Anna Flyover

Anna Flyover
Anna flyover
Map
Location
Chennai, India
Coordinates13°03′09″N 80°15′04″E / 13.05238°N 80.25104°E / 13.05238; 80.25104
Roads at
junction
Mount Road
Nungambakkam High Road
Cathedral Road
Construction
TypeFlyover
Lanes2
Constructed1973 by East Coast Construction and Industries
Opened1973 (1973)
Maximum
height
4.3 metres (14 ft)
Maximum
width
20 metres (66 ft)

Anna Flyover, also known as Gemini Flyover, is a dual-armed grade separator in the central business district of Chennai, India. Built in 1973, it is the first flyover in Chennai[1][2] and the third in India. It was the longest flyover in the country at its completion.[3] It allows traffic movements on Anna Salai (formerly Mount Road) to cross traffic with grade separation. The area and the flyover is named after the now-demolished Gemini Studios.

On two sides of the circle roundabout below the centre of the flyover are two identical statues that commemorate the banning of horse racing in Tamil Nadu.

  1. ^ "History of Chennai". ChennaiBest.com. Archived from the original on 5 February 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
  2. ^ Sreevatsan, Ajai (19 July 2010). "Junction beneath flyover set for change". The Hindu. Chennai. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
  3. ^ Ramakrishnan, Deepa H. (1 July 2012). "Flyover wall mended after 3 days". The Hindu. Chennai. Retrieved 5 July 2012.