A Hanging Bridge – Lifeline of Two Villages During Monsoon. A Photo Feature

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Hanging bridge are very rare and in my state few are available but one of those bridge, the longest one is situated in a place and the purpose of the bridge is such that during heavy monsoon which normally lasts for quite a long time the only approach for a village to the nearby city or town is through this bridge only.

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As it is far away and in a hi range location a visit to this place is becomes not so common, especially when it rains. But to see this place when the area was submerged in water was one of my long pending dream.

And while I was returning from a long distance journey from the neioghboring and as I know this particular area was flooded with water I choose this route for my travel.

And please go through the story now…

It was quite warm and sunny when I left my place throughout the highway till I reached close to the hi range area

The place at which the relatively smaller mountain passage, it starts looked gloomy at around noon time

This is how the landscape looked like as I covered a small peak after two hair pin curve

The GPS in the car display showing the hair pin curves

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Reached at the base of hanging bridge after which the only access is through water body formed during the monsoon

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The full view of Bridge, Kerala’s longest

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Mostly local people were seen walking across the bridge to reach the village on the other side

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A view of the submerged area looking from the bridge

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Believe me, this location is same that has been seen on the above photo, taken during an earlier visit.

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For you all to know how the area looks like on normal days, photo captured during an earlier trip

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I travelled to the other side through the bridge

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People using the boat for their day to day life to the remote areas of the village

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I left the place and started travelling through the hilly places where it is the tea plantation on both sides

Tea estate on the hill on one side of the road

You can see waterfalls and a not so dangerous turning

A long view of the place I need to cover for reaching home

Another important hanging location just on the side of the highway.

The force of water falling on the rock

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The water flowing crossing the road that travelled to the interior

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Beautiful landscape continued for along time in my return, thiose white lines are waterfalls

And I kept on travelling till I reached my destination

Read the story here

Wikipedia page for this place: Click here

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