Periyar Bridge

Periyar Bridge, formerly known as St. George's Bridge and Triplicane Bridge, is a concrete river bridge in the city of , . It connects the southern part of with the city's neighbourhoods to the south of the Coovum River.
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  • Type: Bridge
  • Description: bridge in India
  • Also known as: “St. George’s Bridge”, “Triplicane Bridge”, “செயின்ட் ஜார்ஜ் பாலம்”, and “திருவல்லிக்கேணி பாலம்”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Chintadripet railway station and Tamil Nadu Government Multi Super Speciality Hospital.

Railway station
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Chintadripet is a railway station on the Chennai MRTS line. is situated 200 metres northwest of Periyar Bridge.

Hospital
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… is situated 350 metres south of Periyar Bridge.

Photo: L.vivian.richard, Public domain.
is a fortress at the coastal city of , . is situated 1¼ km northeast of Periyar Bridge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chintadripet and Chepauk.

Suburb
is a locality in , in .

Suburb
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is a locality in , .

Suburb
Photo: Nsmohan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Thiruvallikeni, also known as , is one of the oldest neighbourhoods of , India.

Periyar Bridge

Latitude
13.07241° or 13° 4′ 21″ north
Longitude
80.27509° or 80° 16′ 30″ east
Open location code
7M5237CG+X2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1007340223
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­bridge
Wiki­data ID
Q7168975
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Tamil—“Periyar Bridge” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Periyar Bridge”
  • Tamil: “பெரியார் பாலம்”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Governers Bodyguard Mosque and Madras Gymkhana Club.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Periyar and Chintadaripet.

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