Purana pul

Purana Pul
Coordinates17°22′03″N 78°27′30″E / 17.36755°N 78.458278°E / 17.36755; 78.458278
Carriespedestrians
CrossesMusi River
LocaleHyderabad, Telangana, India
Characteristics
Total length600 ft
Width35 ft
History
Inaugurated1578; 446 years ago (1578) CE
Location
Map

Purana Pul (meaning old bridge in English), built in 1578 AD is a bridge over river Musi[1] in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. It is the first bridge ever constructed in Hyderabad[2] and among the oldest in South India.

It was built during the reign of Qutub Shahi dynasty, to connect Golconda and Hyderabad. The bridge is now defunct, and is used as a vegetable market but remains one of the oldest landmarks of Hyderabad.[3] It was the only surviving bridge after the Great Musi Flood of 1908.

  1. ^ http://ec2-50-19-248-237.compute-1.amazonaws.com/866/1/RA_00105.pdf [permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Hyderabad | Encyclopedia.com".
  3. ^ Harriet Ronken Lynton, Mohini Rajan (1974). The days of the beloved. university of California. p. 12. ISBN 978-0-520-02442-7. Retrieved 22 September 2011.