Bridge Works: 1 Of The Top 10 Most Dangerous Railroads

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1 Of The Top 10 Most Dangerous Railroads

Just a small compilation of the Mighty Pamban from different angles. It's an incredible feeling to loiter on the adjacent road bridge with breath taking view of the never ending Ocean. A good place to contemplate amidst the cool breeze. Pamban Bridge Playlist - www.youtube.com Pamban bridge is listed in the Top 10 Most Dangerous Railroads in the world - www.mostinterestingfacts.com After the 1964 cyclone, the girders of Pamban bridge were replaced and an anemometer was installed. When the wind speed crosses 55 km per hour, signals on the bridge send out an automatic warning to approaching trains. This bridge was rebuilt in 1965 after the original bridge collapsed during the "Tsunami" of December 1964. It is with the reconstruction of the Pamban Bridge that Mr. E Sreedharan of Delhi Metro made his initial mark. A woman had a miraculous escape after she fell off a moving train into the sea from the Pamban bridge. She opened the compartment door mistaking it for the toilet and fell into the sea - timesofindia.indiatimes.com The Pamban bridge is a type of cantilever bridge on the Palk Strait connects Rameswaram on Pamban Island to mainland India. It refers to both the road bridge and the cantilever railway bridge, though primarily it means the latter. It was India's first sea bridge. It is the second longest sea bridge in India (after Bandra Worli Sea Link) at a length of about 2.3 km. Until 1911 people crossed by boat to visit an ancient Ram temple at Rameswaram. Jeez boat ...