References
H. Ramakrishnan, Deepa (14 January 2009). "Kodambakkam Bridge to be strengthened". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 24 September 2009.
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