Pamban Bridge

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Pamban Bridge is a historic sea bridge in Tamil Nadu, India, that connects the island of Rameswaram to the mainland and is renowned for its iconic cantilevered railway section over the Palk Strait.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cantilever bridge ⓘ
railway bridge ⓘ
sea bridge ⓘ
allows rail traffic ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Pamban Rail Bridge ⓘ
linked to: Pamban Bridge
bodyOfWater Bay of Bengal ⓘ
connects Indian mainland ⓘ
Mandapam ⓘ
Rameswaram Island ⓘ
linked to: Pamban Island
constructionStartDate 1911 ⓘ
country India ⓘ
crosses Palk Strait ⓘ
damagedIn 1964 Rameswaram cyclone ⓘ
designedBy Schneider and Co. ⓘ
designedToAllow ship movement beneath ⓘ
engineeringSignificance early 20th-century marine engineering landmark ⓘ
facedEvent 1964 Rameswaram cyclone ⓘ
gauge broad gauge ⓘ
hasCantileverSection yes ⓘ
hasScherzerRollingLiftSpan yes ⓘ
heritageStatus historic bridge ⓘ
knownFor iconic cantilevered railway section ⓘ
opening span for ship passage ⓘ
length about 2,065 metres ⓘ
about 2.065 kilometres ⓘ
locatedIn Palk Strait ⓘ
Tamil Nadu ⓘ
locatedNear Pamban town ⓘ
linked to: Pamban Island

Rameswaram town ⓘ
linked to: Rameswaram
maintainedBy Indian Railways ⓘ
material concrete ⓘ
steel ⓘ
namedAfter Pamban Island ⓘ
nearbyTempleTown Ramanathaswamy Temple, Rameswaram ⓘ
numberOfSpans 143 ⓘ
opened 1914 ⓘ
originalGauge meter gauge ⓘ
partOf Rameswaram–Mandapam rail line ⓘ
railwayZone Southern Railway zone ⓘ
region Ramanathapuram district ⓘ
repairedAfter 1964 Rameswaram cyclone ⓘ
replacedStructure meter-gauge bridge ⓘ
significance first sea bridge in India ⓘ
one of India’s longest sea bridges ⓘ
structureType double-leaf bascule span (central section) ⓘ
supports Rameswaram pilgrimage traffic ⓘ
tourismAttraction yes ⓘ
upgradedToBroadGauge 2007 ⓘ

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Rameswaram → hasStructure → Pamban Bridge ⓘ
Rameswaram → connectedBy → Pamban rail bridge ⓘ
linked to: Pamban Bridge
Rameswaram → connectedBy → Pamban road bridge ⓘ
linked to: Pamban Bridge
Ramanathaswamy Temple → near → Pamban Bridge ⓘ
Pamban Island → knownFor → Pamban Bridge ⓘ
Pamban Island → connectedBy → Pamban Bridge ⓘ
Pamban Island → connectedBy → Pamban railway bridge ⓘ
linked to: Pamban Bridge
Pamban Island → hasBridge → Pamban Bridge ⓘ
Pamban Bridge → alsoKnownAs → Pamban Rail Bridge ⓘ
linked to: Pamban Bridge
Mandapam → connectedBy → Pamban Bridge ⓘ
Schneider and Co. → notableWork → Pamban Bridge design ⓘ
linked to: Pamban Bridge
1964 Rameswaram cyclone → damaged → Pamban Bridge ⓘ
1964 Rameswaram cyclone → relatedTo → Pamban Bridge ⓘ
Annai Indira Gandhi Road Bridge → alsoKnownAs → Pamban Road Bridge ⓘ
linked to: Pamban Bridge
Annai Indira Gandhi Road Bridge → near → Pamban Railway Bridge ⓘ
linked to: Pamban Bridge