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Bridge 'hanging' on for 60 yrs to get ₹60L repairs
The New Indian Express Tirunelveli
|July 28, 2025
EVEN as a government order (G.O.) on undertaking repairs on the Mathoor hanging bridge — Asia's tallest trough bridge — at a cost of ₹60 lakh was issued on July 24, regular visitors and local residents alike can't help but admire how the 59-year-old structure has stood the test of time.
Standing at a height of 115 feet and spanning a length of 378 metres, the bridge across River Parazhiyar at Mathoor was built in 1966 to carry the river water from one side of the hill to the other as a drought relief measure and for the development of agriculture in Vilavancode and Kalkulam taluks in the district. Shouldered by 28 pillars, the trough bridge (Pattanamkal canal) remains a main tourist attraction of Kanniyakumari.
This story is from the July 28, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Tirunelveli.
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