Kuttippuram bridge

Kuttippuram Bridge
Coordinates	10°50′26″N76°01′24″E / 10.8404472°N 76.0234192°E / 10.8404472; 76.0234192
Carries	Road
Crosses	Bharathappuzha River
Locale	Kuttippuram, Malappuram
Characteristics
Material	Concrete
Total length	370 m (1,210 ft)
History
Inaugurated	November 11, 1953
Location

The Kuttippuram Bridge is a bridge that was built in 1953 that connects Kuttippuram with the Thavanur-Ponnani region in Malappuram district, Kerala, India. The Tirur and the Ponnani Taluks are separated by the river Bharathappuzha, which is also the second-longest river in Kerala. ^[1] The bridge connects these two regions. It is a part of the National Highway 66 on the Kozhikode - Kochi route. ^[1] It is one of the largest and oldest bridges built over the river Bharathappuzha, and plays a major role in connecting the Malabar region with the erstwhile Travancore-Cochin via road.

A panoramic view of Kuttippuram bridge from Nilayoram Park

History

Before the construction of the bridge, Kozhikode and Kochi were connected via Shornur. ^[1] A bridge over the river Bharathappuzha through Kuttippuram became necessary for the construction of National Highway 66 to connect Kozhikode with Kochi. ^[1] On May 8, 1949, M. Bhaktavatsalam, the then Minister of Public Works of the Government of Madras, laid the foundation stone for the bridge. ^[1] The Modern Housing Construction and Properties (MHCP) Ltd. based at Chennai was chosen for the construction. ^[1] The bridge was inaugurated on November 11, 1953, by Shanmugha Rajeswara Sethupathi, who was the Minister of Public Works in Madras at the time. ^[1] The main architect of the bridge was K. V. Abdul Azeez from Ponnani. ^[1] The chief engineer for the construction was W. H. Nambiar and the Superintendent engineer was P. T. Narayanan Nair. ^[1]

Kuttippuram Palam

The popular Malayalam poem, Kuttippuram Palam, written by Edasseri Govindan Nair, published on February 21, 1954, through the magazine Mathrubhumi Azhchappathippu , describes Kuttippuram bridge and the state of the river Bharathappuzha. ^{[2] [3]}

See also

• Chamravattom Regulator-cum-Bridge
• Kuttippuram railway station
• Mini Pampa, Malappuram
• Tavanur

References

1. V. P., Nisar (2018-01-31). "കുറ്റിപ്പുറം പാലത്തിന്റെ ശില്‍പി കെവി അബ്ദുള്‍ അസീസ് നിര്യാതനായി". Malayalam One India. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
2. "64ന്റെ നിറവില്‍ ഇടശ്ശേരിയുടെ 'കുറ്റിപ്പുറം പാലം'". Mathrubhumi. 21 February 2018. Archived from the original on 1 February 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
3. Binoy, Rasmi (27 September 2018). "The river sutra". The Hindu. Retrieved 24 January 2021.