I was rearranging a few folders in my Capture One library and chanced upon these pictures of the amazing Pamban bridge. I am fairly certain I’ve shared a couple of these before, but I’ve never them on the blog. So here they are.
Opened in February 1914, the 2km bridge connecting mainland India and the island of Rameshwaram shortened the journey between India and Sri Lanka considerably.
The bridge features a double-leaf bascule section roughly midway to enable fishing trawlers and barges from nearby islands to passthrough.
I’ve crossed the bridge on a few occasions and each time it is a thrill to be a train window or door and watch the sea crash against the piers while you trundle on, swaying gently.
All photos were shot with a Pentax K100D with a DA 50-200mm f/4-5.6 ED lens.