Kodambakkam Bridge
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.[1]
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.[2] Eventually, the Madras State Highways Department took up the construction of a bridge in September 1963 and completed it in September 1965.
Notes
- ^ "Kodambakkam bridge shut for repairs; motorists fume". The Hindu. Chennai: The Hindu. 18 November 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- ^ Debates: official report. Government Press, India. 1959. pp. 259–261.
References
- H. Ramakrishnan, Deepa (14 January 2009). "Kodambakkam Bridge to be strengthened". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 24 September 2009.