Today, I took a stroll that transported me straight back to my school days. The destination? The old Venduruthy Bridge here in Kerala. For ten years, this bridge was my daily companion, faithfully carrying me to and from my old high school.
The old Venduruthy railway bridge was constructed in 1938 along with two parallel road bridges. The old railway bridge is one of the first bridges in India to be completely constructed from steel. It is a landmark in Kochi with historic significance as it played a major role in the transformation of Kochi into a major port city in India during the British era.
In 2005, a dredger hit the railway bridge which led to its closure. Following this incident, the construction of a new railway bridge started, which was opened in 2015. The old railway bridge was dismantled in March 2018.[6] The new two-lane road bridge was opened in 2011, after the old road bridge was found to be too weak to carry heavy vehicles.
( From Wiki )
Now, it stands abandoned .
This bridge was my daily thing for like, forever. Ten whole years, I crossed it to get to school and back. Now it's just sitting there, no cars, no noise . They built a fancy new bridge nearby, so this one's basically retired.
Now People just come here to do some fishing .
I don't know, there's something cool about places like this. They're not important to most people, but for some of us, they're gold. It's like a secret time machine, just chilling there in plain sight.
This is my entry for the #WednesdayWalk challenge by @tattoodjay. Thanks for Stopping by . And have a nice day .
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