Mattancherry Bridge | |
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 Mattancherry BOT Bridge | |
| Coordinates | 9°56′14″N 76°15′59″E / 9.937222°N 76.266456°E |
| History | |
| Designer | Robert Bristow |
| Engineering design by | Gammon Infrastructure Projects Ltd |
| Constructed by | Gammon Infrastructure Projects Ltd |
| Construction cost | 25.80 crore[1] |
| Opened | 1940 (old bridge) 1998 (new bridge) |
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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]
- ^ News Hindu
- ^ Kumar, K.G. (14 October 2003). "BOT, the norm now". The Hindu Business Line.