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Withstanding all the odds of nature the proud of Indian railways @thegreatindianrailways serving the nation.THE QUEEN OF INDIAN BRIDGES.
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Withstanding all the odds of nature the proud of Indian railways @thegreatindianrailways serving the nation.THE QUEEN OF INDIAN BRIDGES.
Pamban railway bridge was the first Indian bridge which is built across the sea. It is generally referred asThe queen of Indian bridges. The efforts for building a bridge across Pamban channel (Palk strait) was proposed by 1870’s by the british government, however, the construction of Pamban bridge was commenced on 1911 and commissioned on 1914.
The bridge spans a length of 6776 feet (2.065 meters) and has 143 piers. There is a double leaf bascule in the centre of this bridge. This bascule section opens up and lets the ships and boats to cross the pamban bridge over the sea.Based on the records averagely there are 10 to 15 large boats or ships (coast guard boats, cargo ships, container ships etc.,) pass beneath this bridge every month. The bascule was designed by“Scherzer” a German engineer, the bascule part of the bridge is called as “Scherzer rolling type lift span” and have the length of 220 feet and weight of 200 tonnes (each leaf weighs 100 tonnes separately). Till date, these heavyweight leaves are lifted manually by workers operating levers on either side.
The environment where The Pamban rail bridge stands is said as worlds second most corrosive environment and also this region is a Cyclone prone and high-velocity wind zone.
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Pamban railway bridge was the first Indian bridge which is built across the sea. It is generally referred asThe queen of Indian bridges. The efforts for building a bridge across Pamban channel (Palk strait) was proposed by 1870’s by the british government, however, the construction of Pamban bridge was commenced on 1911 and commissioned on 1914.
The bridge spans a length of 6776 feet (2.065 meters) and has 143 piers. There is a double leaf bascule in the centre of this bridge. This bascule section opens up and lets the ships and boats to cross the pamban bridge over the sea.Based on the records averagely there are 10 to 15 large boats or ships (coast guard boats, cargo ships, container ships etc.,) pass beneath this bridge every month. The bascule was designed by“Scherzer” a German engineer, the bascule part of the bridge is called as “Scherzer rolling type lift span” and have the length of 220 feet and weight of 200 tonnes (each leaf weighs 100 tonnes separately). Till date, these heavyweight leaves are lifted manually by workers operating levers on either side.
The environment where The Pamban rail bridge stands is said as worlds second most corrosive environment and also this region is a Cyclone prone and high-velocity wind zone.
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