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Encyclopedia > Pamban Bridge

The Pamban Bridge also called Indira Gandhi Bridge lies on the Indian end of the Palk Strait that connects Rameswaram island to mainland India. It actually refers to both the road bridge and the cantilever railway bridge though primarily it means the latter. It is the longest Sea bridge in India at lengths nearly 2.2 kms and stands as a fine example for Indian architecture. The bridge was constructed with sufficient elevation and a beautiful scenery of the sea, adjoining Islands and parallel rail bridge below can be viewed from the bridge. Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi (इन्दिरा प्रियदर्शिनी गान्धी) (November 19, 1917 – October 31, 1984) was Prime Minister of India from January 19, 1966 to March 24, 1977, and from January 14, 1980 until her assassination in 1984. ... The Palk Strait is a 40-85 mi (64-137 km) wide strait that lies between India and Sri Lanka between Dhanushkodi, near Rameswaram in the state of Tamil Nadu in India, and Talaimannar in the Mannar island in Sri Lanka. ... Rameswaram is a town in the southern part of India in the state of Tamil Nadu. ... The Forth Rail Bridge, a cantilever bridge with three balanced (double) cantilevers Cantilever is an engineering term referring to a construction technique in which loads are carried by a beam to a strong mounting point. ...


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மரத்தடி.காம்(maraththadi.com) - கண்ணாடி சொல்லும் ... (147 words)
The most intriguing element here is the ancient underwater sandbank known as Adam's Bridge, which connects India to Sri Lanka.
Geological evidence shows that an isthmus, which, according to temple records was breached by a violent storm in 1480, once bridged the gap.
The 30-km-long connection, which stretches across the Palk Strait, is actually a narrow and shallow ridge of sand and rocks connecting Mannar Island in Sri Lanka to Pamban Island in India.
Rameswaram Ramanathaswamy -. Temple  - Shivastalam (807 words)
huge temple in the island of Rameswaram (reached via the Pamban bridge across the sea), Rameswaram is known for its long ornate corridors and towers and 36 theerthams.
Legend has it that Rama worshipped Shiva in the form of a Shiva Lingam made of earth by Sita, while returning to Ayodhya.
Dhanuskoti (struck by a ravaging cyclone in the 20th century) is the easternmost tip of the island, where legend has it that Rama with the tip of his bow destroyed the bridge that he had built between the island and Srilanka, during his victorious return.
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