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<big>''' Madras Railway Bridges and Constructions '''</big>

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==1858-59 Report==
The following is recorded in “Railways in India for the year 1858-59” for the ‘[[Madras  Railway ]] - Physical Difficulties’
<ref>[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=tp4IAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA15#v=onepage&q&f=false Online pdf version from 'Google Books' “Railways in India for the year 1858-59” by Juland Danvers , Government Director of the Indian Railways’- presented to both Houses of Parliament by HM Command. Paragraphs 53-54; Page 15]; Retrieved 2 Jan 2021</ref>.
* “South-West Coast Line – The country through which the lines to the western coast passes is generally favourable for railway operations, the only difficulties being the rivers, the principal of which are:-
**  [[Poiney Viaduct| ‘Polney Viaduct’ - masonry - ''see separate page'']]
** Gorriattum River Bridge - masonry
** Palar River Bridge - masonry and iron
** Cauvery River Bridge- masonry and iron 
** Thootha River Bridge - masonry and iron
** Kuddulhoondy River Bridge - masonry"
<blockquote>''The above statement refers to the [[Madras_Railway_–_Lines_owned_and_worked#BG_Lines_-_owned_and_worked_by_Madras_Railway_.28MR.29| ‘Madras-Jalarpet South West Mainline’ and the ‘Jalarpet-Mangalore Mainline’ - see separate page]]' which opened from [[Madras]] in stages from 1856 onwards, via [[Arkonam]], reaching [[Jalarpet]] in 1680 and later extended ''</blockquote>

* “Bellary and Moodgul Line where it joins that from Bombay  – This line is not so free of difficulties. It is intersected by twelve rivers, requiring upwards of 3 miles(5km) of bridging, and is crossed by two ranges of hills, one of which can only be surmounted by severe gradients.”
<blockquote>''The above statement refers to the [[Madras_Railway_–_Lines_owned_and_worked#BG_Lines_-_owned_and_worked_by_Madras_Railway_.28MR.29| ‘Arkonam-Raichur North West Mainline’ - see separate page]], which opened from [[Arkonam]]in 1862 , reaching Ballary in 1870 and crossing the Tungabhadra River it reach Raichur in 1871''</blockquote>

==Further Information==
* See '''[[Madras Railway |‘Madras Railway’  Main page]]''' 
* and '''[[Madras Railway – Lines owned and worked|‘Madras Railway’ - Lines owned and worked ]]'''

==References==
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