Pamban Bridge in Rameswaram
The Pamban Bridge which connects Rameswaram Island with Indian mainland is the first longest sea bridge in India. The 2.3 kilometer long bridge over the Palk Strait was opened for traffic for the first time in 1914. During that period, the construction of the Pamban Sea Bridge was a challenging job, as the availability of sophisticated technologies was very much limited. Even today, the bridge at Pamban stands as a marvel of the Indian Engineering skills where the blow of cyclone-prone high velo...
