Kanyakumari Glass bridge

Kanyakumari Glass bridge
Coordinates	8°04′40″N77°33′16″E / 8.0779°N 77.5545°E / 8.0779; 77.5545
Crosses	sea
Locale	Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu, India
Begins	Vivekananda Rock Memorial
Ends	Thiruvalluvar Statue
Characteristics
Width	10 m
Longest span	77 m
History
Construction end	December 2024
Construction cost	₹37 crore
Inaugurated	30 December 2024
Location

Kanyakumari Glass bridge or Kanyakumari Glass fibre footover bridge is an footover bridge built for pedestrians to cross the sea connecting Vivekananda Rock Memorial and Thiruvalluvar Statue both constructed on sea in Kanyakumari of Kanyakumari district in Tamil Nadu, India. ^[1] This is said to be the India's first glass bridge built on sea. ^[2]

Location

This glass bridge is located with the geographic coordinates of ( 8°04′40″N77°33′16″E / 8.0779°N 77.5545°E / 8.0779; 77.5545 ) on the sea in Kanyakumari.

Kanyakumari Glass bridge

Kanyakumari Glass bridge (Tamil Nadu)

Details

This glass bridge is constructed having a breadth of 10 m and a span of 77 m, at a cost of about ₹37 crore. ^[3] This bridge is of the shape of a bowstring arch. ^[4] And the bridge was inaugurated on 30 December 2024 by the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.

References

1. "India's first glass bridge now open in Kanniyakumari, know all about it". 31 December 2024. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
2. "India's First Glass Bridge In The Sea Opens At Kanyakumari: Here's All You Need To Know About It". 31 December 2024. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
3. The Hindu Bureau (30 December 2024). "CM inaugurates India's first glass bridge over sea in Kanniyakumari". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 31 December 2024.
4. Livemint (30 December 2024). "India's first glass bridge in the sea opens at Kanyakumari: 5 less known facts". mint. Archived from the original on 31 December 2024. Retrieved 31 December 2024.