Periyar Bridge
Periyar Bridge, formerly known as St. George's Bridge and Triplicane Bridge, is a concrete river bridge in the city of Chennai, India. It connects the southern part of The Island with the city's neighbourhoods to the south of the Coovum River.Photo: Ravichandar84, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Bridge
- Description: bridge in India
- Also known as: “St. George’s Bridge” and “Triplicane Bridge”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chintadripet railway station and Tamil Nadu Government Multi Super Speciality Hospital.
Chintadripet railway station
Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Chintadripet is a railway station on the Chennai MRTS line. It was opened in November 1995. It is built on the bank of Cooum River alongside Arunachala Street, opposite the new secretariat building. Chintadripet railway station is situated 200 metres northwest of Periyar Bridge.
Tamil Nadu Government Multi Super Speciality Hospital
Hospital
Photo: 12afser12, Public domain.
Tamil Nadu Government Multi-Super-Speciality Hospital is a 400-bed government-owned super-speciality hospital in Chennai, India. It is located at the Omandurar Government Estate on Anna Salai and was opened in February 2014. Tamil Nadu Government Multi Super Speciality Hospital is situated 350 metres south of Periyar Bridge.
Fort St. George
Photo: L.vivian.richard, Public domain.
Fort St. George is a fortress at the coastal city of Chennai, India. Founded in 1639, it was the first English fortress in India. The construction of the fort provided the impetus for further settlements and trading activity, in what was originally an uninhabited land. Fort St. George is situated 1¼ km northeast of Periyar Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chintadripet and Chepauk.
Chintadripet
Suburb
Chintadripet is a locality in Chennai, in India. Located on the southern banks of the Cooum River, it is a residential-cum-commercial area surrounded by Chepauk, Island Grounds, Pudupet, Egmore, Anna Salai and Chennai Central…
Chepauk
Suburb
Photo: Nikhilb239, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chepauk is a locality in Chennai, India. The name Chepauk is popularly used to refer to the M. A. Chidambaram International Cricket Stadium, also known as the Chepauk Stadium.
Triplicane
Suburb
Photo: Nsmohan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Thiruvallikeni known as Triplicane, is one of the oldest neighbourhoods of Chennai, India. It is situated on the Bay of Bengal coast and about 0.6 km from Fort St George.
Periyar Bridge
- Categories: road bridge and transportation
- Location: Tiruvottiyur, Chennai district, Tamil Nadu, Southern India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
13.07241° or 13° 4′ 21″ northLongitude
80.27509° or 80° 16′ 30″ eastOpen location code
7M5237CG+X2OpenStreetMap ID
way 1007340223OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridgeWikidata ID
Q7168975
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Tamil—“Periyar Bridge” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Periyar Bridge”
- Tamil: “செயின்ட் ஜார்ஜ் பாலம்”
- Tamil: “திருவல்லிக்கேணி பாலம்”
- Tamil: “பெரியார் பாலம்”
Notable Places Nearby
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