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Pamban Bridge (1914)

Scherzer rolling-lift railway bridge
📍 Rameswaram, Mandapam · Tamil Nadu
2.065
km
LENGTH
1914
OPENED
Rameswaram
Tamil Nadu
LOCATION

About

India's first sea bridge — a 2.065 km Scherzer rolling-lift railway crossing of the Palk Strait built 1914, the only sea bridge in India for 88 years, decommissioned December 2022.
Also known asOld Pamban BridgeScherzer Rolling Lift Bridge

Engineering

Structural type
Scherzer rolling-lift railway bridge
Deck
Foundation
Span arrangement

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