Mattancherry Bridge

Mattancherry Bridge
Mattancherry BOT Bridge
Mattancherry BOT Bridge
Coordinates9°56′14″N 76°15′59″E / 9.937222°N 76.266456°E / 9.937222; 76.266456
History
DesignerRobert Bristow
Engineering design byGammon Infrastructure Projects Ltd
Constructed byGammon Infrastructure Projects Ltd
Construction cost25.80 crore[1]
Opened1940 (old bridge)
1998 (new bridge)
Location
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Mattancherry BOT Bridge, also known as Thoppumpady Bridge is a bridge in Kochi, Kerala, India. It connects the Kochi's western mainland to Willingdon Island. The new bridge was constructed in 1998; succeeding the old bridge of the same name, which is now known as the Old Cochin Harbour Bridge, built in 1940. The old bridge, which is a landmark of Kochi is now preserved as a heritage monument and carries only two and three wheelers.

The new Mattanchery bridge is the first Build-Operate-Transfer bridge in Kerala. It was built as a joint project of the Government of Kerala, the Greater Cochin Development Authority and Gammon India.[2]

  1. ^ News Hindu
  2. ^ Kumar, K.G. (14 October 2003). "BOT, the norm now". The Hindu Business Line.