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The bridge was formally opened on 18 March 2010. [3] The two lane bridge is 157 m (515 ft) long and 10.4 m (34 ft) wide. [4] The bridge cost 2.46 billion rupees (US$22 million) and was financed by a grant from the Japan International Cooperation Agency. [3] The bridge is part of the A14 Medawachchiya-Talaimannar highway.
Pearl fishing in the Gulf of Mannar, c. 1926. The Gulf of Mannar is known for its pearl banks of Pinctada radiata and Pinctada fucata for at least 2,000 years. Pliny the Elder (23–79 CE) praised the pearl fishery of the gulf as one of the most productive in the world.
Mannar Causeway. The main settlements on the island are Mannar and Erukkulampiddi on its eastern coast, and Pesalai on its northern coast, all connected by the A14 road which leads across the bridge to mainland Sri Lanka. [citation needed] Talaimannar, on the north-western coast of the island, is the terminus for the Mannar railway line. [6]
Historical map of Adam's Bridge and environs, before the cyclone of 1964 Pearl fishing in the Gulf of Mannar, c. 1926. In the vicinity of Adam's Bridge/Rama Setu, the water is typically only 1–3 m (3 ft 3 in – 9 ft 10 in) deep. [5] Due to the shallow waters, Adam's Bridge presents a formidable hindrance to navigation through the Palk Strait.
Mannar Bridge; P. Palk Strait Bridge This page was last edited on 12 July 2017, at 17:03 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...
Bridge Location Coordinates Length Route Crosses Completed Ref; Palk Strait Bridge: ... Mannar Bridge: Mannar 157 m (515 ft) A14 2010 [10] [11] ...
Cantilevered high over the Tarn gorge in southern France, and yawning 2,460 meters (8,070 feet) in length, the Millau Viaduct is the world’s tallest bridge, with a structural height of 336.4 ...
Map of Ramsetu's Bridge (a chain of limestone shoals) and environs, before the cyclone of 1964. Ramsetu Bridge is a chain of limestone shoals, between Rameswaram and Mannar Island, off the northwestern coast of Sri Lanka. Geological evidence suggests that this bridge is a former land connection between India and Sri Lanka. [29]