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Line 1: {{Infobox bridge [[File:Kuttippuram palam-.jpg\|thumbnail\|A view of Kuttippuram bridge from ''Nilayoram'' Park]]▼ \|bridge_name = Kuttippuram Bridge The '''Kuttippuram Bridge''' is a bridge that connects [[Kuttippuram]] with [[Tavanur]]-[[Ponnani]] region in [[Malappuram district]], [[Kerala]], [[India]]. The [[Tirur Taluk\|Tirur]] and the [[Ponnani taluk\|Ponnani]] [[Tehsil\|Taluk]]s are separated by the river [[Bharathappuzha]], which is also the second-longest river in Kerala.<ref name="kb">{{Cite web\|url=https://malayalam.oneindia.com/news/kerala/kuttipuram-bridge-chief-engineer-kv-abdul-azeez-died-192175.html\|title=കുറ്റിപ്പുറം പാലത്തിന്റെ ശില്‍പി കെവി അബ്ദുള്‍ അസീസ് നിര്യാതനായി\|date=2018-01-31\|access-date=2021-01-24\|website=Malayalam One India\|last=V. P.\|first=Nisar}}</ref> The bridge connects these two regions. It is a part of the [[National Highway 66 (India)\|National Highway 66]] on the [[Kozhikode]] - [[Kochi]] route.<ref name="kb"/> It is one of the largest bridges over the [[Bharathappuzha]], which plays a major role in connecting the [[Malabar District\|Malabar region]] with the erstwhile [[Travancore-Cochin]] via road. Before the construction of the bridge, [[Kozhikode]] and [[Kochi]] were connected via [[Shornur]].<ref name="kb"/>▼ \|image = Bridge -bharatappuzha -kuttippuram (1).jpg \|image_size = 280px \|carries = Road \|crosses = Bharathappuzha River \|locale = [[Kuttippuram]], [[Malappuram district\|Malappuram]] \|material = Concrete \|length = {{convert\|370\|m\|abbr=on}} \|inaugurated = November 11, 1953 \|coordinates = {{Coord\|10.8404472\|76.0234192\|dim:0.37km_region:IN-KL_type:landmark}} }} ▲The '''Kuttippuram Bridge''' is a bridge that connects [[Kuttippuram]] with the [[~~Tavanur~~Thavanur]]-[[Ponnani]] region in [[Malappuram district]], [[Kerala]], [[India]]. The [[Tirur Taluk\|Tirur]] and the [[Ponnani taluk\|Ponnani]] [[Tehsil\|Taluk]]s are separated by the river [[Bharathappuzha]], which is also the second-longest river in Kerala.<ref name="kb">{{Cite web\|url=https://malayalam.oneindia.com/news/kerala/kuttipuram-bridge-chief-engineer-kv-abdul-azeez-died-192175.html\|title=കുറ്റിപ്പുറം പാലത്തിന്റെ ശില്‍പി കെവി അബ്ദുള്‍ അസീസ് നിര്യാതനായി\|date=2018-01-31\|access-date=2021-01-24\|website=Malayalam One India\|last=V. P.\|first=Nisar}}</ref> The bridge connects these two regions. It is a part of the [[National Highway 66 (India)\|National Highway 66]] on the [[Kozhikode]] - [[Kochi]] route.<ref name="kb"/> It is one of the largest and oldest bridges built over the river [[Bharathappuzha]], ~~which~~and plays a major role in connecting the [[Malabar District\|Malabar region]] with the erstwhile [[Travancore-Cochin]] via road. ~~Before the construction of the bridge, [[Kozhikode]] and [[Kochi]] were connected via [[Shornur]].<ref name="kb"/>~~ {{Panorama \|image = File:Kuttippuram palam-.jpg \|height = 175 \|alt = The panoramic view of a bridge ▲~~[[File:Kuttippuram palam-.jpg\|thumbnail~~\|caption = A panoramic view of Kuttippuram bridge from ''Nilayoram'' Park]] }} ==History== Before the construction of the bridge, [[Kozhikode]] and [[Kochi]] were connected via [[Shornur]].<ref name="kb"/> A bridge over the river [[Bharathappuzha]] through [[Kuttippuram]] became necessary for the construction of [[National Highway 66 (India)\|National Highway 66]] to connect [[Kozhikode]] with [[Kochi]].<ref name="kb"/> On May 8, 1949, [[M. Bhaktavatsalam]], the then Minister of [[Public Works]] of the [[Madras State\|~~Madras]]~~ Government, ~~[[M.~~of ~~Bhaktavatsalam~~Madras]], laid the foundation stone for the ~~Kuttippuram Bridge~~bridge.<ref name="kb"/> The Modern Housing Construction and Properties (MHCP) Ltd. based inat [[Chennai]] ~~built~~was chosen for the ~~bridge~~construction.<ref name="kb"/> The bridge was inaugurated on November 11, 1953, by [[Shanmugha Rajeswara Sethupathi]], who was the Minister of [[Public Works,]] in [[~~Shanmugha~~Madras ~~Rajeswara Sethupathi~~State\|Madras]] at the time.<ref name="kb"/> The main architect of the bridge was K. V. Abdul Azeez from [[Ponnani]].<ref name="kb"/> The chief engineer for the construction ~~of the bridge~~ was W. H. Nambiar and the Superintendent engineer was P. T. Narayanan Nair.<ref name="kb"/> ==''Kuttippuram Palam''== The popular [[Malayalam]] poem, ''Kuttippuram Palam'', written by [[Edasseri Govindan Nair]], published inon ~~1963~~February 21, ~~describes~~1954, ~~about~~through the magazine ''[[Mathrubhumi Azhchappathippu]]'', describes Kuttippuram bridge and the state of the river [[Bharathappuzha]].<ref>{{Cite news\|title=64ന്റെ നിറവില്‍ ഇടശ്ശേരിയുടെ 'കുറ്റിപ്പുറം പാലം'\|url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/malappuram/malayalam-news/kuttippuram-1.2618275\|last=\|date=21 February 2018\|access-date=24 January 2021\|url-status=\|work=Mathrubhumi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|title=The river sutra\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/society/rivers-have-nurtured-malayalam-literature-and-poetry-since-time-immemorial/article25058214.ece\|last=Binoy\|first=Rasmi\|date=27 September 2018\|access-date=24 January 2021\|work=The Hindu}}</ref> ==See ~~Also~~also== [[Chamravattom Regulator-cum-Bridge]] [[Kuttippuram railway station]] [[Mini Pampa, Malappuram]] [[Tavanur]] *[[Bharathappuzha]] == References == {{reflist}} ==External links== {{Commons category}} {{Navboxes \| title = Articles Related to Kuttippuram bridge \| list = {{Indian Highways Network}} {{IND NH66 sr}} {{Malappuram district}} {{South Malabar}} {{Malabar}} {{Kerala}} }} [[Category:Bridges in Kerala]] [[Category:Bridges completed in 1953]] [[Category:Buildings and structures in Malappuram district]] [[Category:20th-century architecture in India]]