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The Mathur Hanging
Trough is the tallest as well as the longest trough bridge in Asia,
having a height of 115 feet and a length of one kilometre. Constructed
in 1966, this bridge has become a place of tourist importance and
hundreds of tourists visit this place daily . This is situated in Mathur,
hamlet of Aruvikkarai revenue village in Thiruvattar Panchayat Union.
The bridge has been constructed at Mathur across the river Parazhiyar
and the trough canal
(Pattanamkal canal) on the bridge carries water for irrigation from one
side of a hill to the other side of a hill. The trough has a height of
seven feet with a width of seven feet six inches. The canal is being
shouldered by 28 huge pillars. By the unrelented efforts of late Thiru.
K. Kamaraj, the former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, this canal was
constructed as a drought relief measure and for the development of
agriculture in Vilavancode and Kalkulam Taluks. The District
Administration has recently put up a staircase from top to the bottom of
the bridge and also built a children's park and bathing platforms over
here
Special Attractions :
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Greenery around the
Bridge
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The View of the river (which is 115m below) from
the bridge will be breathtaking.
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Watching the greenery from the bridge will make you feel as like you
are floating in clouds.
Landmark :
70Km south of
Trivandrum
10 Km East of Thuckalay
50 Km from Kanyakumari
Other Nearest Places of Interest :
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Nearest Place |
Distance from Mathur |
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Tirparapu Water Falls |
2 KM |
How
to Reach :
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Nearest Airport |
Nearest Railway station
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Trivandrum (State: Kerala) |
Nagercoil (State : Tamilnadu) |
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