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Kodambakkam Bridge

Coordinates: 13°03′15″N 80°13′51″E / 13.054108°N 80.230885°E / 13.054108; 80.230885
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Kodambakkam Overbridge

Kodambakkam Bridge is a road overbridge in the city of Chennai, India. Opened in 1965, it is one of the oldest overbridges in the city.Kodambakkam Bridge is next to Kodambakkam and is located in Tamil Nādu, India. Kodambakkam Bridge has a length of 0.52 kilometres. highway: primary layer: 1

History

Prior to the construction of the bridge, there was a railway crossing at Kodambakkam, one of the busiest in the city. Choked by heavy traffic, the construction of a bridge was first proposed in the Lok Sabha in the late 1950s.[1] Eventually, the Madras State Highways Department took up the construction of a bridge in September 1963 and completed it in September 1965.

Notes

  1. ^ Debates: official report. Government Press, India. 1959. pp. 259–261.

References

13°03′15″N 80°13′51″E / 13.054108°N 80.230885°E / 13.054108; 80.230885

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