Pamban Bridge
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pamban-bridge-185-10348882
title:
Pamban Bridge
text:
Pamban Bridge is a railway bridge that connects the town of Rameswaram on Pamban Island with Mandapam in mainland India. Opened on 24 February 1914, it was India's first sea bridge, and was the longest sea bridge in India until the opening of the Bandra–Worli Sea Link in 2010. The rail bridge is, for the most part, a conventional bridge resting on concrete piers but has a double-leaf bascule section midway, which can be raised to let ships and barges pass through. The Pamban bridge was the only
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Railway bridge connecting Pamban Island to mainland India
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pamban_Bridge
date created:
2005-05-15T15:08:21Z
date modified:
2024-09-07T17:33:16Z
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image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d4/Pamban_Bridge_Train_Passing.jpg","width":3395,"height":2151}
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