Mathur Aquaduct - Hanging Bridge

India / Tamil Nadu / Padmanabhapuram /
 aqueduct, interesting place
Built across the Parazhiyar River, it is situated at Mathur, a hamlet near Aruvikkarai in Kanyakumari District. The aqueduct has a height of 35m and a length of one kilometer. It is the tallest as well as the longest bridge in Asia. The Mathur Aqueduct is a concrete structure held up by 28 huge pillars, the peak of the pillars reaching 35 m. The trough structure is 2 m in height, with a width of 2.27 m. This canal, shouldered by 28 huge pillars, was constructed as a drought relief measure and for the enhancement of agriculture in Vilavancode and Kalkulam taluks.
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathur_Aqueduct
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Coordinates:   8°20'9"N   77°17'41"E

Comments

  • Tourist Place
  • I was a kid when i walked on this bridge. My grandpa took me there, but before we could walk on the bridge he said that you will feel dizzy and he was right. I felt dizzy because of the height. It is a great place to be.
  • There are stories that some used to dive from that height into the river below and that some used to ride bicycles across even before the side rails were constructed!!....
  • That time i am 20yrs old my family all members are go to tour. All of u go to many place. But not interesting, last go to thottilpalam when me & my fmly r saw a great biggest one that is t.palam i feel mort exieting when i walked on the bridge. I saw real beautiful natural seanory view. That is non forgottable feeling.
  • Mathoor Aqueduct is a popular tourist spot in Kanyakumari District - this is one of the largest aqueducts in South Asia Asia was constructed in 1966 as a drought relief measure to carry water for irrigation from an elevated level of one hill to another more than one km apart across undulating land terrain of the area & crossing the Paraliyar River. The irrigation water feeds the taluks of Vilavancode and Kalkulam.Mathoor Aqueduct itself carries water of the Pattanamkal canal for irrigation
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