Wikipedia:Picture peer review/PambanBridge

Pamban Bridge

An overview of the Pamban Bridge which was built for the railroad linking the Pamban island (which belongs to India) with Mandapam on the Indian mainland. The Pamban Bridge across the Palk Strait was actually constructed by the British to serve the Madras-Rameswaram railroad.

The Pamban bridge constructed by the British over a hundred years ago and still in good working condition is considered to bew one of the marvels of engineering. Until recent times, the bridge formed Pamban island's only link with the Indian mainland until a road was constructed to improve transport and communication links with the mainland. Above all, thousands of Hindu pilgrims on pilgrimage to the holy Hindu shrine of Rameswaram traverse it everyday.

The bridge lies so close to the sea that it gives the passengers the eerie feeling of speeding along the surface of the Ocean. Hence, due to its proximity to the sea level, it provides an extraordinary spectacle to the railway passenger.

I took the photo and it forms a part of the article on Pamban Bridge. This photo was taken from the road-bridge nearby.

• Nominated by: Ravichandar Krishnamurthy

Comments:

• It's a nice idea, but it probably will not pass because of lens distortion and camera tilt, which together account for the curving horizon, the hand/wall jutting into the bottom-right corner of the image, and a fair lack of sharpness. thegreen J Are you green? 00:25, 11 October 2007 (UTC)

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