Annai Indira Gandhi Road Bridge

Annai Indira Gandhi Road Bridge is also known as the Pamban Bridge. This bridge is over 2.34 km long and was constructed with sufficient elevation. The Pamban Bridge is major source for connecting the Rameshwaram Island with the main land. It took over 14 years to construct this bridge, which was finally inaugurated in 1988.

The bridge is designed in a shape of a bow which enables ships to pass beneath it. It is the second longest bridge in India, after the newly constructed Bandra-Worli sea link. There are around 143 pillars that support this bridge, out of which 64 were built in the sea.

This bridge is also called as the Pamban Rail Scissors Bridge, which is the longest rail bridge. Previously, this railway bridge carried only meter-gauge trains, but was upgraded by Indian Railways to carry broad-gauge trains. This project was finished in August 2007 and since then broad-gauge trains are operational on this bridge.