Iritty Bridge

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This bridge is built in 1933 by Ernest James(British). It is built on 2 pillars with 3 spans and serving the country for 8 decades.

'Iritty is a small town in the district of Kannur in the state of Kerala, India. The town is the main market place for the farmer communities in the surrounding regions. Nearby smaller towns are Mattannur, Peravoor,Kakkayangad, Vallithode, Veerpad,Karikkottakary, Angadikadavu, Anappanthy, Edoor, Ulikkal and Koottupuzha- is a boarder town to Karnataka state.

An interstate highway passes through Iritty connecting Thalassery and Kodagu. This was initially called the TC Road by the British. Now it refers to the Thalassery end of the highway. This highway is used by interstate bus services plying to Madikeri, Mysore and Bangalore. Keezhur is the starting point of Iritty town.

This place is well-connected by road from both Kannur and Tellicherry (Thalassery) There are frequent buses from both these places to Iritty. There is no railway line, nearest railway station is thalassery, and the nearest airports is at Kozhikode(Calicut).Tourists visiting Iritty will get wonderful river side Tourist home to stay and view the beauty of iritty river.There are more than five Tourist home for the tourist to stay.

Belonging to Keezhur Chavassery Special Grade Panchayath, Iritty is primarily a trading town. Iritty is headquarters to several State Government offices. Interestingly, most of these offices have jurisdiction over larger and better developed towns like Mattanur.

One among the many educational institutions in Iritty is Mahathma Gandhi College, Iritty affiliated to Kannur University. The famous wild-life sanctuary 'Aralam' is situated 8 kilometres away from Iritty.