The Varapuzha bridge on

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spanning the Periyar river between

Varappuzha Varappuzha, , ( formerly known as Verapoly) is a northern suburb of the city of Kochi. It is a census town in Paravur Taluk, Ernakulam district in the Indian state of Kerala. Situated around 15 km (9 mi) from the city centre and 8&nbs ...

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. Varapuzha Bridge is the first bridge in

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to be constructed using Balanced Cantilever technique(120m span) and also the first bridge in Kerala where Caisson floating technique was adopted.Bhagheeratha Achievements
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, OneIndia news in Malayalam The construction of the bridge won the National award for the Most Outstanding Bridge(1999) of Indian Institution of Bridge Engineersit is constructing over the Periyar River which including in National water ways

On 16 January 2001, Varapuzha Bridge was opened to traffic.
, OneIndia news in Malayalam This bridge reduces the distance between Malabar and Kochi.

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