Annai Indira Gandhi Road Bridge

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India /Tamil Nadu /Ramanathapuram /Pamban

Rameswaram Island, Main Land, Rameswaram, Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu, 623526, India. Edit

Detail InformationEdit

Annai Indira Gandhi Road Bridge is the longest bridge in southern India. It connects Rameswaram Island to the main land. It’s constructed over the bay. It is 7 kms away from Rameshwaram and is also called the Pambam Bridge as it is located beside Pamban, the sacred place where Rama could quench the thirst of Sita by throwing an arrow in the place where they could actually retrieve cool water.

Annai Indira Gandhi Road Bridge, Rameshwaram

HistoryEdit

The place has its historical evidence as well as is a good and strong bridge from the point of construction. The ships too can be passed under the bridge and all other vehicles above the bridge and hence it is most convenient means of communication for all different kinds of means of communication.

Must SeeEdit

Popular

Visiting TimeEdit

12:00 AM – 12:00 PM

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N.A.

Best Season to VisitEdit

October to April.

Best Time To VisitEdit

Morning, Afternoon, Evening, Night.

Time Required for SightseeingEdit

15 to 45 minutes

Ticket Required : No Edit

Individual National Adult Rs. : N.A.

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Individual Foreigner Adult Rs. : N.A.

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Restaurants NearbyAdd / Edit

Ahaan – The Restaurant ; NH-49, Madurai Rameshwaram Highway, Rameswaram 623 526, India. ; Ph/M – 04573 301 401
; Food Serve – Indian Cuisines

How to ReachEdit

Taxi : Tourist taxi are also available.The taxi charges for a small car (Indica) is around Rupees 5 per Km.

Bus : Tamil Nadu Road Transport Corporation buses connect Rameshwaram with all cities in Tamil Nadu, including Kanyakumari, Madurai, Trichy and Thanajvur. Overnight deluxe super fast buses connect Chennai and Bangalore with Rameshwarm, both cities are nearly 600 km away.

Train : Traveling to Rameshwaram by train is one of the easiest ways of reaching the city. The city is well connected to many other prominent places of the state of Tamil Nadu. Therefore, the tourists often prefer rail to the other means of communication in order to travel to Rameshwaram.

Air : The Holy land of Rameshwaram is well connected to other major cities of India. The nearest airport is at Madurai, about 163 kilometers away. This connects you to all the major cities of India. After you get down, you can have both public and private transport to take you to Rameshwaram.

Others : While traveling within the township, you may hire jeeps, auto rickshaws, horse carts and even cycle rickshaw.