The Iritty steel bridge, which was constructed in 1933 during British rule, attracts everyone with its unique structure and style.
Iritty is a Municipality and a taluk in the district of Kannur in the state of Kerala, India. The town is the main market place for the farmer communities in the surrounding regions. Iritty is known as The Coorg Valley in God's Own Country. Iritty is one of the fastest upcoming towns in Kerala with the distance of 18 KM from the kannur international airport and one among five taluks in Kannur district.Iritty is one of the major towns lies between Coorg and Kannur international airport..
The 10-ton Iritty bridge was constructed across the Iritty river by the British to connect the towns of Kodagu and Thalassery. The bridge tells the stories of British exploitation in India. British administrators constructed the bridge to transport spices from the hills of Kodagu.
The bridge constructed with four big rock pillars has not suffered much damage. But as the repair works were not conducted for a long time, the bridge is in peril.
The damage in the spring which balances the bridge is reportedly the reason for the weakening of the bridge. A speciality of the Iritty bridge is that its strength is controlled on its roof.
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